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A pumping system for pumping a medium comprising a liquid with ore particles from an underground or subsea location to a surface at a raised level, the system comprising: at least one pressure exchange chamber , comprising an elongate pipe which extends in a transverse orientation, and having a driving fluid valve arrangement at one end, and a pumped medium valve arrangement at the opposite end; a pressurised discharge at a delivery end of the system on the pumped medium valve arrangement side of the pressure exchange chamber ; a filling mechanism operable to fill the pressure exchange chamber with the medium ; characterised in that the at least one pressure exchange chamber is located at a significantly lower altitude than the raised level, and further comprising: a riser extending upwardly from the delivery end to the raised level and for delivering the medium thereto; a fluid source at approximately the same level as the pressure exchange chamber to provide water to mix with ore to create the medium ; a positive displacement pump connected to the pressure exchange chamber and operable to pump a driving fluid in direct contact with the medium so that the medium is displaced from the pressure exchange chamber to the pressurised discharge by the driving fluid . at least one pressure exchange chamber , comprising an elongate pipe which extends in a transverse orientation, and having a driving fluid valve arrangement at one end, and a pumped medium valve arrangement at the opposite end; a pressurised discharge at a delivery end of the system on the pumped medium valve arrangement side of the pressure exchange chamber ; a filling mechanism operable to fill the pressure exchange chamber with the medium ; characterised in that the at least one pressure exchange chamber is located at a significantly lower altitude than the raised level, and further comprising: a riser extending upwardly from the delivery end to the raised level and for delivering the medium thereto; a fluid source at approximately the same level as the pressure exchange chamber to provide water to mix with ore to create the medium ; a positive displacement pump connected to the pressure exchange chamber and operable to pump a driving fluid in direct contact with the medium so that the medium is displaced from the pressure exchange chamber to the pressurised discharge by the driving fluid . a riser extending upwardly from the delivery end to the raised level and for delivering the medium thereto; a fluid source at approximately the same level as the pressure exchange chamber to provide water to mix with ore to create the medium ; a positive displacement pump connected to the pressure exchange chamber and operable to pump a driving fluid in direct contact with the medium so that the medium is displaced from the pressure exchange chamber to the pressurised discharge by the driving fluid .
A fishing line guide which is attachable to a tubular rod of a fishing rod for guiding a fishing line, the fishing line guide comprising: an attachment portion having an annular shape; a guide ring through which the fishing line is intended to pass; and a ring support composed of a metallic thin plate, the ring support being partially coupled to the attachment portion and configured to support the guide ring , wherein the ring support includes: a ring holding portion having a ring holding hole to which the guide ring is coupled; characterized in that a ring supporting portion is integrally formed with the ring holding portion and partially embedded in the attachment portion at a lower portion of the ring support portion to be coupled to the attachment portion; the attachment portion is formed so as to partially surround the ring supporting portion of the ring support by being insert injection molded from a carbon long fiber reinforced resin material including a carbon long fiber having a length of 5mm to 10mm while using the ring support as an insert in a molding die; and a plurality of openings are formed in the lower portion of the ring supporting portion which is embedded in the attachment portion, wherein some of the plurality of openings 13a are filled by the carbon long fiber reinforced resin material composing the attachment portion . an attachment portion having an annular shape; a guide ring through which the fishing line is intended to pass; and a ring support composed of a metallic thin plate, the ring support being partially coupled to the attachment portion and configured to support the guide ring , wherein the ring support includes: a ring holding portion having a ring holding hole to which the guide ring is coupled; characterized in that a ring supporting portion is integrally formed with the ring holding portion and partially embedded in the attachment portion at a lower portion of the ring support portion to be coupled to the attachment portion; a ring holding portion having a ring holding hole to which the guide ring is coupled; characterized in that a ring supporting portion is integrally formed with the ring holding portion and partially embedded in the attachment portion at a lower portion of the ring support portion to be coupled to the attachment portion; the attachment portion is formed so as to partially surround the ring supporting portion of the ring support by being insert injection molded from a carbon long fiber reinforced resin material including a carbon long fiber having a length of 5mm to 10mm while using the ring support as an insert in a molding die; and a plurality of openings are formed in the lower portion of the ring supporting portion which is embedded in the attachment portion, wherein some of the plurality of openings 13a are filled by the carbon long fiber reinforced resin material composing the attachment portion .
A needle shield remover for a medicament delivery device, which needle shield remover comprises a metal tubular body , having a proximal part (A), a distal part (B), and a substantially circular cross-section, the tubular body is arranged with one slot in the tubular wall extending from a distal end of the body , at least half the length of the body , towards a proximal end, and in that an inner diameter of at least the distal part (B) of the body , in a relaxed state, is smaller than an outer diameter of a needle shield that is to be accommodated by the body , such that at least the distal part of the body may flex radially outwards when the needle shield is inserted in the body to thereby exert a radially inwardly directed clamping force on the needle shield accommodated by the body , wherein the radially inwardly directed clamping force of the body is configured to urge the rigid gripping members into contact with the needle shield accommodated by the body , wherein the body is formed of a rolled metal sheet, wherein the slot is formed of a gap between substantially parallel opposing edges of the rolled metal sheet, and wherein the rigid gripping members protrude radially inwards from the distal part of the body .
A method for energy recovery after combustion of solid combustible material, for example solid waste material, in which flue gas obtained by combustion of the solid combustible material with a temperature of at least 800 °C is converted into steam for use as such or for electricity production, by performing the following steps: - cooling the flue gas to a temperature not exceeding 250 °C by heat exchange with water, wherein the water is first heated to saturated steam and then the saturated steam is further heated to superheated steam, after which the flue gas is discharged; - using the superheated steam as such for energy-demanding processes and/or converting the superheated steam into electricity, characterized in that the cooling of the flue gas is carried out in two steps, in which in a first step the flue gas is cooled to a temperature of 620 to 680 °C via radiant heat transfer and in a second step the flue gas is further cooled by convection heat transfer with water to a temperature of at most 250°C, through which convection heat transfer the heating of water to saturated steam and subsequently to superheated steam is also carried out. - cooling the flue gas to a temperature not exceeding 250 °C by heat exchange with water, wherein the water is first heated to saturated steam and then the saturated steam is further heated to superheated steam, after which the flue gas is discharged; - using the superheated steam as such for energy-demanding processes and/or converting the superheated steam into electricity,
A vinyl chloride resin composition comprising: (a) a vinyl chloride resin; (b) a diester plasticizer formed from a compound represented by the following formula where R 1 and R 3 are monovalent hydrocarbon groups that may be the same or different, the carbon number of the monovalent hydrocarbon group of R 1 is 10 or more, the carbon number of the monovalent hydrocarbon group of R 3 is 10 or more, and R 2 is a divalent hydrocarbon group; and (c) a trimellitate plasticizer formed from a compound represented by the following formula : where R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 are alkyl groups that may be the same or different, and a straight chain ratio of each of R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 is less than 90 mol%. (a) a vinyl chloride resin; (b) a diester plasticizer formed from a compound represented by the following formula where R 1 and R 3 are monovalent hydrocarbon groups that may be the same or different, the carbon number of the monovalent hydrocarbon group of R 1 is 10 or more, the carbon number of the monovalent hydrocarbon group of R 3 is 10 or more, and R 2 is a divalent hydrocarbon group; and (c) a trimellitate plasticizer formed from a compound represented by the following formula : where R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 are alkyl groups that may be the same or different, and a straight chain ratio of each of R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 is less than 90 mol%.
A pressure tank for drinking water configured for operation as a hydrophore tank, said tank having a cylindrical mantle , a first end section , and a second end section , said cylindrical mantle having a first cylinder end opening located in a first end of said mantle , and a second cylinder end opening located in an opposite end of said mantle , wherein said first end section is detachably mounted on any one of said first or said second cylinder end openings , and wherein said second end section is detachably mounted on any one of said second or said first cylinder end openings , characterized in that at least said first end section has a curved first center section , whose outer diameter (FYD) is equal to or less than the inner diameter (MID) of said mantle , wherein said first end section may be positioned with the whole of said curved first center section inside said mantle in a transport configuration.
A method for manufacturing a cable sheathing, wherein the method comprises the following steps: applying an extruder comprising: - a supply of molten Pb-Ca-Sn alloy, and - a die-head adapted to receive the power cable to be coated and to exit the cable and simultaneously form a coating of supplied Pb-Ca-Sn alloy onto the power cable, characterised in that the Pb-Ca-Sn alloy has a composition comprising of from 0.03 to 0.05 weight% Ca and of from 0.4 to 0.8 weight% Sn, based on the total mass of the alloy and where the balance is Pb and unavoidable impurities, - the extruder further comprises a stem adapted to solidify the Pb-Ca-Sn alloy and having an inlet fluidly connected to the supply of molten Pb-Ca-Sn alloy and an outlet for solidified Pb-Ca-Sn alloy, and - the die-head has a cavity fluidly connected to the outlet for solidified Pb-Ca-Sn alloy and the method further comprises the steps of: supplying the Pb-Ca-Sn alloy at a temperature of from 350 to 380 °C to the stem of the extruder, and cooling and solidifying the Pb-Ca-Sn alloy inside the stem of the extruder to a temperature in the range of from 180 to 250 °C when exiting the stem and entering the cavity of the die-head. - a supply of molten Pb-Ca-Sn alloy, and - a die-head adapted to receive the power cable to be coated and to exit the cable and simultaneously form a coating of supplied Pb-Ca-Sn alloy onto the power cable, - the extruder further comprises a stem adapted to solidify the Pb-Ca-Sn alloy and having an inlet fluidly connected to the supply of molten Pb-Ca-Sn alloy and an outlet for solidified Pb-Ca-Sn alloy, and - the die-head has a cavity fluidly connected to the outlet for solidified Pb-Ca-Sn alloy and supplying the Pb-Ca-Sn alloy at a temperature of from 350 to 380 °C to the stem of the extruder, and cooling and solidifying the Pb-Ca-Sn alloy inside the stem of the extruder to a temperature in the range of from 180 to 250 °C when exiting the stem and entering the cavity of the die-head.
A method for producing a reaction product, with which the reaction product is obtained from a starting material through a particular organic synthesis reaction, the method comprising: (a) a step of setting a target wavelength to a peak wavelength of a reaction region involved in the organic synthesis reaction in an infrared absorption spectrum of the starting material; (b) a step of preparing an infrared heater that emits an infrared ray having a peak at the target wavelength from a structure constituted by a metal pattern, a dielectric layer, and a metal substrate stacked in this order from an outer side toward an inner side; and (c) a step of obtaining the reaction product by allowing the organic synthesis reaction to proceed while the infrared ray having a peak at the target wavelength is being applied to the starting material from the infrared heater. (a) a step of setting a target wavelength to a peak wavelength of a reaction region involved in the organic synthesis reaction in an infrared absorption spectrum of the starting material; (b) a step of preparing an infrared heater that emits an infrared ray having a peak at the target wavelength from a structure constituted by a metal pattern, a dielectric layer, and a metal substrate stacked in this order from an outer side toward an inner side; and (c) a step of obtaining the reaction product by allowing the organic synthesis reaction to proceed while the infrared ray having a peak at the target wavelength is being applied to the starting material from the infrared heater.
Method for detecting partial discharges in an item of electrical equipment in which electromagnetic signals are recorded in a decentralized manner at different positions of the item of equipment by means of a plurality of sensor apparatuses (97-102), wherein a sinusoidal phase profile is centrally ascertained for a voltage by means of a voltage measuring arrangement , and at least one phase point characterizing the phase profile is provided with a time stamp (t0, t1) by means of a reference arrangement , and the electromagnetic signals are each provided with a time stamp by means of a time stamp arrangement , and a partial discharge signal is determined in each of the electromagnetic signals by means of an evaluation arrangement , and the at least one time stamp (t0, t1) of the characterizing phase point and the time stamps of the partial discharge signals are taken into consideration by means of the evaluation arrangement when the sinusoidal phase profile is superposed with the partial discharge signals, wherein the voltage (U) is centrally recorded at a voltage transformer (87-90) for the item of equipment , wherein the item of equipment used is a gas-insulated electrical switchgear unit , and wherein the time stamps are determined to within a margin of accuracy of less than 100 μs. electromagnetic signals are recorded in a decentralized manner at different positions of the item of equipment by means of a plurality of sensor apparatuses (97-102), wherein a sinusoidal phase profile is centrally ascertained for a voltage by means of a voltage measuring arrangement , and at least one phase point characterizing the phase profile is provided with a time stamp (t0, t1) by means of a reference arrangement , and the electromagnetic signals are each provided with a time stamp by means of a time stamp arrangement , and a partial discharge signal is determined in each of the electromagnetic signals by means of an evaluation arrangement , and the at least one time stamp (t0, t1) of the characterizing phase point and the time stamps of the partial discharge signals are taken into consideration by means of the evaluation arrangement when the sinusoidal phase profile is superposed with the partial discharge signals, wherein the voltage (U) is centrally recorded at a voltage transformer (87-90) for the item of equipment , wherein the item of equipment used is a gas-insulated electrical switchgear unit , and wherein the time stamps are determined to within a margin of accuracy of less than 100 μs.
An apparatus for inserting a bone plate to a target site, the apparatus comprising: - a body extending from an upper end to a lower end; - a plate receiving portion configured to receive the bone plate ; and - a plate engaging mechanism configured to couple the bone plate to the body, - wherein the body includes a gripping surface configured to be gripped by a user's hand, and - the plate receiving portion is an opening formed proximate the lower end of the body , characterised in that - the body of the apparatus includes an upper portion , an intermediate portion , and a lower portion , wherein the upper and lower portions are separated into two independent halves, wherein the intermediate portion joins the two independent halves of the upper and lower portions, wherein a size of the opening is smaller than a size of the bone plate such that when the bone plate is inserted into the opening, the bone plate causes outward flexure of the lower portion , and wherein squeezing of the upper portion causes outward flexure of the lower portion . - a body extending from an upper end to a lower end; - a plate receiving portion configured to receive the bone plate ; and - a plate engaging mechanism configured to couple the bone plate to the body, - wherein the body includes a gripping surface configured to be gripped by a user's hand, and - the plate receiving portion is an opening formed proximate the lower end of the body , characterised in that - the body of the apparatus includes an upper portion , an intermediate portion , and a lower portion , wherein the upper and lower portions are separated into two independent halves, wherein the intermediate portion joins the two independent halves of the upper and lower portions, wherein a size of the opening is smaller than a size of the bone plate such that when the bone plate is inserted into the opening, the bone plate causes outward flexure of the lower portion , and wherein squeezing of the upper portion causes outward flexure of the lower portion .
An electronic smoking device (10; 110; 210; 310; 410) comprising: a power supply , a liquid reservoir (34; 134; 234) storing a liquid, and an atomizer adapted to atomize liquid stored in the liquid reservoir (34; 134; 234) when operated by the power supply , wherein the liquid reservoir (34; 134; 234) is configured to allow addition of additives to liquid stored in the liquid reservoir (34; 134; 234), wherein the liquid reservoir (34; 234) comprises an opening which, in an additive adding mode, is configured to let pass additives into the liquid reservoir (34; 234), and in a normal mode, is closed by an appropriate sealing element , wherein the sealing element is a check valve , which is configured, in the normal mode, to close the opening so as to prevent liquid discharging from the liquid reservoir (34; 234) and, in the additive adding mode, to allow additives to be added to the liquid reservoir (34; 234) through the opening , characterized by further comprising an additive reservoir (52; 152; 252) for storing additives (50; 50a, 50b, 50c, 50d) in the form of a solid material, which additive reservoir (52; 152; 252) is in communication with the liquid reservoir (24; 134; 234) via the opening , in order to allow addition of the solid material additives to the liquid stored in the liquid reservoir.
A first communication device (A) for use in a wireless communication system configured with the first communication device and a second communication device to communicate with the second communication device (B), the first communication device comprising circuitry configured to - perform beamforming training with the second communication device to train a plurality of antenna beam combinations of antenna beams used by the first and second communication devices for transmitting and/or receiving signals, - select one or more of the trained antenna beam combinations, and - communicate with the second communication device using the selected one or more antenna beam combinations, whereby the circuitry is configured to select the one or more of the trained antenna beam combinations according to a security criterion that is directed to reducing the probability that a third communication (E) device can eavesdrop on the communication between the first communication device and the second communication device. - perform beamforming training with the second communication device to train a plurality of antenna beam combinations of antenna beams used by the first and second communication devices for transmitting and/or receiving signals, - select one or more of the trained antenna beam combinations, and - communicate with the second communication device using the selected one or more antenna beam combinations,
White curable silicone composition characterized by comprising: (A) alkenyl group-containing resinous organopolysiloxane which is represented by an average composition formula: ( R 1 3 S i O 1/2 ) a (R 1 2 S i O 2/2 ) b (R 1 S i O 3/ 2 ) c (S i O 4 / 2 ) d (X O 1/ 2 ) e , where, in the formula, R 1 are each independently a monovalent hydrocarbon group, while at least two R 1 are alkenyl groups, X is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, O≦a≦O. 7, 0 ≦ b ≦ O . 2,O≦c≦O. 3,O≦d≦O. 8, andO≦e≦O. 2, a+b+c+d=1. 0 , and c + d > 0 are satisfied; (B) linear alkenyl group-containing organopolysiloxane which is represented by R 2 R 3 2 S i O( R 3 2 S i O) n S i OR 2 R 3 2 , where, in the formula, R 2 is an alkenyl group, R 3 are each independently a monovalent hydrocarbon group other than an alkenyl group, and n is an integer of 50 or greater; (C) organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least two hydrogen atom-bonded silicon atoms in one molecule; (D) a catalyst for curing reaction; and (E) a white pigment, wherein the component (A) is included in an amount of 20 mass% or more based on the total mass of the organopolysiloxane components, and the alkenyl group content provided by components (A) and (B), in the components (A) to (C) is 1.7 mass% or less.