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Supply system for supplying multiple consumers with a substance to be applied, preferably paint, for application to motor vehicle bodies and/or add-on parts thereof, having: - a feed line (L1), - a return line (L3), - a first consumer device (A) which comprises a first consumer , the first consumer being connected to the supply line (L1) and the return line (L3) and preferably forming a first consumer of the feed line (L1) in the flow direction of the substance to be applied, and - a further consumer device (D) which comprises a further consumer , the further consumer being connected to the feed line (L1) and the return line (L3) and preferably forming a last consumer of the feed line (L1) in the flow direction of the substance to be applied and being connected to the feed line (L1) after the first consumer in the flow direction of the composition to be applied, wherein - the supply line (L1) is connected to the return line (L3) via a connecting line (L2), which connects a line portion downstream of the further consumer to a line portion upstream of the first consumer , - and the supply system has a shut-off means in order to selectively, in an open position, allow substance to be applied to flow via the connecting line (L2), and in order to selectively, in a closed position, prohibit a flow of substance to be applied via the connecting line (L2). - a feed line (L1), - a return line (L3), - a first consumer device (A) which comprises a first consumer , the first consumer being connected to the supply line (L1) and the return line (L3) and preferably forming a first consumer of the feed line (L1) in the flow direction of the substance to be applied, and - a further consumer device (D) which comprises a further consumer , the further consumer being connected to the feed line (L1) and the return line (L3) and preferably forming a last consumer of the feed line (L1) in the flow direction of the substance to be applied and being connected to the feed line (L1) after the first consumer in the flow direction of the composition to be applied, wherein - the supply line (L1) is connected to the return line (L3) via a connecting line (L2), which connects a line portion downstream of the further consumer to a line portion upstream of the first consumer , - and the supply system has a shut-off means in order to selectively, in an open position, allow substance to be applied to flow via the connecting line (L2), and in order to selectively, in a closed position, prohibit a flow of substance to be applied via the connecting line (L2).
Cleaning brush , with a connecting pin arranged at a first lower end for clamping in the chuck of a machine having a rotating drive shaft for rotation of the cleaning brush about its longitudinal axis , and a rounded bristle carrier arranged at a second upper end and having openings distributed over its shell surface, in each of which are fixed bundles of bristles consisting of a plurality of bristles , characterized In that the bristles of at least two bristle bundles arranged adjacent along the longitudinal axis are bent over in the direction of the longitudinal axis in such a way that the bristles of the first bristle bundle arranged closer to the connecting pin at least partially overlap the bristles of the second bristle bundle arranged further away from the connecting pin .
A submersible fluid system (100; 200; 300) for operating submersed in a body of water, the system comprising: an electric machine (104; 202; 301); a fluid-end (204; 302), comprising a fluid-end housing having an inlet to a fluid rotor , the fluid rotor coupled to the electric machine and carried to rotate in the housing by a bearing in the housing ; and a fluid separator system that receives a multiphase fluid, extracts a substantially liquid stream from the multiphase fluid and then dispenses flows of the multiphase fluid to the inlet of the fluid rotor and dispenses flows of the substantially liquid stream extracted from the multiphase fluid to the bearing, characterised in that the fluid separator system receives the multiphase fluid from an inlet of the fluid system. an electric machine (104; 202; 301); a fluid-end (204; 302), comprising a fluid-end housing having an inlet to a fluid rotor , the fluid rotor coupled to the electric machine and carried to rotate in the housing by a bearing in the housing ; and a fluid separator system that receives a multiphase fluid, extracts a substantially liquid stream from the multiphase fluid and then dispenses flows of the multiphase fluid to the inlet of the fluid rotor and dispenses flows of the substantially liquid stream extracted from the multiphase fluid to the bearing, characterised in that the fluid separator system receives the multiphase fluid from an inlet of the fluid system.
A mattress protector , comprising: a composite sheet having a non-deformed length (L) and a non-deformed width (W), the composite sheet including: a circular-knit fabric comprising elastomeric fibers; and a water impermeable polymer substantially embedding the circular-knit fabric , wherein the water impermeable polymer exhibits an average fabric stretch percent of at least 50% along a length (L) of the composite sheet and of at least 25% along a width (W) of the composite sheet ; wherein the composite sheet is capable of repeatedly stretching to a deformed length (L) of at least 115% of the non-deformed length (L) responsive to a tensile force less than six pounds (2.72 kg) per linear inch (2.54 cm) and to repeatedly return to within 8% of the non-deformed length (L) without rupture or permanent wrinkling of the composite sheet . a composite sheet having a non-deformed length (L) and a non-deformed width (W), the composite sheet including: a circular-knit fabric comprising elastomeric fibers; and a water impermeable polymer substantially embedding the circular-knit fabric , wherein the water impermeable polymer exhibits an average fabric stretch percent of at least 50% along a length (L) of the composite sheet and of at least 25% along a width (W) of the composite sheet ; a circular-knit fabric comprising elastomeric fibers; and a water impermeable polymer substantially embedding the circular-knit fabric , wherein the water impermeable polymer exhibits an average fabric stretch percent of at least 50% along a length (L) of the composite sheet and of at least 25% along a width (W) of the composite sheet ; wherein the composite sheet is capable of repeatedly stretching to a deformed length (L) of at least 115% of the non-deformed length (L) responsive to a tensile force less than six pounds (2.72 kg) per linear inch (2.54 cm) and to repeatedly return to within 8% of the non-deformed length (L) without rupture or permanent wrinkling of the composite sheet .
An interface apparatus for interfacing between an AC system and a DC system (106-1, 106-2), the apparatus comprising: a transformer having a set of windings for coupling to a plurality of AC phases (A, B, C) of the AC system, the set of windings having a neutral point (N); and the apparatus being characterized in that it comprises a fault module comprising an energy storage element connected in parallel with a resistive element providing a path for any DC currents entering the neutral point, between a first module node and a second module node; the first module node being electrically connected to the neutral point of the set of windings and the second module node connected to a reference node held, in use, at a reference voltage. a transformer having a set of windings for coupling to a plurality of AC phases (A, B, C) of the AC system, the set of windings having a neutral point (N); and the apparatus being characterized in that it comprises a fault module comprising an energy storage element connected in parallel with a resistive element providing a path for any DC currents entering the neutral point, between a first module node and a second module node; the first module node being electrically connected to the neutral point of the set of windings and the second module node connected to a reference node held, in use, at a reference voltage.
A rotorcraft comprising: a rotor ; a pilot input device ; a position sensor coupled to the input device; a flight condition sensor; and a FCC including: a primary microprocessor configured to receive input data from the position sensor and the flight condition sensor and determine therefrom a first desired control law state; and a secondary microprocessor configured to receive input data from the position sensor and the flight condition sensor and determine therefrom a second desired control law state; wherein the FCC is configured to compare the first desired control law state from the primary microprocessor and the second desired control law state from the secondary microprocessor and to (a) enter the first desired control law state when the first desired control law state and the second desired control law state match, and (b) maintain a last known control law state for which the primary and the secondary microprocessors agreed upon, when the first desired control law state and the second desired control law state do not match. a rotor ; a pilot input device ; a position sensor coupled to the input device; a flight condition sensor; and a FCC including: a primary microprocessor configured to receive input data from the position sensor and the flight condition sensor and determine therefrom a first desired control law state; and a secondary microprocessor configured to receive input data from the position sensor and the flight condition sensor and determine therefrom a second desired control law state; a primary microprocessor configured to receive input data from the position sensor and the flight condition sensor and determine therefrom a first desired control law state; and a secondary microprocessor configured to receive input data from the position sensor and the flight condition sensor and determine therefrom a second desired control law state; wherein the FCC is configured to compare the first desired control law state from the primary microprocessor and the second desired control law state from the secondary microprocessor and to (a) enter the first desired control law state when the first desired control law state and the second desired control law state match, and (b) maintain a last known control law state for which the primary and the secondary microprocessors agreed upon, when the first desired control law state and the second desired control law state do not match.
A computer-implemented method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, comprising: detecting a target marker based on a plurality of images captured by an imaging device carried by the UAV ; determining a spatial relationship between the UAV and the target marker based at least in part on the plurality of images; and controlling the UAV to approach the target marker based at least in part on the spatial relationship while controlling the imaging device to track the target marker such that the target marker remains within a field of view of the imaging device ; characterized in that the target marker includes a landing marker indicating a location to land the UAV and a security marker to authenticate the landing marker or a provider of the landing marker, and in that the method further comprises detecting the security marker and verifying the security marker prior to landing the UAV . detecting a target marker based on a plurality of images captured by an imaging device carried by the UAV ; determining a spatial relationship between the UAV and the target marker based at least in part on the plurality of images; and controlling the UAV to approach the target marker based at least in part on the spatial relationship while controlling the imaging device to track the target marker such that the target marker remains within a field of view of the imaging device ; characterized in that the target marker includes a landing marker indicating a location to land the UAV and a security marker to authenticate the landing marker or a provider of the landing marker, and in that the method further comprises detecting the security marker and verifying the security marker prior to landing the UAV .
Method for producing a patterned stainless steel sheet with improved visual characteristics in the wavelength area of visible light, said method comprising the steps of cold deforming a stainless steel sheet to provide a deformed stainless steel sheet having a thickness of 0.3 - 3.5 mm for further process steps, heat treating the sheet at a temperature in the range of 900 - 1200 °C, patterning with a patterning roll having an emboss depth of up to 100 μm on at least one side of the stainless steel sheet in a patterning process to provide a patterned sheet, and heat treating the patterned sheet at a temperature in the range of 900-1200°C, characterized in that before the patterning process the deformed and heat treated sheet is skin-pass rolled with a textured roll to obtain a roughness Ra of 0.5 - 2.5 μm or blasted.
A system, comprising: a rack having at least two vertical levels (A, B...n); an array of electronic devices disposed on the rack, each vertical level includes at least one of the electronic devices; each electronic device being configured for liquid submersion cooling by a cooling liquid; and a fluid delivery system , wherein at each vertical level the fluid delivery system includes a cooling liquid delivery manifold , a cooling liquid return manifold , a bypass line , and a pressure regulating device in the bypass line ; at each vertical level the bypass line fluidly connects the cooling liquid delivery manifold and the cooling liquid return manifold ; and at each vertical level the pressure regulating device regulates a pressure through the respective bypass line ; wherein a fluid pressure of the cooling liquid in each electronic device of the array is substantially the same. a rack having at least two vertical levels (A, B...n); an array of electronic devices disposed on the rack, each vertical level includes at least one of the electronic devices; each electronic device being configured for liquid submersion cooling by a cooling liquid; and a fluid delivery system , wherein at each vertical level the fluid delivery system includes a cooling liquid delivery manifold , a cooling liquid return manifold , a bypass line , and a pressure regulating device in the bypass line ; at each vertical level the bypass line fluidly connects the cooling liquid delivery manifold and the cooling liquid return manifold ; and at each vertical level the pressure regulating device regulates a pressure through the respective bypass line ; wherein a fluid pressure of the cooling liquid in each electronic device of the array is substantially the same.
A process for niobium mineral concentration from carbonatite, comprising performing niobium mineral flotation, on a sufficiently liberated ore slurry, using: at least one aromatic hydroxamate collector; at least one lead salt as a performance modifier; and at least one chemical with dispersing properties, characterized in that the at least one aromatic hydroxamate collector is selected from the group consisting of: benzohydroxamic acid, naphthenic hydroxamic acid, and salicylic hydroxamic acid; the at least one lead salt is selected from the group consisting of: lead formate and lead citrate; the niobium mineral flotation performed on the liberated ore slurry is performed at a pH range of 6.5 to 10.0; the at least one chemical with dispersing properties is selected from the group consisting of: sodium hexametaphosphate, sodium tripolyphosphate, carboxymethyl cellulose, and polycarboxylic acid; wherein the niobium mineral flotation performed on the liberated ore slurry is performed at a flotation temperature of between 15 degrees Celsius to 60 degrees Celsius; and the dosage of the aromatic hydroxamate collector is from 200g/t to 5750g/t, and the dosage of the lead salt is from 50 g/t to 900 g/t. at least one aromatic hydroxamate collector; at least one lead salt as a performance modifier; and at least one chemical with dispersing properties, characterized in that the at least one aromatic hydroxamate collector is selected from the group consisting of: benzohydroxamic acid, naphthenic hydroxamic acid, and salicylic hydroxamic acid; the at least one lead salt is selected from the group consisting of: lead formate and lead citrate; the niobium mineral flotation performed on the liberated ore slurry is performed at a pH range of 6.5 to 10.0; the at least one chemical with dispersing properties is selected from the group consisting of: sodium hexametaphosphate, sodium tripolyphosphate, carboxymethyl cellulose, and polycarboxylic acid; wherein the niobium mineral flotation performed on the liberated ore slurry is performed at a flotation temperature of between 15 degrees Celsius to 60 degrees Celsius; and the dosage of the aromatic hydroxamate collector is from 200g/t to 5750g/t, and the dosage of the lead salt is from 50 g/t to 900 g/t.
A method for controlling a washing machine which comprises: a drum rotatably provided in a tub for containing water; a volute pump having an impeller for pumping water discharged from the tub and a pump housing with a volute-shaped passage formed therein, the passage along which the water pumped by the impeller is guided; and a circulating water supply device configured to supply the water, discharged from an outlet port of the volute pump , into the drum , wherein the volute pump is configured to rotate the impeller in two directions and to discharge a larger amount of water when the impeller rotates in a forward direction (CCW) than when the impeller rotates in a backward direction, the method comprising: a detergent supplying step (a) of controlling, via a processor , a water supply valve to be opened to allow water supplied from water supply pipes to pass through a detergent box and then supplied into the tub with detergent, wherein the water is supplied via water supply pipes ; and a step (b) of rotating the volute pump in the backward direction (CW); wherein the method further comprises, after the step (b), a step (c) of rotating the volute pump in the forward direction (CCW); wherein the step (b) and the step (c) are repeatedly performed multiple times. a drum rotatably provided in a tub for containing water; a volute pump having an impeller for pumping water discharged from the tub and a pump housing with a volute-shaped passage formed therein, the passage along which the water pumped by the impeller is guided; and a circulating water supply device configured to supply the water, discharged from an outlet port of the volute pump , into the drum , wherein the volute pump is configured to rotate the impeller in two directions and to discharge a larger amount of water when the impeller rotates in a forward direction (CCW) than when the impeller rotates in a backward direction, the method comprising: a detergent supplying step (a) of controlling, via a processor , a water supply valve to be opened to allow water supplied from water supply pipes to pass through a detergent box and then supplied into the tub with detergent, wherein the water is supplied via water supply pipes ; and a step (b) of rotating the volute pump in the backward direction (CW); wherein the method further comprises, after the step (b), a step (c) of rotating the volute pump in the forward direction (CCW); wherein the step (b) and the step (c) are repeatedly performed multiple times. a detergent supplying step (a) of controlling, via a processor , a water supply valve to be opened to allow water supplied from water supply pipes to pass through a detergent box and then supplied into the tub with detergent, wherein the water is supplied via water supply pipes ; and a step (b) of rotating the volute pump in the backward direction (CW); wherein the method further comprises, after the step (b), a step (c) of rotating the volute pump in the forward direction (CCW); wherein the step (b) and the step (c) are repeatedly performed multiple times.
A smoking article wrapper surrounding a tobacco column, the wrapper comprising a porous structure with a base permeability; wherein the wrapper includes a non-continuous, uniform application of a phase transition substance, the phase transition substance being wax-type hydrocarbons or esters of fatty acids that are insoluble in water but soluble in non-polar organic solvents, wherein the uniform application of the phase transition substance does not have large macro, discrete bands or regions on the wrapper, the phase transition substance, upon being exposed to heat produced by a burning firecone of the tobacco column, at least partially fills the porous structure in proximity to the burning firecone to form an area of the wrapper having a reduced permeability that is lower than the base permeability; wherein the reduced permeability is selected to permit sufficient air flow through the wrapper to sustain free burn; and further wherein the reduced permeability is also selected to impart reduced ignition propensity when the smoking article is placed on a substrate, such that there is insufficient air flow through the wrapper to sustain combustion of the burning firecone or to sustain an intensity of the burning firecone necessary to ignite the substrate.
A method for determining locations of transducer arrays (504; 601, 602, 603, 604) on a subject's body for applying tumor treating fields, comprising: receiving, based on two-dimensional image data associated with a portion of the subject's body, an indication of one or more potential skin surface conditions on the subject's body; receiving an indication that the one or more potential skin surface conditions are associated with one or more skin surface conditions ; determining, based on the 2D image data and the indication that the one or more potential skin surface conditions are associated with the one or more skin surface conditions , a representation of the one or more skin surface conditions in three-dimensional space ; determining, based on the representation of the one or more skin surface conditions in the 3D space , one or more recommended locations of the transducer arrays (504; 601, 602, 603, 604) on the subject's body for applying tumor treating fields; and outputting the one or more recommended locations of the transducer arrays (504; 601, 602, 603, 604) on the subject's body for applying tumor treating fields. receiving, based on two-dimensional image data associated with a portion of the subject's body, an indication of one or more potential skin surface conditions on the subject's body; receiving an indication that the one or more potential skin surface conditions are associated with one or more skin surface conditions ; determining, based on the 2D image data and the indication that the one or more potential skin surface conditions are associated with the one or more skin surface conditions , a representation of the one or more skin surface conditions in three-dimensional space ; determining, based on the representation of the one or more skin surface conditions in the 3D space , one or more recommended locations of the transducer arrays (504; 601, 602, 603, 604) on the subject's body for applying tumor treating fields; and outputting the one or more recommended locations of the transducer arrays (504; 601, 602, 603, 604) on the subject's body for applying tumor treating fields.