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Refractory tile system for covering an internal wall of a high temperature furnace or boiler, comprising base tiles each having a front face (1") and a back face , and shielding tiles each having a front face (11") and a back face , wherein the said back faces of said base tiles each comprise one or more attachment points for mounting the base tile to the said internal wall using an anchoring system, and wherein the said shielding tiles are each equipped with a protrusion along a first side, extending from the back face of each shielding tile and adapted to stably arrange each shielding tile in a suspended position from each said base tile when mounted to the said internal wall, and an overhang along a second side opposite the said first side and extending from the front side (11") of each shielding tile , such that in a mounted position, each said overhang covers a portion of an adjacent shielding tile base tiles each having a front face (1") and a back face , and shielding tiles each having a front face (11") and a back face ,
A position sensing arrangement for sensing the position of a revolute joint of an articulated structure, the position sensing arrangement comprising: a disc comprising: a first magnetic ring with m magnetic pole pairs, and a second magnetic ring with n magnetic pole pairs, where m and n are co-prime, and a mounting arrangement by which the disc is mountable to a magnetisation jig during manufacture and the articulated structure during operation such that during operation the disc rotates about an axis; and a magnetic sensor assembly comprising: a first magnetic sensor array for detecting the magnetic pole pairs of the first magnetic ring, and a second magnetic sensor array for detecting the magnetic pole pairs of the second magnetic ring; and characterised in that : the mounting arrangement comprises a set of mounting features which form a rotationally asymmetrical pattern on the disc such that the mounting arrangement permits the disc to be mounted to the magnetisation jig and articulated structure in a single rotational orientation about the axis only. a disc comprising: a first magnetic ring with m magnetic pole pairs, and a second magnetic ring with n magnetic pole pairs, where m and n are co-prime, and a mounting arrangement by which the disc is mountable to a magnetisation jig during manufacture and the articulated structure during operation such that during operation the disc rotates about an axis; and a first magnetic ring with m magnetic pole pairs, and a second magnetic ring with n magnetic pole pairs, where m and n are co-prime, and a mounting arrangement by which the disc is mountable to a magnetisation jig during manufacture and the articulated structure during operation such that during operation the disc rotates about an axis; and a magnetic sensor assembly comprising: a first magnetic sensor array for detecting the magnetic pole pairs of the first magnetic ring, and a second magnetic sensor array for detecting the magnetic pole pairs of the second magnetic ring; and characterised in that : the mounting arrangement comprises a set of mounting features which form a rotationally asymmetrical pattern on the disc such that the mounting arrangement permits the disc to be mounted to the magnetisation jig and articulated structure in a single rotational orientation about the axis only.
A home automation system for a building , this building being divided into several areas (Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4), the home automation system comprising: - home automation equipment items , distributed within areas (Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4) of the building, and - a communication network , to which the home automation equipment items are connected, this communication network authorizing an intercommunication of the home automation equipment items according to a predefined communication protocol; the communication network being a hardwired hierarchical network including: - a first network (B, SN1, SN2) of rank n, - a plurality of subnetworks (SN1, SN2, SSN1, SSN2) of lower hierarchical rank n-1, connected to the first network, each subnetwork being associated with an area (Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4) of the building , each subnetwork (SN1, SN2, SSN1, SSN2) containing at least one of the home automation equipment items ; each subnetwork of lower hierarchical rank n-1 being connected to the first network of rank n by a network equipment item , such as a router, the home automation system being characterized in that each among several of the home automation equipment items of the communication network is configured to provide information to the other home automation equipment items with a broadcast range adjustable by selection between: (a) a broadcast range intended solely for the subnetwork of lower hierarchical rank n-1 in which it is located; (b) a broadcast range intended for several of the subnetworks (SN1, SN2, SSN1, SSN2) of lower hierarchical rank n-1, and (c) a broadcast range intended for the entirety of the network of rank n and subnetworks with rank n-1. - home automation equipment items , distributed within areas (Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4) of the building, and - a communication network , to which the home automation equipment items are connected, this communication network authorizing an intercommunication of the home automation equipment items according to a predefined communication protocol; - a first network (B, SN1, SN2) of rank n, - a plurality of subnetworks (SN1, SN2, SSN1, SSN2) of lower hierarchical rank n-1, connected to the first network, each subnetwork being associated with an area (Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4) of the building , each subnetwork (SN1, SN2, SSN1, SSN2) containing at least one of the home automation equipment items ; (a) a broadcast range intended solely for the subnetwork of lower hierarchical rank n-1 in which it is located; (b) a broadcast range intended for several of the subnetworks (SN1, SN2, SSN1, SSN2) of lower hierarchical rank n-1, and (c) a broadcast range intended for the entirety of the network of rank n and subnetworks with rank n-1.
A photochromic film laminate comprising at least: (a) a first polymeric film layer having a first surface and an opposing second surface ; and (b) an adhesive layer over at least a portion of and in direct contact with the first surface of the first polymeric film layer (a), said adhesive layer formed from an adhesive composition comprising: (i) a thermoplastic polyol having a number average molecular weight greater than or equal to 30,000 g/mol; (ii) a poly(anhydride); and (iii) a photochromic material, and (c) a second polymeric film layer , which is the same or different from the first polymeric film layer (a), the second polymeric film layer having a first surface and an opposing second surface , wherein the first surface of the second polymeric film layer is disposed over and in direct contact with at least a portion of the adhesive layer, characterized in that the thermoplastic polyol (i) is present in the adhesive composition in an amount greater than or equal to 60 percent by weight based on total combined weight of solids present in the thermoplastic polyol (i) and the poly(anhydride) (ii). (a) a first polymeric film layer having a first surface and an opposing second surface ; and (b) an adhesive layer over at least a portion of and in direct contact with the first surface of the first polymeric film layer (a), said adhesive layer formed from an adhesive composition comprising: (i) a thermoplastic polyol having a number average molecular weight greater than or equal to 30,000 g/mol; (ii) a poly(anhydride); and (iii) a photochromic material, and (i) a thermoplastic polyol having a number average molecular weight greater than or equal to 30,000 g/mol; (ii) a poly(anhydride); and (iii) a photochromic material, and (c) a second polymeric film layer , which is the same or different from the first polymeric film layer (a), the second polymeric film layer having a first surface and an opposing second surface , wherein the first surface of the second polymeric film layer is disposed over and in direct contact with at least a portion of the adhesive layer,
An air conditioning apparatus comprising: a relay unit connected to one or a plurality of outdoor units and a plurality of indoor units by different pipeline systems, respectively, so as to exchange heat between a refrigerant circulating through the outdoor unit and a heat medium different from the refrigerant and to circulate the heat medium through the indoor units , one or a plurality of outdoor units connected to the relay unit by a pipeline and in which a refrigerant is circulated; and a plurality of indoor units connected to the relay unit by a different system and in which the heat medium is circulated, the relay unit comprising: a plurality of valve blocks , each integrating at least a plurality of branch pipes connected to the indoor units , a plurality of main pipes which become channels for the heat medium relating to the heat exchange, and a heat medium flow direction switching device that switches the main pipes to communicate with the branch pipes , characterized in that a valve block unit connects the plurality of valve blocks and a slit is formed in the valve block between a main pipe on the cooling side and a main pipe on the heating side. a relay unit connected to one or a plurality of outdoor units and a plurality of indoor units by different pipeline systems, respectively, so as to exchange heat between a refrigerant circulating through the outdoor unit and a heat medium different from the refrigerant and to circulate the heat medium through the indoor units , one or a plurality of outdoor units connected to the relay unit by a pipeline and in which a refrigerant is circulated; and a plurality of indoor units connected to the relay unit by a different system and in which the heat medium is circulated, the relay unit comprising: a plurality of valve blocks , each integrating at least a plurality of branch pipes connected to the indoor units , a plurality of main pipes which become channels for the heat medium relating to the heat exchange, and a heat medium flow direction switching device that switches the main pipes to communicate with the branch pipes , characterized in that a valve block unit connects the plurality of valve blocks and a slit is formed in the valve block between a main pipe on the cooling side and a main pipe on the heating side. a plurality of valve blocks , each integrating at least a plurality of branch pipes connected to the indoor units , a plurality of main pipes which become channels for the heat medium relating to the heat exchange, and a heat medium flow direction switching device that switches the main pipes to communicate with the branch pipes , characterized in that a valve block unit connects the plurality of valve blocks and a slit is formed in the valve block between a main pipe on the cooling side and a main pipe on the heating side.
A door provided with a framework which is at least substantially manufactured from building elements and two cover plates which are provided on either side of the framework , the building elements comprising wood, such as a beam or board, wherein the building elements are composed of at least two wood layers of wood (2.1-2.3) and at least one fire prevention layer (4.1-4.4) of a fire prevention material, wherein the at least one fire prevention layer is included between the at least two wood layers and wherein the fire prevention material is a solid material which does not burn at a temperature that is lower than 850 °C and which, in free condition, expands in volume by at least a factor 2, preferably by at least a factor 3 and more preferably by at least a factor 5 as a result of a temperature rise of the fire prevention material with a fire that has reached the fire prevention material, characterized in that the building elements are provided with at least three wood layers (2.1-2.5) and at least two fire prevention layers (4.1-4.4), wherein each wood layer (2.1-2.5) adjoins at least one of the fire prevention layers (4-1-4.4), while the at least three wood layers (2.1-2.5) and the at least two fire prevention layers (4.1-4.4) each extend in planes (X,Y) which are at least substantially perpendicular to the cover plates of the door.
Method for operating a vehicle treatment installation, in particular a vehicle washing installation, in which at least one vehicle surface (15; 16) is treated with at least one rotating brush (14; 24) with a brush material at an immersion depth of the brush, during the treatment of the vehicle surface the rotating brush is controlled on the basis of a sepoint for the friction of the brush material on the vehicle surface, wherein during the treatment of the vehicle surface the immersion depth of the rotating brush on the vehicle surfaces treated therewith is monitored at the setpoint in order to determine the condition of the brush material. at least one vehicle surface (15; 16) is treated with at least one rotating brush (14; 24) with a brush material at an immersion depth of the brush, during the treatment of the vehicle surface the rotating brush is controlled on the basis of a sepoint for the friction of the brush material on the vehicle surface, wherein during the treatment of the vehicle surface the immersion depth of the rotating brush on the vehicle surfaces treated therewith is monitored at the setpoint in order to determine the condition of the brush material.
A wing comprising: a trailing edge ; a divergent trailing edge device slideable along a surface of the trailing edge between a stowed position and a fully deployed position, the trailing edge device located entirely within the trailing edge when stowed, the trailing edge device increasing lift over drag of the wing when deployed; and. a cover on a lower surface of the divergent trailing edge device, the cover providing a sliding surface for the divergent trailing edge device. a divergent trailing edge device slideable along a surface of the trailing edge between a stowed position and a fully deployed position, the trailing edge device located entirely within the trailing edge when stowed, the trailing edge device increasing lift over drag of the wing when deployed; and. a cover on a lower surface of the divergent trailing edge device, the cover providing a sliding surface for the divergent trailing edge device.
Ethernet commutator comprising: - an assembly of Ethernet ports which are adapted to be connected to respective devices of an Ethernet network via Ethernet links ; - an Ethernet frame commutation module which is adapted to receive an Ethernet frame in order to select an Ethernet port of said assembly as a function of said received Ethernet frame and to supply said frame to said selected Ethernet port, said Ethernet commutator being characterised in that it comprises furthermore a connector which is adapted to be connected to a communication bus separate from an Ethernet link; said Ethernet commutator being characterised furthermore in that it is adapted to receive, via said connector, at least one message for ordering an operation transmitted on the communication bus in the J1939 format, the command being a diagnostic command which is transmitted following detection of a breakdown of the bus, and to implement, as a function of said received message, at least the operation ordered in said message, said operation being an operation from the following operations: - a test of the cabling of the Ethernet network; - a diagnosis of the cabling of the Ethernet network. - an assembly of Ethernet ports which are adapted to be connected to respective devices of an Ethernet network via Ethernet links ; - an Ethernet frame commutation module which is adapted to receive an Ethernet frame in order to select an Ethernet port of said assembly as a function of said received Ethernet frame and to supply said frame to said selected Ethernet port, - a test of the cabling of the Ethernet network; - a diagnosis of the cabling of the Ethernet network.
Use of Lactobacillus plantarum, or Pediococcus acidilactici, in a method for reducing immunoreactivity of a food, the method comprising: (a) incubating a food comprising at least one protein with a cross-linking enzyme to form a food comprising at least one cross-linked protein; and (b) hydrolyzing the food comprising the at least one cross-linked protein with a microorganism for about two hours to form a modified food comprising a hydrolysate of the at least one cross-linked protein, wherein (a) is performed before (b), wherein the microorganism is Lactobacillus plantarum, or Pediococcus acidilactici, wherein the food is selected from the group consisting of milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, corn, beef, chicken and lamb, and wherein a level of immunoreactivity of the modified food is less than a level of immunoreactivity of an unmodified food comprising the at least one protein. (a) incubating a food comprising at least one protein with a cross-linking enzyme to form a food comprising at least one cross-linked protein; and (b) hydrolyzing the food comprising the at least one cross-linked protein with a microorganism for about two hours to form a modified food comprising a hydrolysate of the at least one cross-linked protein, wherein (a) is performed before (b), wherein the microorganism is Lactobacillus plantarum, or Pediococcus acidilactici, wherein the food is selected from the group consisting of milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, corn, beef, chicken and lamb, and wherein a level of immunoreactivity of the modified food is less than a level of immunoreactivity of an unmodified food comprising the at least one protein.
Lighting and/or signaling device, especially for an automotive vehicle, comprising at least one optical module for emission of a light beam (VA, VB, VC) in the forward direction along a horizontal axis of emission, which is mounted on a support arranged on a frame extending in a transverse plane which is generally transversal to the axis of emission, the support being mounted in adjustable manner on the frame by means of an aiming mechanism to enable the adjusting of the axis of emission of the optical module, the aiming mechanism comprising at least two parallel threaded rods (22A, 22B, 22C - 24A, 24B, 24C) carried by the support, each of which extends longitudinally backward through an associated hole (122A, 122B, 122C - 124A, 124B, 124C) in the frame and carries a spherical nut comprising an active clamping face of truncated spherical profile which cooperates with a complementary bearing surface formed opposite said active clamping face in the rear face of the frame , said at least two threaded rods comprising: - one reference threaded rod carrying a spherical reference nut whose active face cooperates with a complementary spherical reference bearing surface of truncated spherical profile; characterized in that said at least two threaded rods comprise at least one adjustment threaded rod which carries a spherical adjustment nut whose active face cooperates with a complementary cylindrical adjustment bearing surface of truncated cylindrical profile. - one reference threaded rod carrying a spherical reference nut whose active face cooperates with a complementary spherical reference bearing surface of truncated spherical profile; characterized in that said at least two threaded rods comprise at least one adjustment threaded rod which carries a spherical adjustment nut whose active face cooperates with a complementary cylindrical adjustment bearing surface of truncated cylindrical profile.
A process to produce a fermentation product from lignocellulosic biomass, said process comprising: (a) introducing a lignocellulosic biomass feedstock to a single-stage digestor, wherein said feedstock contains cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin; (b) exposing said feedstock to a reaction solution comprising steam or liquid hot water within said digestor, to solubilize at least a portion of said hemicellulose in a liquid phase and to provide a cellulose-rich solid phase; (c) refining said cellulose-rich solid phase, together with said liquid phase, in a mechanical refiner to reduce average particle size of said cellulose-rich solid phase, thereby providing a mixture comprising refined cellulose-rich solids and said liquid phase; (d) enzymatically hydrolyzing said mixture in a hydrolysis reactor with cellulase enzymes, to generate fermentable sugars from said mixture, wherein said hydrolysis reactor includes one or more hydrolysis stages; and (e) fermenting at least some of said fermentable sugars in a fermentor to produce a fermentation product. (a) introducing a lignocellulosic biomass feedstock to a single-stage digestor, wherein said feedstock contains cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin; (b) exposing said feedstock to a reaction solution comprising steam or liquid hot water within said digestor, to solubilize at least a portion of said hemicellulose in a liquid phase and to provide a cellulose-rich solid phase; (c) refining said cellulose-rich solid phase, together with said liquid phase, in a mechanical refiner to reduce average particle size of said cellulose-rich solid phase, thereby providing a mixture comprising refined cellulose-rich solids and said liquid phase; (d) enzymatically hydrolyzing said mixture in a hydrolysis reactor with cellulase enzymes, to generate fermentable sugars from said mixture, wherein said hydrolysis reactor includes one or more hydrolysis stages; and (e) fermenting at least some of said fermentable sugars in a fermentor to produce a fermentation product.
A test system for testing a computer forming a test object of a computer system in a test network, wherein the test network comprises a test server for testing computers of the computer system, wherein the test system comprises the following features: a simulation server configured to emulate the test object ; and a control entity , in particular a control server or an application software on a control computer, for controlling the simulation server , wherein the control entity is configured to instruct the simulation server to generate a virtual test object for emulating the test object , wherein the control entity is further configured to instruct the test server to test the virtual test object generated by the simulation server instead of the computer , wherein the test system is configured to receive data of the test object and to emulate the test object on the simulation server based on the received data , wherein the test system is configured to receive the data of the test object by a direct file transfer between the test object and the test system , wherein the control entity is configured to test at regular intervals if data of a new test object are available on the simulation server and, in presence of data to instruct the simulation server to generate a virtual test object for emulating the new test object and to instruct the test server to test the virtual test object . a simulation server configured to emulate the test object ; and a control entity , in particular a control server or an application software on a control computer, for controlling the simulation server , wherein the control entity is configured to instruct the simulation server to generate a virtual test object for emulating the test object , wherein the control entity is further configured to instruct the test server to test the virtual test object generated by the simulation server instead of the computer , wherein the test system is configured to receive data of the test object and to emulate the test object on the simulation server based on the received data , wherein the test system is configured to receive the data of the test object by a direct file transfer between the test object and the test system , wherein the control entity is configured to test at regular intervals if data of a new test object are available on the simulation server and, in presence of data to instruct the simulation server to generate a virtual test object for emulating the new test object and to instruct the test server to test the virtual test object .