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An apparatus , comprising: a conduit (110; 116) including: an inlet to receive a multiphase flow ; and an electromagnetic sensor (124; 126) coupled to a liquid-rich region of the conduit to obtain a plurality of permittivity or conductivity measurements of the multiphase flow ; and a water detection manager configured to determine that water is detected in the multiphase flow based on the permittivity or the conductivity, characterized in that the water detection manager further includes: a parameter calculator configured to determine a maximum of the plurality of permittivity ( ε max ) or conductivity ( σ max ) measurements and a minimum of the plurality of permittivity ( ε min ) or conductivity ( σ min ) measurements, and a difference between the maximum permittivity and the minimum permittivity or a difference between the maximum conductivity and the minimum conductivity; and a water detector configured to compare the difference to a water detection threshold ; and to determine that water is detected in the multiphase flow based on the comparison. a conduit (110; 116) including: an inlet to receive a multiphase flow ; and an electromagnetic sensor (124; 126) coupled to a liquid-rich region of the conduit to obtain a plurality of permittivity or conductivity measurements of the multiphase flow ; and an inlet to receive a multiphase flow ; and an electromagnetic sensor (124; 126) coupled to a liquid-rich region of the conduit to obtain a plurality of permittivity or conductivity measurements of the multiphase flow ; and a water detection manager configured to determine that water is detected in the multiphase flow based on the permittivity or the conductivity, characterized in that the water detection manager further includes: a parameter calculator configured to determine a maximum of the plurality of permittivity ( ε max ) or conductivity ( σ max ) measurements and a minimum of the plurality of permittivity ( ε min ) or conductivity ( σ min ) measurements, and a difference between the maximum permittivity and the minimum permittivity or a difference between the maximum conductivity and the minimum conductivity; and a water detector configured to compare the difference to a water detection threshold ; and to determine that water is detected in the multiphase flow based on the comparison. a parameter calculator configured to determine a maximum of the plurality of permittivity ( ε max ) or conductivity ( σ max ) measurements and a minimum of the plurality of permittivity ( ε min ) or conductivity ( σ min ) measurements, and a difference between the maximum permittivity and the minimum permittivity or a difference between the maximum conductivity and the minimum conductivity; and a water detector configured to compare the difference to a water detection threshold ; and to determine that water is detected in the multiphase flow based on the comparison.
A computer-implemented method for handling a storage input/output, I/O, operation originating from a virtual machine, VM, and destined for a virtual disk, the VM running on a first host , wherein the first host is part of a cluster of host computers (111A, 111B ... 111N) each having its own physical storage resources , the first host containing a first driver , the method comprising: receiving, by the first driver , the I/O operation; retrieving, from the I/O operation, an identifier for a virtual disk object representing the virtual disk, the virtual disk object being composed of virtual component objects , the virtual component objects (220A-220F) being mappable to any available physical storage resources throughout the cluster of host computers (111A-N); determining, using the identifier, a host which serves as a virtual disk coordinator host of the virtual disk object by accessing a database of the first host , wherein the virtual disk coordinator host controls access to the virtual disk object ; performing one of: transmitting, by the first driver , the I/O operation to a second driver on a second host which serves as the virtual disk coordinator host, or updating the database to set the first host to be the virtual disk coordinator host of the virtual disk object ; and executing the I/O operation by the virtual disk coordinator host by communicating with the hosts (111A, 111B ... 111N) that are coordinators for the virtual component objects (220A-220F) of the virtual disk object . receiving, by the first driver , the I/O operation; retrieving, from the I/O operation, an identifier for a virtual disk object representing the virtual disk, the virtual disk object being composed of virtual component objects , the virtual component objects (220A-220F) being mappable to any available physical storage resources throughout the cluster of host computers (111A-N); determining, using the identifier, a host which serves as a virtual disk coordinator host of the virtual disk object by accessing a database of the first host , wherein the virtual disk coordinator host controls access to the virtual disk object ; performing one of: transmitting, by the first driver , the I/O operation to a second driver on a second host which serves as the virtual disk coordinator host, or updating the database to set the first host to be the virtual disk coordinator host of the virtual disk object ; and transmitting, by the first driver , the I/O operation to a second driver on a second host which serves as the virtual disk coordinator host, or updating the database to set the first host to be the virtual disk coordinator host of the virtual disk object ; and executing the I/O operation by the virtual disk coordinator host by communicating with the hosts (111A, 111B ... 111N) that are coordinators for the virtual component objects (220A-220F) of the virtual disk object .
A process for preparing quaternized nitrogen compounds, wherein a) a compound comprising at least one oxygen- or nitrogen-containing group reactive with the anhydride and additionally comprising at least one quaternizable amino group is added onto a polycarboxylic anhydride compound; and b) the product from stage a) is quaternized, wherein at least stage b) is effected in the absence of a protic solvent and without addition of an H + donor, and wherein the quaternizing agent is selected from epoxides. a) a compound comprising at least one oxygen- or nitrogen-containing group reactive with the anhydride and additionally comprising at least one quaternizable amino group is added onto a polycarboxylic anhydride compound; and b) the product from stage a) is quaternized,
A manufacturing method for isoquinoline-6-sulfonyl chloride acid addition salts, comprising: subjecting 6-(benzylthio)isoquinoline to an oxidative chlorination reaction, and precipitating the isoquinoline-6-sulfonyl chloride acid addition salt by adding an acid to the post-reaction solution without isolation of isoquinoline-6-sulfonyl chloride.
Storage housing, especially for glasses, said housing comprising a body and a cover closing said body , said housing further comprising a first cam , a first cam path and a first lever , said first lever being in relation with a degree of liberty in rotation with both said body and said cover , said housing being configured so that Z when opening said cover , said first cam moves along the first cam path in response of a first lever actuation to obtain a cover displacement combining a pivoting movement and a lifting movement while the cover remains partially inside the housing body , wherein said housing comprises a second cam, a second cam path and second lever which are respectively symmetrical to said first cam , said first cam path and said first lever wherein said first and second levers are linked by a shaft to synchronize their movement.
A gas storing mask (1; 1a-1k) in which oxygen is to be stored, the gas storing mask being characterised by : a first sheet (2; 2a; 2b; 2c; 2k; 12) having oxygen permeability, and disposed so as to be near a mouth of a living body wearing the gas storing mask; a second sheet (3; 3a-3d; 3i; 3k; 13) having an oxygen permeability lower than that of the first sheet, and disposed so as to be near outside air; and a connecting part (9; 9a; 9b; 9c) via which an oxygen supply port of an oxygen supply pathway through which oxygen is to be supplied is connected between the first and second sheets; wherein in use oxygen, which is supplied from outside the gas storing mask, is stored in a gas storing part formed between the first and second sheets. a first sheet (2; 2a; 2b; 2c; 2k; 12) having oxygen permeability, and disposed so as to be near a mouth of a living body wearing the gas storing mask; a second sheet (3; 3a-3d; 3i; 3k; 13) having an oxygen permeability lower than that of the first sheet, and disposed so as to be near outside air; and a connecting part (9; 9a; 9b; 9c) via which an oxygen supply port of an oxygen supply pathway through which oxygen is to be supplied is connected between the first and second sheets; wherein in use oxygen, which is supplied from outside the gas storing mask, is stored in a gas storing part formed between the first and second sheets.
A dry mortar composition comprising: - a hydraulic binder comprising at least one calcium aluminosilicate derivative, at least one ground granulated high-alumina slag comprising less than 30% by weight of silica, said high-alumina slag being a slag wherein alumina is the most abundant constituent, the total amount of calcium aluminosilicate derivative other than the high-alumina slag being between 5% and 60% by weight relative to the dry mortar composition and the total amount of ground granulated high-alumina slag being between 0.1% and 5% of the total weight of the dry mortar composition, and at least one source of calcium sulfate, - aggregates and/or fillers, and - at least one base in an amount of less than or equal to 0.5% of the total weight of the dry mortar composition. - a hydraulic binder comprising at least one calcium aluminosilicate derivative, at least one ground granulated high-alumina slag comprising less than 30% by weight of silica, said high-alumina slag being a slag wherein alumina is the most abundant constituent, the total amount of calcium aluminosilicate derivative other than the high-alumina slag being between 5% and 60% by weight relative to the dry mortar composition and the total amount of ground granulated high-alumina slag being between 0.1% and 5% of the total weight of the dry mortar composition, and at least one source of calcium sulfate, - aggregates and/or fillers, and - at least one base in an amount of less than or equal to 0.5% of the total weight of the dry mortar composition.
A method of transmitting a physical random access channel, PRACH, preamble by a user equipment, UE , in a wireless communication system, the method being characterized by : receiving, from a base station, BS , (i) resource configuration information for transmitting the PRACH preamble and (ii) information regarding a subcarrier spacing for the PRACH preamble, wherein the resource configuration information includes (i) information regarding PRACH slots available for transmission of the PRACH preamble, each PRACH slot including a plurality of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM, symbols, (ii) information regarding a symbol index for a starting OFDM symbol in a PRACH slot, and (iii) information regarding preamble format; and transmitting, to the BS , the PRACH preamble in a PRACH resource determined based on the resource configuration information and the information regarding the subcarrier spacing, wherein transmission of the PRACH preamble starts from the starting OFDM symbol in the PRACH slot, wherein a length of the PRACH slot is configured based on the subcarrier spacing, and wherein the symbol index for the starting OFDM symbol is applied in all the PRACH slots. receiving, from a base station, BS , (i) resource configuration information for transmitting the PRACH preamble and (ii) information regarding a subcarrier spacing for the PRACH preamble, wherein the resource configuration information includes (i) information regarding PRACH slots available for transmission of the PRACH preamble, each PRACH slot including a plurality of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM, symbols, (ii) information regarding a symbol index for a starting OFDM symbol in a PRACH slot, and (iii) information regarding preamble format; and transmitting, to the BS , the PRACH preamble in a PRACH resource determined based on the resource configuration information and the information regarding the subcarrier spacing, wherein transmission of the PRACH preamble starts from the starting OFDM symbol in the PRACH slot, wherein a length of the PRACH slot is configured based on the subcarrier spacing, and wherein the symbol index for the starting OFDM symbol is applied in all the PRACH slots.
A carbon nanotube dispersion in which carbon nanotubes having a wettability index of 14 or less as defined by the following formula 1 are dispersed in an amount of 2 wt% or more based on the total weight of the dispersion: Wettability index = mass of absorbed solvent / mass of carbon nanotubes wherein, mass of absorbed solvent is the mass of the solvent absorbed to the maximum extent by the carbon nanotubes at ambient temperature, and a viscosity of the dispersion is 40 Pa·s (40,000 cP) or less, and a maximum dispersible concentration of the carbon nanotubes satisfies the following formula 2 1 + 3.75 / 1 + e ∧ X − 9 / 1.005 ) ≤ Y ≤ 2.2 + 3.75 / 1 + e ∧ X − 9 / 1.005 ) wherein, X is the wettability index of the carbon nanotube provided that X≤14, and Y is the maximum dispersible concentration of the carbon nanotube.
An information bearing device comprising a data bearing pattern, the data bearing pattern having been encoded or embedded with a set of data and comprising M × N pattern defining elements which are arranged to define a set of characteristic spatial distribution properties Î u , v M , N x y , wherein the set of data comprises at least one discrete data ( D i ( u i , v i )), and said discrete data has an associated data bearing pattern which is characteristic of said discrete data, wherein said discrete data and the associated data bearing pattern of said discrete data are related by a characteristic relation function β k u , v x y , the characteristic relation function being a transformation function defining spatial distribution properties of said associated data bearing pattern according to said discrete data ( D i ( u i ,v i )) and a characteristic parameter ( k ) that is independent of said discrete data, and wherein properties or characteristics of the characteristic relation function are spread, scattered or distributed throughout the data bearing pattern, wherein the characteristic relation function has effect of spreading or scattering a discrete data into the data defining elements of the data bearing pattern; or wherein the characteristic relation function is to operate to represent a discrete data with information or coding spread in spatial domain.
A detector device for detection of unauthorised objects or substances, comprising a support base designed to receive at least one foot covered by its shoe, of an individual to be controlled, characterised in that it also comprises means adapted to detect stratification by vertical stacking, in the sole, by detection of successive echoes following emission of waves towards the sole, means for defining a signal representative of the estimated height of the sole and that it comprises normalization means of the signal coming from detection means of vertical stratification , on the basis of a signal representative of the estimated height of the sole.
A method for measuring degradation kinetics of a biomaterial in aqueous solution, comprising the following steps: filling a high-pressure container with the biomaterial in aqueous solution and submitting said biomaterial to a temperature below the freezing temperature of the biomaterial at atmospheric pressure; closing the high-pressure container with a nucleating-lock, wherein the nucleating-lock is at a temperature below the freezing temperature of the biomaterial at atmospheric pressure; allowing the high-pressure container to reach a pre-determined temperature, in particular a pre-determined test temperature, different from the freezing temperature of the biomaterial at atmospheric pressure; removing the high-pressure container at a selected time and placing it at a temperature higher than the freezing temperature of the biomaterial at atmospheric pressure; and opening the high-pressure container for recovering the biomaterial in aqueous solution for complementary analytic characterization; wherein the degradation kinetics of the biomaterial in aqueous solution is measured at a temperature below the freezing temperature of the biomaterial at atmospheric pressure. filling a high-pressure container with the biomaterial in aqueous solution and submitting said biomaterial to a temperature below the freezing temperature of the biomaterial at atmospheric pressure; closing the high-pressure container with a nucleating-lock, wherein the nucleating-lock is at a temperature below the freezing temperature of the biomaterial at atmospheric pressure; allowing the high-pressure container to reach a pre-determined temperature, in particular a pre-determined test temperature, different from the freezing temperature of the biomaterial at atmospheric pressure; removing the high-pressure container at a selected time and placing it at a temperature higher than the freezing temperature of the biomaterial at atmospheric pressure; and opening the high-pressure container for recovering the biomaterial in aqueous solution for complementary analytic characterization; wherein the degradation kinetics of the biomaterial in aqueous solution is measured at a temperature below the freezing temperature of the biomaterial at atmospheric pressure.
Process for converting a starting material mixture comprising carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and hydrogen (H 2 ) into a first product, methanol (MeOH), and a second product, water (H 2 O), having the following steps: - providing a reactor containing a catalyst, - feeding carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and hydrogen (H 2 ) into the reactor , wherein the reactor is at a first pressure (P1) and a first temperature (T1), - feeding a first liquid component (C1) as coolant and as an agent for removing the first product, methanol (MeOH), into the reactor , wherein the first liquid component (C1) is at a second temperature (T2) that is lower than the first temperature (T1), - converting the carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and hydrogen (H 2 ) into the first product, methanol (MeOH), and the second product, water (H 2 O), wherein the first temperature (T1) and the first pressure (P1) in the reactor are set so that the methanol (MeOH) is in the gaseous state and the first component (C1) and the second product, water (H 2 O), are liquid, - removing the first gaseous product, methanol (MeOH), from a gas phase in at least one liquid phase comprising the first component (C1) and the second product, water (H 2 O), - discharging a first liquid material stream comprising the first component (C1), the first product, methanol (MeOH), and the second product, water (H 2 O), from the reactor . - providing a reactor containing a catalyst, - feeding carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and hydrogen (H 2 ) into the reactor , wherein the reactor is at a first pressure (P1) and a first temperature (T1), - feeding a first liquid component (C1) as coolant and as an agent for removing the first product, methanol (MeOH), into the reactor , wherein the first liquid component (C1) is at a second temperature (T2) that is lower than the first temperature (T1), - converting the carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and hydrogen (H 2 ) into the first product, methanol (MeOH), and the second product, water (H 2 O), wherein the first temperature (T1) and the first pressure (P1) in the reactor are set so that the methanol (MeOH) is in the gaseous state and the first component (C1) and the second product, water (H 2 O), are liquid, - removing the first gaseous product, methanol (MeOH), from a gas phase in at least one liquid phase comprising the first component (C1) and the second product, water (H 2 O), - discharging a first liquid material stream comprising the first component (C1), the first product, methanol (MeOH), and the second product, water (H 2 O), from the reactor .
A three-dimensional printer for the additive manufacturing of a part, comprising: a fiber composite filament supply of unmelted fiber reinforced composite filament including one or more inelastic axial fiber strands extending within a matrix material of the filament; a movable build platen that supports the part ; a print head opposing the platen and comprising a heated ironing tip configured to heat and press the composite filament such that at least a portion of one or more inelastic axial fiber strands are anchored within the part on the platen ; and a plurality of printing actuators that move the print head and the platen relative to one another in at least one degree of freedom. a fiber composite filament supply of unmelted fiber reinforced composite filament including one or more inelastic axial fiber strands extending within a matrix material of the filament; a movable build platen that supports the part ; a print head opposing the platen and comprising a heated ironing tip configured to heat and press the composite filament such that at least a portion of one or more inelastic axial fiber strands are anchored within the part on the platen ; and a plurality of printing actuators that move the print head and the platen relative to one another in at least one degree of freedom.
A substrate coated on one face with a thin-films stack having reflection properties in the infrared and/or in solar radiation comprising a single metallic functional layer , in particular based on silver or on a metal alloy containing silver, and two antireflection coatings , said coatings each comprising at least one dielectric layer , said functional layer being positioned between the two antireflection coatings , characterized in that at least one of said antireflection coatings comprises an intermediate layer comprising zinc tin oxide Sn x Zn y O z with a ratio of 0.1 ≤ x/y ≤ 2.4, with 0.75(2x + y) ≤ z ≤ 0.95(2x + y) and having a physical thickness of between 2 nm and 25 nm, or even between 2 nm and 12 nm.
A switch configuration (502, 503, 703, 703A, 803, 905, 905A-C, 1011, 1111-1114) for altering the topology of a photovoltaic (PV) installation, the configuration comprising: a switch having at least a first, second, and third terminal and at least a first and second position; and a means for actuating said switch; wherein: said second terminal is configured to connect to an electrode of an installed PV string; in said first position said first terminal is directly or indirectly connected to said second terminal, in said first position said third terminal is electrically disconnected from said first terminal and said second terminal; in said second position said first terminal is directly or indirectly connected to said third terminal; and said means for actuating is triggered by a current change in at least one of said first, second, or third terminals.