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A cold plate comprising: a base structure , a cooling layer , a cooling fluid inlet , a cooling fluid outlet and at least one porous or hollow spacer , each porous or hollow spacer being configured to enable cooling fluid to flow through its orifices, the at least one porous or hollow spacer being provided between the base structure and the cooling layer , whereby a cooling channel structure is formed by a plurality of cooling channels defined or delimited by the inner surface of the base structure , the inner surface of the cooling layer and the external surfaces of the porous or hollow spacers , and by the orifices of the porous or hollow spacers , wherein the cooling channels are connected to the cooling fluid inlet and the cooling fluid outlet . a base structure , a cooling layer , a cooling fluid inlet , a cooling fluid outlet and at least one porous or hollow spacer , each porous or hollow spacer being configured to enable cooling fluid to flow through its orifices, the at least one porous or hollow spacer being provided between the base structure and the cooling layer , whereby a cooling channel structure is formed by a plurality of cooling channels defined or delimited by the inner surface of the base structure , the inner surface of the cooling layer and the external surfaces of the porous or hollow spacers , and by the orifices of the porous or hollow spacers , wherein the cooling channels are connected to the cooling fluid inlet and the cooling fluid outlet .
A method, comprising generating suction within a suction device ; adjusting the suction so that a suction capacity of a liquid is adjusted while a suction capacity of a gas remains essentially constant characterized in that the method includes preventing backflow of the gas, a liquid, or the combination thereof by employing a backflow prevention valve , the backflow prevention valve including a sliding body including apertures and a diaphragm , wherein the suction device includes a suction assembly and the backflow prevention valve is configured to move within the suction assembly when the sliding body is acted upon by pressure transferred from a pressure source via the diaphragm to the sliding body , wherein the diaphragm is configured to block a flow in one direction through the apertures , while allowing a flow in the opposite direction through the apertures .
A gas turbine engine comprising an auxiliary rotation device , the auxiliary rotation device comprising: an electric machine configured to be coupled to a rotor of the gas turbine engine ; and a dedicated electrical storage device coupled to the electric machine ; wherein during a period of powered operation of the gas turbine engine the electric machine is configured to act as a generator so as to charge the dedicated electrical storage device and following the period of powered operation of the gas turbine engine the electric machine is configured to act as a motor by discharging the dedicated electrical storage device so as to cause the rotor to rotate for a period of time to provide even cooling of the rotor around its circumference; and wherein the electric machine and the dedicated electrical storage device are configured that the electric machine ceases to rotate the rotor when the dedicated electrical storage device is discharged such that insufficient charge remains to rotate the rotor ; such that the period of time over which the rotor rotates is determined by the capacity of the dedicated electrical storage device . an electric machine configured to be coupled to a rotor of the gas turbine engine ; and a dedicated electrical storage device coupled to the electric machine ; wherein during a period of powered operation of the gas turbine engine the electric machine is configured to act as a generator so as to charge the dedicated electrical storage device and following the period of powered operation of the gas turbine engine the electric machine is configured to act as a motor by discharging the dedicated electrical storage device so as to cause the rotor to rotate for a period of time to provide even cooling of the rotor around its circumference; and wherein the electric machine and the dedicated electrical storage device are configured that the electric machine ceases to rotate the rotor when the dedicated electrical storage device is discharged such that insufficient charge remains to rotate the rotor ; such that the period of time over which the rotor rotates is determined by the capacity of the dedicated electrical storage device .
Method for manufacturing at least one wall of a tank comprising at least a first layer of thermoplastic material and a foam base second layer, said foam base second layer forming at least one part of an anti-sloshing device, the first layer and the second layer being molded in a single mold, the method comprising the steps of: - Inserting a preform of thermoplastic material comprising at least the first layer and the second layer in said one opened single mold; - said one opened single mold is closed; and - once said single mold is closed, the preform is blown using pressurized fluid to press it against said single mold; characterized in that said second layer is a layer formed of a mixture a thermoplastic polymer and a chemical foaming agent, and, once said single mold is closed, a gas or a liquid containing a reactive agent, for example based on nitrogen or carbon dioxide is injected into the closed single mold, in order to start a foaming reaction - Inserting a preform of thermoplastic material comprising at least the first layer and the second layer in said one opened single mold; - said one opened single mold is closed; and - once said single mold is closed, the preform is blown using
A sending resource selection method, comprising: detecting (S210), by a first terminal device , a plurality of resource locations before receiving a higher layer request; obtaining (S220), by the first terminal device based on the plurality of resource locations, a first set in a first time window after the higher layer request is received, wherein the higher layer request is used to notify the first terminal device that there is to-be-transmitted data and that a sending resource needs to be selected for the to-be-transmitted data; determining (S230), by the first terminal device , that a quantity of resources in the first set is less than a preset first threshold; and selecting (S240), by the first terminal device from a resource pool, a resource used to send the to-be-transmitted data, wherein the resource pool is a resource pool from which the sending resource is randomly selected, wherein the selected resource used to send the to-be-transmitted data is not used to send subsequent data, and the method further comprises: sending, by the first terminal device , scheduling assignment information to a second terminal device, wherein the scheduling assignment information is used to indicate that the selected resource used to send the to-be-transmitted data is not used to send the subsequent data. detecting (S210), by a first terminal device , a plurality of resource locations before receiving a higher layer request; obtaining (S220), by the first terminal device based on the plurality of resource locations, a first set in a first time window after the higher layer request is received, wherein the higher layer request is used to notify the first terminal device that there is to-be-transmitted data and that a sending resource needs to be selected for the to-be-transmitted data; determining (S230), by the first terminal device , that a quantity of resources in the first set is less than a preset first threshold; and selecting (S240), by the first terminal device from a resource pool, a resource used to send the to-be-transmitted data, wherein the resource pool is a resource pool from which the sending resource is randomly selected, wherein the selected resource used to send the to-be-transmitted data is not used to send subsequent data, and the method further comprises: sending, by the first terminal device , scheduling assignment information to a second terminal device, wherein the scheduling assignment information is used to indicate that the selected resource used to send the to-be-transmitted data is not used to send the subsequent data.
A flow sensor comprising: a fluid flow path ; a first sensor configured to determine a first measurement of at least one of a thermal diffusivity of a fluid in the fluid flow path and a viscosity of the fluid in the fluid flow path ; a second sensor configured to determine a second measurement of at least one of a fluid flow velocity of the fluid in the fluid flow path and a volumetric flow rate of the fluid in the fluid flow path ; and at least one processor configured to adjust the second measurement based on the first measurement, wherein the second sensor is spaced apart from the first sensor in a fluid flow direction of the fluid flow path , wherein the second sensor is configured to determine the second measurement based on at least one of a calorimetric mode and a thermal time-of-flight mode, characterized in that the at least one processor is configured to adjust the second measurement by controlling the second sensor to switch, based on the first measurement, between (i) determining the second measurement based on only the calorimetric mode and (ii) determining the second measurement based on only the thermal time-of-flight mode. a fluid flow path ; a first sensor configured to determine a first measurement of at least one of a thermal diffusivity of a fluid in the fluid flow path and a viscosity of the fluid in the fluid flow path ; a second sensor configured to determine a second measurement of at least one of a fluid flow velocity of the fluid in the fluid flow path and a volumetric flow rate of the fluid in the fluid flow path ; and at least one processor configured to adjust the second measurement based on the first measurement, wherein the second sensor is spaced apart from the first sensor in a fluid flow direction of the fluid flow path , wherein the second sensor is configured to determine the second measurement based on at least one of a calorimetric mode and a thermal time-of-flight mode, characterized in that the at least one processor is configured to adjust the second measurement by controlling the second sensor to switch, based on the first measurement, between (i) determining the second measurement based on only the calorimetric mode and (ii) determining the second measurement based on only the thermal time-of-flight mode.
A method for executing a work cycle of a high-bay storage unit with a plurality of storage places and at least two rows of racks , with: - creating a picking movement path between a storage place of the high-bay storage unit and a lifting device of a second conveying means (200, 200/1, 200/2) of the high-bay storage unit by means of a picking bridge of the lifting device , - conveying of a goods item stored in the high-bay storage unit along the picking movement path , - bridging over at least one lane of the high-bay storage unit remaining between the at least two rows of racks of the high-bay storage unit, in which lane the lifting device is moveable, by means of an additional handling bridge displaceable by a third conveying means (300; 300/1; 300/2) for the creation of a movement path , - adjusting the third conveying means (300; 300/1; 300/2) between a working position and a rest position , wherein the rest position has a reduced space requirement for the movement of the second conveying means (200, 200/1, 200/2), wherein the handling bridge bridges over the lane in the working position and in the rest position the third conveying means (300; 300/1; 300/2) is parked and/or held in readiness, - displacing the picking bridge by means of the second conveying means (200; 200/1, 200/2), - conveying the goods item along the movement path including the handling bridge by means of a first conveying means (100; 100/1; 100/2) moveable within at least one rack plane of the high-bay storage unit independently of a storage state of the rack plane. - creating a picking movement path between a storage place of the high-bay storage unit and a lifting device of a second conveying means (200, 200/1, 200/2) of the high-bay storage unit by means of a picking bridge of the lifting device , - conveying of a goods item stored in the high-bay storage unit along the picking movement path , - bridging over at least one lane of the high-bay storage unit remaining between the at least two rows of racks of the high-bay storage unit, in which lane the lifting device is moveable, by means of an additional handling bridge displaceable by a third conveying means (300; 300/1; 300/2) for the creation of a movement path , - adjusting the third conveying means (300; 300/1; 300/2) between a working position and a rest position , wherein the rest position has a reduced space requirement for the movement of the second conveying means (200, 200/1, 200/2), wherein the handling bridge bridges over the lane in the working position and in the rest position the third conveying means (300; 300/1; 300/2) is parked and/or held in readiness, - displacing the picking bridge by means of the second conveying means (200; 200/1, 200/2), - conveying the goods item along the movement path including the handling bridge by means of a first conveying means (100; 100/1; 100/2) moveable within at least one rack plane of the high-bay storage unit independently of a storage state of the rack plane.
A leaflet assembly for use with a prosthetic heart valve, comprising: first and second separate leaflets, each of which is comprised of: a skirt section having a flange portion and a body portion that has a smaller diameter than the flange portion , the body portion has opposing side edges , and a curved opening defined by a first stitching edge at about the central portion of the body portion ; and a sinus leaflet section having an outflow edge , and a curved second stitching edge , with the sinus leaflet section stitched to the skirt section along the first and second stitching edges wherein the opposing side edges of the body portion of the first leaflet are stitched to the corresponding side edges of the body portion of the second leaflet; characterized in that , the flange portion has an inflow edge, and a blood flow lumen is defined by the skirt sections and sinus leaflet sections of the first and second leaflets, with the blood flow lumen extending from the inflow edges of the skirt sections to the outflow edges of the sinus leaflet sections . first and second separate leaflets, each of which is comprised of: a skirt section having a flange portion and a body portion that has a smaller diameter than the flange portion , the body portion has opposing side edges , and a curved opening defined by a first stitching edge at about the central portion of the body portion ; and a sinus leaflet section having an outflow edge , and a curved second stitching edge , with the sinus leaflet section stitched to the skirt section along the first and second stitching edges a skirt section having a flange portion and a body portion that has a smaller diameter than the flange portion , the body portion has opposing side edges , and a curved opening defined by a first stitching edge at about the central portion of the body portion ; and a sinus leaflet section having an outflow edge , and a curved second stitching edge , with the sinus leaflet section stitched to the skirt section along the first and second stitching edges wherein the opposing side edges of the body portion of the first leaflet are stitched to the corresponding side edges of the body portion of the second leaflet; characterized in that , the flange portion has an inflow edge, and a blood flow lumen is defined by the skirt sections and sinus leaflet sections of the first and second leaflets, with the blood flow lumen extending from the inflow edges of the skirt sections to the outflow edges of the sinus leaflet sections .
Capacitive sensor of electric voltage, which extends axially along a longitudinal axis (Y) and which comprises: - a source electrode , which has an elongated shape that extends longitudinally along said longitudinal axis (Y), in which said source electrode configures a first axial end portion and a second axial end portion opposite to the first axial end portion ; - a tubular body shielding , which has an elongated shape which extends longitudinally along said longitudinal axis (Y), and which configures a first axial portion and a second axial portion opposite to said first axial portion , and which configures a shell having an inner face and an outer face ; - an electric field sensor , which is positioned radially spaced around said source electrode , and which is positioned within said tubular body shielding , and which is positioned between the first axial end portion and the second axial end portion ; - a mass of dielectric insulating material , which is able to encompass said tubular body shielding , said source electrode and said electric field sensor ; characterized by the fact that said electric field sensor comprises at least a first inner sheet and a second outer sheet overlapped and joined together; that said first inner sheet is made of an electrically conductive material; whereas said second outer sheet is made of an electrically insulating material; wherein said second outer sheet made of insulating material is constrained with respect to the inner face of the tubular shielding . - a source electrode , which has an elongated shape that extends longitudinally along said longitudinal axis (Y), in which said source electrode configures a first axial end portion and a second axial end portion opposite to the first axial end portion ; - a tubular body shielding , which has an elongated shape which extends longitudinally along said longitudinal axis (Y), and which configures a first axial portion and a second axial portion opposite to said first axial portion , and which configures a shell having an inner face and an outer face ; - an electric field sensor , which is positioned radially spaced around said source electrode , and which is positioned within said tubular body shielding , and which is positioned between the first axial end portion and the second axial end portion ; - a mass of dielectric insulating material , which is able to encompass said tubular body shielding , said source electrode and said electric field sensor ;
A fluid leakage detector of a marine hose , comprising: a communication pipe that communicates with a fluid retention layer formed between reinforcing layers layered on an outer circumference side of a fluid flow path of the marine hose and extends to a hose surface; a casing having a hollow portion that communicates with the communication pipe and that is disposed on the hose surface; a detecting body housed in the hollow portion; and a window portion isolating the hollow portion from outside the casing; the fluid leakage detector of the marine hose being characterized by further comprising: a partition portion formed of a fiber optic plate that is disposed on a surface on the hollow portion side of the window portion; and a movement mechanism that brings the detecting body and the partition portion to be in proximity to or distant from each other by moving at least one of the detecting body or the partition portion in accordance with a change in pressure acting on the hollow portion through the communication pipe. a communication pipe that communicates with a fluid retention layer formed between reinforcing layers layered on an outer circumference side of a fluid flow path of the marine hose and extends to a hose surface; a casing having a hollow portion that communicates with the communication pipe and that is disposed on the hose surface; a detecting body housed in the hollow portion; and a window portion isolating the hollow portion from outside the casing; the fluid leakage detector of the marine hose being characterized by further comprising: a partition portion formed of a fiber optic plate that is disposed on a surface on the hollow portion side of the window portion; and a movement mechanism that brings the detecting body and the partition portion to be in proximity to or distant from each other by moving at least one of the detecting body or the partition portion in accordance with a change in pressure acting on the hollow portion through the communication pipe. a partition portion formed of a fiber optic plate that is disposed on a surface on the hollow portion side of the window portion; and a movement mechanism that brings the detecting body and the partition portion to be in proximity to or distant from each other by moving at least one of the detecting body or the partition portion in accordance with a change in pressure acting on the hollow portion through the communication pipe.
Matrix to identify in vitro mother's milk missing fucosyltransferase-2 (FUT2) dependent glycans comprising a line of a glycan binding protein such as a lectin or antibody suitable to bind 2'fucosyl-glycans and a line of a positive control to bind a mother's milk protein.
A three-dimensional logic puzzle comprising a plurality of identically shaped puzzle components of an irregular form, the puzzle components being configured for interengaged assembly into the form of a predetermined three-dimensional geometric shape and for interlocking engagement with each other, each puzzle component comprising substantially planar sides and being formed with at least one projection and at least one correspondingly shaped recess , each projection configured for engagement, in use, with a corresponding recess of an adjacent puzzle component , characterised in that : the or each recess is defined by a wall which extends from an interior of a respective puzzle component to a level of a respective substantially planar side and is at least partially spaced apart therefrom.
An internal combustion engine comprising a piston arrangement including a piston coupled to a track; wherein the track is coupled to a shaft and has a cam surface , and the piston has a follower which runs on the cam surface of the track to control motion of the piston; the engine further comprising a casing including first and second casing elements , wherein the first casing element meets the second casing element at an interface and the first piston moves in reciprocating motion within a bore which passes through the interface between the first and second casing elements , wherein the piston is a first piston, the bore is a first bore, and the track is a first track; and characterised in that the engine further comprises a second piston arrangement including a second piston coupled to a second track; wherein the second track is coupled to the shaft and has a cam surface , and the second piston has a follower which runs on the cam surface of the second track to control motion of the second piston; the casing further including a third casing element , wherein the second casing element meets the third casing element at an interface and the second piston moves in reciprocating motion within a second bore which passes through the interface between the second and third casing elements .