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A system for humidifying ventilation gas, the system comprising: a ventilator ; a patient circuit in fluid communication with the ventilator at a proximal end and fluidly connected in use to a patient airway at a distal end, wherein the patient circuit has an inner diameter of approximately 2-14 mm; a fluid reservoir ; a humidification device ; and a channel between the humidification device and a distal end of the patient circuit ; wherein the channel ends proximal to an end of the patient circuit , such that a jet venturi created by the gas in the patient circuit entrains vapor from the channel . a ventilator ; a patient circuit in fluid communication with the ventilator at a proximal end and fluidly connected in use to a patient airway at a distal end, wherein the patient circuit has an inner diameter of approximately 2-14 mm; a fluid reservoir ; a humidification device ; and a channel between the humidification device and a distal end of the patient circuit ; wherein the channel ends proximal to an end of the patient circuit , such that a jet venturi created by the gas in the patient circuit entrains vapor from the channel .
A method for operating a heating system in which - a fuel is burned with a burner of a heating boiler, - a burner output of the burner is controlled by a control device , - condensate produced during combustion of the fuel is fed to a condensate siphon having a down pipe and a riser pipe (3.1, 3.2), - a condensate filling level of the condensate siphon is detected by a sensor , and - the condensate filling level detected by the sensor and a detected outside temperature are transmitted to the control device , characterized in that an outside temperature limit value is predetermined and compared with the detected outside temperature, and in that , when the condensate filling level in the down pipe (3.1) drops and when a predetermined minimum condensate filling level is reached at an outside temperature above the outside temperature limit value, the burner output of the burner is reduced or, at an outside temperature below the outside temperature limit value, a difference between the flow and return temperatures of the boiler is increased. - a fuel is burned with a burner of a heating boiler, - a burner output of the burner is controlled by a control device , - condensate produced during combustion of the fuel is fed to a condensate siphon having a down pipe and a riser pipe (3.1, 3.2), - a condensate filling level of the condensate siphon is detected by a sensor , and - the condensate filling level detected by the sensor and a detected outside temperature are transmitted to the control device , characterized in that an outside temperature limit value is predetermined and compared with the detected outside temperature, and in that , when the condensate filling level in the down pipe (3.1) drops and when a predetermined minimum condensate filling level is reached at an outside temperature above the outside temperature limit value, the burner output of the burner is reduced or, at an outside temperature below the outside temperature limit value, a difference between the flow and return temperatures of the boiler is increased.
A protective packaging formation device, comprising: an inflation assembly having a fluid conduit that directs fluid between first and second overlapping plies of a web material ; a driving mechanism that drives the web material in a downstream direction through an arcuate pinch zone ; and a sealing mechanism that includes a heating element including a thin film heating element or a foil heater that includes a wide cross-section portion and a reduced cross-section portion, the size of the cross-sections selected such that the reduced cross-section portion produces high temperature zone that outputs sufficient heat to heat seal the plies to create a longitudinal seal that seals the first and second plies together, trapping the fluid therebetween as the driving mechanism drives the web material past the heating element in the downstream direction. an inflation assembly having a fluid conduit that directs fluid between first and second overlapping plies of a web material ; a driving mechanism that drives the web material in a downstream direction through an arcuate pinch zone ; and a sealing mechanism that includes a heating element including a thin film heating element or a foil heater that includes a wide cross-section portion and a reduced cross-section portion, the size of the cross-sections selected such that the reduced cross-section portion produces high temperature zone that outputs sufficient heat to heat seal the plies to create a longitudinal seal that seals the first and second plies together, trapping the fluid therebetween as the driving mechanism drives the web material past the heating element in the downstream direction.
A method for mimicking a tumor microenvironment in vitro, the method comprising: adding a culture medium to a cell culture container; plating at least one tumor cell type on a first surface of a porous membrane within the cell culture container, wherein the porous membrane is suspended in the cell culture container such that the first surface is proximal and in spaced relation to a bottom surface of the cell culture container, thereby defining within the cell culture container a lower volume comprising the at least one tumor cell type and an upper volume comprising a second surface of the porous membrane; and indirectly applying a shear stress upon the at least one tumor cell type by applying a shear stress upon the second surface of the porous membrane, the shear stress resulting from flow of the culture medium induced by a flow device, the flow mimicking flow to which the tumor cells are indirectly exposed in vivo in the tumor microenvironment. adding a culture medium to a cell culture container; plating at least one tumor cell type on a first surface of a porous membrane within the cell culture container, wherein the porous membrane is suspended in the cell culture container such that the first surface is proximal and in spaced relation to a bottom surface of the cell culture container, thereby defining within the cell culture container a lower volume comprising the at least one tumor cell type and an upper volume comprising a second surface of the porous membrane; and indirectly applying a shear stress upon the at least one tumor cell type by applying a shear stress upon the second surface of the porous membrane, the shear stress resulting from flow of the culture medium induced by a flow device, the flow mimicking flow to which the tumor cells are indirectly exposed in vivo in the tumor microenvironment.
Wall for reducing fine dust pollution, with at least two posts , between which several functional elements placed on top of one another are held for reducing the fine dust pollution, wherein the functional elements have at least one functional side used to reduce the fine dust pollution, wherein the functional elements have a dimensionally stable base body represented by an upper support profile , a lower support profile and at least one connecting element joining the upper support profile and the lower support profile , wherein a plant-based functional layer is fixed to the base body on the functional side , wherein the wall has a collecting device for collecting rain water, wherein an irrigation device feeding the collected rain water to the functional layer is provided, wherein the wall is a noise barrier, wherein a cavity is formed on the side of the functional element which is remote from the functional layer , wherein a substrate layer on which the functional layer is located is held in the base body , characterised in that the substrate layer forms the support structure for the functional layer , in that the substrate layer is divided into several sections, in that the individual sections of the substrate layer are separated from one another by barrier layers , and in that the barrier layers extend horizontally between the posts .
A gripping handle designed to receive a removable working bit in order to form a surgical tool with the latter, said gripping handle comprising: - a main body extending along a longitudinal axis (X-X') between a proximal end and a distal end , - a receiving orifice formed within the main body and being designed to slidingly receive the working bit , said gripping handle being characterized in that it comprises - a lever for blocking the sliding of the working bit in the receiving orifice , the blocking lever being rotatably mounted on the main body about an axis of rotation (Y-Y') so as to be able to tilt between: ∘ a blocking orientation in which said lever blocks the sliding of the working bit , ∘ a release orientation in which it enables the sliding of the working bit in the receiving orifice , - an elastic pivot by which the blocking lever is rotatably mounted on the main body , the elastic pivot being designed to bring, by itself, the blocking lever back in the blocking orientation when the latter is in the release orientation, and in that the main body , the blocking lever and the elastic pivot are integral with each other so as to form a one single-piece part. - a main body extending along a longitudinal axis (X-X') between a proximal end and a distal end , - a receiving orifice formed within the main body and being designed to slidingly receive the working bit , said gripping handle being characterized in that it comprises - a lever for blocking the sliding of the working bit in the receiving orifice , the blocking lever being rotatably mounted on the main body about an axis of rotation (Y-Y') so as to be able to tilt between: ∘ a blocking orientation in which said lever blocks the sliding of the working bit , ∘ a release orientation in which it enables the sliding of the working bit in the receiving orifice , ∘ a blocking orientation in which said lever blocks the sliding of the working bit , ∘ a release orientation in which it enables the sliding of the working bit in the receiving orifice , - an elastic pivot by which the blocking lever is rotatably mounted on the main body , the elastic pivot being designed to bring, by itself, the blocking lever back in the blocking orientation when the latter is in the release orientation, and in that the main body , the blocking lever and the elastic pivot are integral with each other so as to form a one single-piece part.
A method for controlling the flow of an aerosol in a print head of an aerosol jet printing system, the method comprising: passing an aerosol flow (60 through the print head in an original aerosol flow direction; surrounding the aerosol flow with a sheath gas ; passing the combined aerosol flow and the sheath gas through a deposition nozzle of the print head; adding a boost gas to the sheath gas to form a sheath-boost gas flow (32+44); characterized by the steps of dividing the sheath-boost gas flow (32+44) into a first portion flowing in a direction opposite to the original aerosol flow direction and a second portion flowing in the original aerosol flow direction; and the first portion of the sheath-boost gas flow (32+44) flowing in a direction opposite to the original aerosol flow preventing a deflected portion of the aerosol flow from passing through the deposition nozzle . passing an aerosol flow (60 through the print head in an original aerosol flow direction; surrounding the aerosol flow with a sheath gas ; passing the combined aerosol flow and the sheath gas through a deposition nozzle of the print head; adding a boost gas to the sheath gas to form a sheath-boost gas flow (32+44); characterized by the steps of dividing the sheath-boost gas flow (32+44) into a first portion flowing in a direction opposite to the original aerosol flow direction and a second portion flowing in the original aerosol flow direction; and the first portion of the sheath-boost gas flow (32+44) flowing in a direction opposite to the original aerosol flow preventing a deflected portion of the aerosol flow from passing through the deposition nozzle .
A surface treatment machine , comprising: - a frame configured to translate with respect to a surface to treat, - a surface treatment element connected to said frame and configured to treat with liquid a surface with respect to which said frame advances, - a reservoir connected to said frame and arranged to supply a liquid to said surface treatment element through a delivery mouth ; - an adjustment element arranged to feed adjustably the liquid provided by said reservoir to said delivery mouth ; - a sensor configured to measure the liquid flow-rate travelling from the reservoir to the delivery mouth and to provide a signal proportional to an actual flow-rate; - a control unit arranged to receive from said sensor said signal proportional to the actual flow-rate and to compare it with a predetermined threshold flow-rate, in said control unit a program means being resident configured to set the adjustment element when the actual flow-rate diverges from the predetermined threshold flow-rate until the actual flow-rate reaches again said predetermined threshold flow-rate, said surface treatment machine characterized in that a display unit is, furthermore, provided configured to display said actual flow-rate signal indicating the residual volume of liquid in the reservoir and a value of residual range of the machine. - a frame configured to translate with respect to a surface to treat, - a surface treatment element connected to said frame and configured to treat with liquid a surface with respect to which said frame advances, - a reservoir connected to said frame and arranged to supply a liquid to said surface treatment element through a delivery mouth ; - an adjustment element arranged to feed adjustably the liquid provided by said reservoir to said delivery mouth ; - a sensor configured to measure the liquid flow-rate travelling from the reservoir to the delivery mouth and to provide a signal proportional to an actual flow-rate; - a control unit arranged to receive from said sensor said signal proportional to the actual flow-rate and to compare it with a predetermined threshold flow-rate, in said control unit a program means being resident configured to set the adjustment element when the actual flow-rate diverges from the predetermined threshold flow-rate until the actual flow-rate reaches again said predetermined threshold flow-rate,
An actuator device comprising: a support portion ; a movable portion ; a connection portion which connects the movable portion to the support portion on a predetermined axis so that the movable portion is swingable about the axis; a first wiring which is provided on the connection portion ; a second wiring which is provided on the support portion ; and an insulation layer which includes a first opening exposing a surface opposite to the support portion in a first connection part and covers a corner of the first connection part , the first connection part being located on the support portion in one wiring of the first wiring and the second wiring , wherein the surface of a region of the insulation layer corresponding to the corner of the first connection part opposite to the support portion is curved in a convex shape toward the opposite side to the support portion , and the region is positioned between the first wiring and the second wiring , wherein the surface of said region is in contact with the other wiring of the first wiring and the second wiring , wherein a rigidity of a first metal material forming the first wiring is higher than a rigidity of a second metal material forming the second wiring , and wherein the other wiring of the first wiring and the second wiring is connected to the surface of the first connection part in the first opening . a support portion ; a movable portion ; a connection portion which connects the movable portion to the support portion on a predetermined axis so that the movable portion is swingable about the axis; a first wiring which is provided on the connection portion ; a second wiring which is provided on the support portion ; and an insulation layer which includes a first opening exposing a surface opposite to the support portion in a first connection part and covers a corner of the first connection part , the first connection part being located on the support portion in one wiring of the first wiring and the second wiring , wherein the surface of a region of the insulation layer corresponding to the corner of the first connection part opposite to the support portion is curved in a convex shape toward the opposite side to the support portion , and the region is positioned between the first wiring and the second wiring , wherein the surface of said region is in contact with the other wiring of the first wiring and the second wiring , wherein a rigidity of a first metal material forming the first wiring is higher than a rigidity of a second metal material forming the second wiring , and wherein the other wiring of the first wiring and the second wiring is connected to the surface of the first connection part in the first opening .
Cooling system , in particular for electronics cabinets , comprising a casing , wherein the casing comprises at least a cabinet side partitionment , wherein the cooling system comprises a first cooling circuit and a second cooling circuit , wherein the second cooling circuit is an active cooling circuit, wherein the first cooling circuit and the second cooling circuit are thermally coupled, wherein a heat absorbing heat exchanger section of the first cooling circuit is disposed in the cabinet side partitionment and a heat releasing heat exchanger section of the first cooling circuit is not disposed in the cabinet side partitionment , characterised in that the second cooling circuit is not disposed in the cabinet side partitionment so that it allows the use of coolants or refrigerants with a very low Global Warming Potential (GWP), that a heat absorbing heat exchanger section of the second cooling circuit is not disposed in the cabinet side partitionment and thermally coupled to the heat releasing heat exchanger section of the first cooling circuit , so that heat absorbed from the heat absorbing heat exchanger section of the first cooling circuit in the cabinet side partitionment can be transferred via the heat releasing heat exchanger section of the first cooling circuit outside the cabinet side partitionment to the heat absorbing heat exchanger section of the second cooling circuit .
A workpiece auto-centering apparatus for centering a workpiece (W), the apparatus comprising: a rotational table that is driven to rotate; and at least one work table that is arranged on the rotational table and on which the workpiece (W) is placed, wherein the work table includes a movable table that has a workpiece placement surface for placing the workpiece (W) thereon and that floats due to pressure of compression air to be movable horizontally in any direction, and that the workpiece auto-centering apparatus further comprises: at least one stopper apparatus that includes an abutment portion against which the workpiece (W) abuts to position the workpiece (W); and a pressing apparatus that presses the workpiece (W) or the movable table such that the workpiece (W) abuts against the abutment portion of the stopper apparatus , wherein the work table includes an origin returning mechanism that enables the movable table to return to a predetermined origin position, wherein the origin returning mechanism comprises a positioning pin and wherein the origin returning mechanism is adjusted to lift the positioning pin and to return the movable table to a predetermined origin position. a rotational table that is driven to rotate; and at least one work table that is arranged on the rotational table and on which the workpiece (W) is placed, wherein the work table includes a movable table that has a workpiece placement surface for placing the workpiece (W) thereon and that floats due to pressure of compression air to be movable horizontally in any direction, and that the workpiece auto-centering apparatus further comprises: at least one stopper apparatus that includes an abutment portion against which the workpiece (W) abuts to position the workpiece (W); and a pressing apparatus that presses the workpiece (W) or the movable table such that the workpiece (W) abuts against the abutment portion of the stopper apparatus , wherein the work table includes an origin returning mechanism that enables the movable table to return to a predetermined origin position, wherein the origin returning mechanism comprises a positioning pin and wherein the origin returning mechanism is adjusted to lift the positioning pin and to return the movable table to a predetermined origin position. at least one stopper apparatus that includes an abutment portion against which the workpiece (W) abuts to position the workpiece (W); and a pressing apparatus that presses the workpiece (W) or the movable table such that the workpiece (W) abuts against the abutment portion of the stopper apparatus , wherein the work table includes an origin returning mechanism that enables the movable table to return to a predetermined origin position, wherein the origin returning mechanism comprises a positioning pin and wherein the origin returning mechanism is adjusted to lift the positioning pin and to return the movable table to a predetermined origin position.
Container holder for a filling device for filling containers with a filling product, preferably for free jet filling of containers with a beverage in a beverage filling plant, wherein the container holder comprises: a holding section , which is configured to receive and hold a container , a main support , which can be attached to the filling device, and a compensation support , which can be adjusted, preferably displaced in a linear manner, in a compensation direction (K) relative to the main support , and to which the holding section is attached, characterised in that the compensation support can be adjusted from a normal state, in which the mouth of a container held therein is positioned substantially centrally below the outlet of a corresponding filling element of the filling device, into at least one compensated state, in which the mouth of the container is offset relative to the outlet of the filling element , and vice versa, and the container holder further comprises a locking device , which is configured to fix the compensation support in the normal state and/or the compensated state. a holding section , which is configured to receive and hold a container , a main support , which can be attached to the filling device, and a compensation support , which can be adjusted, preferably displaced in a linear manner, in a compensation direction (K) relative to the main support , and to which the holding section is attached, characterised in that the compensation support can be adjusted from a normal state, in which the mouth of a container held therein is positioned substantially centrally below the outlet of a corresponding filling element of the filling device, into at least one compensated state, in which the mouth of the container is offset relative to the outlet of the filling element , and vice versa, and the container holder further comprises a locking device , which is configured to fix the compensation support in the normal state and/or the compensated state.