Abstract: A saddle assembly comprising a seat portion with panels detachably mounted thereto, one on each of the opposing sides. An under flap and a long flap are detachably secured to each panel, the long flap overlying the under flap. The panels and long flaps each have cooperating fasteners for detachably securing the under flaps and long flaps to the respective panels. Each panel includes a cavity for receiving a filler material. The cavity has an access opening suitably configured for adding and removing material from the cavity, and fasteners across the opening for retaining the material in the cavity. Alternatively, the panel includes an inflatable cavity with a valve for controlling the passage of fluid to and from the cavity.

Abstract: The air filtration device for use with a roof drill has an air intake block attached to a vertical support abutting the mine roof lateral to the drill hole. A flexible hose attached to a dust filter and a vacuum source for filtering and collecting dust from the air before exhausting the air to the atmosphere is connected to the air intake block. The air intake block has a plurality of holes defined in at least one face of the block for the intake of dust laden air and an air passage within the block in communication with the vacuum source provided by the flexible hose. The holes defined in the air intake block may be covered by screens to prevent the entrance of large particles into the air intake block. The air intake block is disposed to provide sufficient suction lateral to the longitudinal axis of the drill steel in order to remove fine particles of quartz and dust from the air adjacent the entrance of the drill hole.

Abstract: A round baler for agricultural harvested crop and including a variable volume bale chamber having a delivery opening and limited, in an axial direction, by side walls of the baler housing and, in a radial direction, by at least one flexible transporting and pressing belt, which is guided over deflection rolls, and by at least one pressing roller which is arranged adjacent to a respective deflection roll, a pivot device supported in the baler housing for pivoting the transporting and pressing belt, with increase of a bale diameter, from a start position of the transporting and pressing belt into its end position, and elements for positively shifting a radial position of at least one pressing roller or the respective deflection roll relative to the bale chamber dependent on the pivotal movement of the pivot device.

Abstract: A steel cord is formed by compactly twisting steel filaments together, the steel filaments including a plurality of zigzag filaments and optionally a nonzigzag filament, the zigzag filament being zigzaged two-dimensionally and made up of straight segments each extending between the zigzag peak points, the nonzigzag filament being straight. In case the cord is composed of only the zigzag filaments, the zigzag filaments include at least two kinds of zigzag filaments having different zigzag pitch lengths. In case the cord is composed of both the zigzag filaments and nonzigzag filaments, some of the zigzag and nonzigzag filaments are first loosely twisted together into a bunch, and then a plurality of bunches are twisted together into the cord. In any case, the zigzag pitch length and zigzag wave height of each zigzag filament are substantially constant along the length thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hairiness suppressing device for an automatic winder that can perfectly balloon a spun yarn using a whirling current in a yarn passage. In a hairiness suppressing device (1) comprising a yarn inserting opening (9) that extends and opens in an axial direction of a yarn passage (8) in which a whirling current acts on a spun yarn, a wedge-shaped cover member (29) is provided that can open and close the yarn inserting opening (9). When a swiveling body (26) is swivellably moved to open the cover member (29), the yarn can be introduced into the yarn passage (8) through the yarn inserting opening (9). When the swiveling body (26) is swivellably moved to close the cover member (29), the whirling current in the yarn passage (8) is prevented from leaking from a side of the yarn passage (8).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for spinning with a suppressed yarn balloon (75), whereby the rotation of the yarn is predominately produced between a top spindle (2) and the clamping gap (523) of delivery rolls (521, 522) at the exit of the drafting system (5). The top spindle (2) is provided with one or a plurality of projecting parts in the head area thereof and extends with said projecting parts on the elongated axis of the spindle (1) from underneath up to a vertically displaceable yarn guide (3). The vertically adjustable yarn guide is displaced upwards and away from the top spindle in order to prepare an automated feed package changing. Afterwards, the ring tail (4) is lowered into the underwinding position. The aim of the invention is to provide a method which can also be used for flat and very fine yarns, especially combed yarns. To this end, the extended slubbing (71) which exits the drafting system is compacted while the yarns are maintained in a parallel position.

Abstract: A combustion chamber assembly (22) comprises a primary, a secondary and a tertiary fuel and air mixing ducts (54,78,98) to supply fuel and air to primary, secondary and tertiary combustion zones (40,42,44). Each of the primary, secondary and tertiary fuel and air mixing ducts (54,78,98) comprises a pair of axial flow swirlers (56,60,80,84,102,104) arranged coaxially to swirl the air in opposite directions and fuel injectors (62, 86,106) to supply fuel coaxially of the respective axial flow swirlers (56,60,80,84,102, 104). Valves (66,90) are provided to control the supply of air to the primary and the secondary fuel and air mixing ducts (54,78) respectively. A duct (122,116) is arranged to supply cooling air and dilution air to the combustion chamber (22). The amount of air supplied to the primary, secondary and tertiary fuel and air mixing ducts (54,78,98) and the duct (122,116) is measured.

Abstract: In a catalyzer arrangement in an exhaust system of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine, each of exhaust pipes connected with exhaust ports of the engine has a first exhaust pipe section extending away from a main body of the engine, a second exhaust pipe section contiguous to the first exhaust pipe section having a first curved portion for turning the second exhaust pipe section toward the main body of the engine, and a third exhaust pipe section contiguous to the second exhaust pipe section having a second curved portion for turning the third exhaust pipe portion away from the main body of the engine. A catalyzer is connected to a downstream side of the third exhaust pipe section and disposed within a space surrounded by the first, second and third exhaust pipe sections. The exhaust pipes are divided into one group positioned near one end of a row of cylinder of the engine and another group positioned near another end of the row of cylinder.

Abstract: An actuation and supply unit, particularly for auxiliary actuators suitable to actuate complementary fixtures and/or tools in die-forming presses actuated by a main actuator, comprising a hydraulic power source which is associated with a reservoir and is connected to a section for accumulating the hydraulic power, the accumulation section being associated, through the interposition of distribution cylinder, with at least one auxiliary actuator.

Abstract: A hydraulic control device for a working vehicle capable of enhancing excavating ability even when earth to be excavated is hard is provided.

Abstract: A bypass mechanism is provided for use in a hydrostatic transmission, to enable the user to open or close a bypass between the hydraulic circuit of the transmission and a sump. The invention also comprises a safety mechanism to prevent excessive freewheeling of the vehicle by providing a plate or other bypass mechanism which engages a valve. The plate or other mechanism is moveable between a first position where the valve opens the hydraulic circuit to the sump and a second position where the valve closes the hydraulic circuit, and a spring mechanism enables the valve to override the bypass mechanism and force the circuit closed under excessive pressure.

Abstract: A thermal management system is disclosed by selectively breaking the thermal connection between the heat sinks and the electronics being cooled. This preserves the excess heat generated by the electronics rather than dissipating it, thereby maintaining the electronics at or above the minimum specified operating temperature during exposure to extremely cold environments. The thermal connection can be broken in several ways including an electrically controlled device such as an solenoid or via a device that harnesses a phenomenon of the same low temperatures that is the ultimate source of the problem to be solved. A preferred example of such a device is a solidification engine. A solidification engine produces reversible motion based upon the tendency of certain substances to expand with significant force upon freezing and to contract upon melting.

Abstract: A heat engine is constructed from sheet metal and the like. The heat engine has an outer container and inner container which contains a displacer and a power piston. A plurality of positioning members are provided to dimensionally stabilize the inner and outer containers. By providing positioning members that extend between the inner and the outer containers, a sandwiched construction is obtained which allows the inner and outer containers to reinforce each other thus permitting the use of thin walled containers and improving the thermal efficiency of the heat engine and decreasing the weight of the heat engine.

Abstract: As geothermal steam containing contaminants such as boron, arsenic, and mercury is passed through a turbine-condenser system, the contaminants preferentially collect in the initial condensate produced from the steam. Collecting this initially-produced condensate and segregating it from the remainder of the steam being condensed ensures that condensate produced from the remainder of the steam is contaminants-lean, preferably containing the contaminants in concentrations allowing for discharge of the contaminants-lean condensate to the environment.

Abstract: The power produced by a gas turbine system is augmented by a direct contact heat exchanger for contacting and cooling humid ambient air with cooler water for producing cooled ambient air and warmed water, and a precompressor device for compressing said cooled ambient air to produce pressurized air that is warmer than ambient air and has a lower relative humidity. An evaporative cooler, which is supplied with the warmed water, is provided for cooling said pressurized air to produce cooled pressurized air at about ambient air temperature and relative humidity, which is supplied to the main compressor.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a thermally isolated element formed above a substrate such that the thermally isolated element is isolated from the substrate by a cavity, a thermal-to-electrical transducer for converting heat to an electrical signal, an electrical-to-thermal transducer for converting an electrical signal to heat, a functional material whose physical property changes at a particular temperature, and a circuit, formed on the substrate, for controlling the electrical-to-thermal transducer in accordance with a signal received from the thermal-to-electrical transducer. The thermal-to-electrical transducer, the electrical-to-thermal transducer, and the functional material are formed in the thermally isolated element.

Abstract: This application relates to a heat transfer apparatus and method employing an active regenerative cycle. The invention employs a working or “active” fluid and a heat transfer fluid which are physically separated. The working fluid is contained in an array of refrigeration elements that are distributed over the temperature gradient of a regenerative bed. The work for the refrigeration cycle is provided by alternative compression and expansion of the working fluid in each of the refrigeration elements at a temperature corresponding to the element's location in the temperature gradient. The compression and expansion strokes may be coupled together for optimum work recovery. The heat transfer fluid is circulated relative to the working fluid between a thermal load and a heat sink to enact a refrigeration cycle having improved energy efficiency.

Abstract: Coolant (3) whose boiling point is higher than the temperature of cooled SQUID elements (2) as cooled objects is poured into an inner container (37) for containing SQUID elements. The SQUID elements (2) are soaked in the coolant (3). Before the inner container (37) for containing SQUID elements is used, the coolant (3) is cooled and solidified by a refrigerator (7).

Abstract: An apparatus for subjecting articles of manufacture to a cryogenic thermal cycling process includes a bottom portion and a lid. The bottom portion comprises an outer and inner tank separated by a plurality of insulation layers. The inner tank defines an inner cavity wherein the articles are subjected to the cryogenic process. A thermal break is provided between the lid and bottom portion so that the temperature of the inner cavity does not conduct to the outer tank of the apparatus bottom portion. The process conducted in the apparatus is controlled by a pre-programmed profile inputted by a key controller or PC. Liquid nitrogen is the preferred cryogenic material to be employed. The novel process subjects the article to extreme negative temperatures thereafter cycling the article between a set of negative temperatures for a number of cycles. The process is completed by heating the article to an extreme positive temperature and then allowed to cool to ambient room temperature.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method for eliminating the dampness or moisture included in the incoming atmosphere(or air) with high temperature and humidity from outside into the underground storage facilities by condensing the moisture to water-drops. The present invention suggests an underground facility having a dehumidification system comprising an inside wall depart from a wall of the underground facility to inside area with a distance, a buffering space formed between the wall and the inside wall, so that the inside wall divide the buffering space and a room of the underground facility and, a ventilation means by which air can be circulated between the room and the buffering space. According to the present invention, it is not need to install any air conditioner or dehumidifier needing a expensive cost for equipment at first and consuming much electrical power and maintenance cost in usage.

Abstract: A commercial refrigeration system has a control system which distributes intelligence to increase granularity of the control and simplify wiring, assembly and installation. Compressors of the refrigeration system each have a bus compatible compressor safety and control module including a processor and sensors. All control and safety modules communicate over a single power and communications line with the controller, providing digital transmissions to the controller of measurements taken by the sensors. The information provided may include that the compressor is outside of a specific safety parameter, so that the controller knows not only that a safety parameter has been traversed, but exactly which one. The control and safety modules are capable of executing commands from the controller to cycle the compressors. The control and safety modules preferably contain sufficient intelligence to continue system operation upon failure of the controller.

Abstract: A process for operation of an absorption heat pump in which in a boiling apparatus a solution which contains a refrigerant is heated by a burner in order to expel the refrigerant as refrigerant vapor; the refrigerant vapor is condensed in a condenser by interaction with a heat transfer medium; the refrigerant from the condenser is supplied to a vaporizer and an absorber; the solution which has been depleted of refrigerant from the boiling apparatus is supplied to the absorber; the solution which is rich in refrigerant from the absorber is pumped to a high pressure level and is returned to the boiling apparatus; and the heat transfer medium which has been heated in the condenser is supplied to a consumer and the heat transfer medium which has been cooled by the consumer is returned to the condenser is improved by measuring the outside temperature and the temperature of the heat transfer medium and adjusting the output of the burner depending on the measured temperature values, and by controlling the amount of

Abstract: When a solenoid 42 of a flow-rate control valve drive mechanism is demagnetized, a pilot valve 41 is closed for introduction of working pressure into a pressure chamber 35 of a flow-rate control valve 31 to be stopped, and a spool valve 33 is closed for a low-pressure side refrigerant path 25 to be closed and for a refrigerant suction rate to a refrigerant suction chamber 7 to be reduced to a zero.

Abstract: A heating and/or air conditioning device for a motor-vehicle passenger compartment has an air-inlet chamber and a blower for installation in a rear part of the vehicle, a treatment and distribution device for installation in a front part of the passenger compartment), and a connecting duct for connecting the blower to the treatment and distribution device.

Abstract: A water removal enhancement device applicable to an evaporator of a refrigeration system includes a pulse power supply, an electrode mounted under the evaporator, and metallic needles formed on the bottom of the evaporator. The needles of the evaporator and the electrode are electrically connected to the power of the pulse power supply, so that negative (or positive) electricity is charged to the evaporator and the needles, while the positive (or negative) power of the pulse power supply is charged to the electrode. The condensed water formed on the evaporator and falling to the needles is therefore easily attracted by the electrode via electric discharge effect on tip points and easily drop from the evaporator to the electrode and drain away.

Abstract: A roof-mounted evaporative air conditioner is disclosed. The air conditioner includes a housing defined by a base which conforms to the pitch of the roof and includes an outlet for air to flow from the housing into ductwork; a plurality of vertical side walls having water absorbent panels that define an inlet for air to flow into the housing; and a top wall. The air conditioner further includes a water distribution system for supplying water to the panel(s) and a fan assembly for drawing air into the housing via the panel(s) so that the air is cooled by evaporating water in the panel(s).

Abstract: An ice-cream freezer includes a base, a bucket, a freezing cylinder, a stirring unit, a fixing annular cover, a cap and a transmitting device. The transmitting device consists of a motor, a transmitting gear, a transmitting shaft, and a transmitting rod. The motor is positioned under the base, rotating the transmitting gear, then the transmitting shaft and then the transmitting rod that then rotates a large gear of the stirring unit, and then two stirring arm to stir ingredients of ice cream placed in the bucket and at the same time frozen by the freezing cylinder placed inside the bucket. The components of the ice-cream freezer are convenient to assemble and disassemble for washing and cleaning, with the motor never getting wet to prolong service life of the ice-cream freezer.

Abstract: A container for handling and transporting temperature-sensitive items. The container includes a tote made of a resilient material, the tote including an opening for inserting items and flaps for covering the opening, wherein the tote has dimensions compatible with commercial product-handling equipment. The container further includes a liner sized to fit into the tote. In one embodiment, the liner includes a shell made of a resilient material and shaped to cover the interior surfaces of the tote. The liner has a layer of a temperature insulating material enclosed within the shell. A liner is lid sized to fit securely over the opening of the shell, and in one embodiment, includes a layer of the insulating material and a cavity for inserting a refrigerant material therein.

Abstract: By supplying a refrigerant utilized for cooling brine at a brine chiller unit (4) to a cooler (21) of a blast chiller (2), the internal space at the blast chiller (2) is cooled. In addition, the brine cooled at the brine chiller unit (4) is supplied to an ice heat storage tank (23) during the night and is supplied to a cold trap (7) during the daytime by switching a three way reversing valve (17). Thus, ice-making and chilled water storage are achieved at the ice heat storage tank (23) during the nighttime so that a tumble chiller (3) performs cooling during the daytime by using the chilled water that has been stored at the ice heat storage tank (23). Consequently, during the daytime, three coolers, i.e., the vacuum cooler (1), the blast chiller (2) and the tumble chiller (3), can be operated with a single brine chiller unit (4).

Abstract: An objective in a natural gas liquids (NGL) plant is that of achieving and maintaining maximum productivity. If this plant is equipped with a turboexpander that drives a gas compressor (recompressor), maximum turboexpander productivity provides maximum plant productivity attained by maximum compressor power. This is accomplished by manipulating the compressor operating point location (by adjusting the opening of the antisurge valve) and by controlling rotational speed. The subjects of the proposed invention are the method and apparatus (comprising a turboexpander/recompressor rotational speed controller and a recompressor antisurge controller) providing maximum turboexpander/recompressor rotational speed and recompressor operating point location (corresponding to maximum power) by opening the turboexpander's adjustable nozzles and the recompressor antisurge valve.

Abstract: An method for the recovery of oxygen at hyperbaric pressure by low-temperature air fractionation includes compressing feed air to a first pressure, which is about the same as the operating pressure of the pressure column. At least a first partial flow of the feed air is cooled in a main heat exchanger and passed into the pressure column. An oxygen flow is tapped from the low-pressure column; brought to a delivery pressure that is higher than the operating pressure of the low-pressure column; heated in the main heat exchanger; and discharged as product. The pressure of a process stream from the main heat exchanger is relieved in a work-expanding manner, and the process stream is supplied to the low-pressure column. At least a portion of the mechanical energy generated by the work-expanding is used to drive a cold compressor.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing a glass substrate for an information recording medium by press-shaping a molten glass which gives a glass containing 0.1 to 30 mol % of TiO2, 1 to 45 mol % of CaO, 5 to 40 mol % of total of MgO and the above CaO, 3 to 30 mol % of total of Na2O and Li2O, 0 to 15 mol % of Al2O3 and 35 to 65 mol % of SiO2 and having properties of a liquidus temperature of 1,360° C. or lower and a viscosity of at least 10 poise in a shaping-allowable temperature range, or by preparing a preform formed of a glass which contains 0.1 to 30 mol % of TiO2, 1 to 45 mol % of CaO, 5 to 40 mol % of total of MgO and the above CaO, 3 to 30 mol % of total of Na2O and Li2O, 0 to 15 mol % of Al2O3 and 35 to 65 mol % of SiO2 and has properties of a liquidus temperature of 1,360° C. or lower and shaping the preform in the form of a disc by a re-heat pressing method.

Abstract: When molten glass which is under an atmosphere of pressure P, is fed into a vacuum chamber capable of rendering a pressure to the molten glass to be in a range of 38 [mmHg]-(P-50) [mmHg] to perform degassing to the molten glass, a staying time of the molten glass in the vacuum chamber is in a range of 0.12-4.8 hours, whereby there is obtainable an effective degassing function to the molten glass.

Abstract: Provided is a process for the manufacture of technical glass. The process includes, heating a glass bath with at least one flame, wherein the at least one flame is a non-hard flame which is blue in color and includes substantially no reducing species.

Abstract: The invention intends to provide a slide fastener tape capable of securing flexibility and attaching strength without losing proper flexibility of knitted fabric and having a warp knitting structure allowing an element to be attached uniformly. In this slide fastener tape, its element attaching portion is knitted with warp yarn integrally with a tape main body along a side edge thereof formed by warp knitting structure of one needle row of double row needles. The slide fastener tape is composed of plural groups of double tricot knitting structures lapped alternately between double row needles so as to surround a peripheral face of a core material and a knitting structure which is part of the tape main body. Needle loops of the knitting structure, which is part of the tape main body, are overlapped with needle loops, which are part of the double tricot knitting structure.

Abstract: The present invention provides a dry cleaning process that facilitates distribution of detergent and solvent and (optionally) facilitates recovery of cleaning by-products in conjunction with the cleaning of articles at a dry cleaning facility.

Abstract: An automatic washing machine includes a water tub having a bottom with a through hole, a rotating tub rotatably mounted in the water tub, an electric motor including a rotor and mounted on an underside of the water tub, a hollow tub shaft rotatably mounted on the bottom of the water tub so as to extend through the hole of the water tub, the tub shaft having an upper end connected to the rotating tub and a lower end with an outer circumferential face formed with a sliding guide, a boss mounted on a central portion of the rotor so as to be located below the tub shaft, the boss including an upper portion formed with an annular connecting portion having a diameter larger than a diameter of the tub shaft, an agitator shaft rotatably mounted inside the tub shaft and having an upper end connected to the agitator and a lower end connected to the boss, a cylindrical clutch having an inner circumferential face formed with an annular engaging portion engaging the sliding guide, the clutch being fitted with the lower end

Abstract: A security device which is mounted on a door adjacent a deadbolt lock. The security device is a chain which will have a link with a ring at one end which is passed around the knob on the deadbolt to prevent the deadbolt knob from being turned and, therefore, opened.

Abstract: A key ring structure comprises an assembled disk, a ring, and a button. The assembled disk is formed by a lower piece and an upper piece. An annular groove is formed between the upper piece and the lower piece. The opening of the groove faces toward a circumference of the disk. The lower piece and upper piece are installed with a first recess and a second recess. The first recess and the second recess are installed with respect to one another and are installed at two sides of the groove so that the groove is formed with a movable opening; and the movable opening faces outwards. The head of the ring body is slidably installed to the groove of the disk. The head is capable of being moved out or placed in the groove through the disk. A button has a button body. The button body is installed in the disk. A restoring spring is disposed between the button body and the disk. The button is movable along the disk. One side of the button body extends outwards so as to be formed as a stopper.

Abstract: In the present invention, in a method of fabricating a metal vessel formed by expanding in hydraulic bulge formation a cylinder having a bottom, wherein a flat plate material is formed into a cylinder, the edges welded, and a bottom member welded to one open part of the cylindrical shell member, the stationary point of the expanded part of the shell member is made the expanding part side from the shell member—bottom member weld of the cylinder with a bottom, and thereby by expanding the shell part on the opening side, a metal vessel is formed, and thus the time of the processing itself of a plurality of expanding process of press-working and ironing and transiting of moving from one step to the next can be completed by one step, decreasing the time and reducing the cost.

Abstract: An apparatus for full-enclosed die forging for forging a material into a workpiece having concavities on its opposite end surfaces including a first die provided on a stationary frame. A second die is provided on a movable frame which moves toward and away from the stationary frame to come into and out of contact with the first die. A first punch on the stationary frame and a second punch on the movable frame plunge into a cavity formed by the closed pair of these dies from the opposite sides. The first die is movable in a forging direction in a die housing provided on the stationary frame and is forced to the second die by a first spring member in the die housing. A plurality of die engaging members are housed in the die housing, and are disposed at the surrounding of the first die and are biased into the die housing.

Abstract: A method, system, and storage medium for gas flow calibration of mass flow controllers (MFCs) is presented. A second mass flow controller that has a full scale range substantially less than that of a mass flow meter (MFM) may be calibrated by the MFM using a “gas biasing” technique. A first MFC is set such that a first flow of gas through the MFM at a first flow rate results. The first flow rate is preferably approximately 50% of the full scale range of the MFM. A first reading of the MFM is then recorded. The second MFC is then set such that a second gas flow of gas through the MFM at a second flow rate results. A second reading of the MFM is then recorded. The difference between the second and first readings is then compared to the set flow rate of the second MFC to determine the calibration of the second MFC. The full scale range of the second MFC may be less than 1% of the full scale range of the MFM.

Abstract: Installation for analyzing the level of at least one element, from at least two initial gas sources (S1, S2, . . . ) in a sampling procedure, using at least one analyzer (A1, A2, . . . ) capable of analyzing the element, including: at least two sources (S1, S2, . . . ) of initial gases to be analyzed; at least two tapping lines (Lp1, Lp2, . . . ), each line being connected in its upstream part to one of the initial gas sources, and in its downstream part to a respective flow-directing component (V1, V2. . . ); at least two discharge lines (LE1, LE2, . . . ), each discharge line being connected in its upstream part to one of the directing components and in its downstream part to a discharge or to a storage point (E1, E2, . . . ); at least two secondary lines (Ls1, Ls2, . . .

Abstract: A leak tester is used to perform a leak test on a work such as a wheel by detecting trace gas being leaked from the work. Herein, the work is installed in a chamber and is tightly held between seals. A leak tester seal is constructed using a work seal base, on which a number of channels are formed like circular rings, which are sequentially arranged with equal intervals. For example, an interval of distance between centers of adjoining channels is set at 1.27 cm to cope with different kinds of tire wheels, diameters of which are determined in accordance with the prescribed standard. Incidentally, each channel has a rectangular shape in section. In addition, a number of sealing members, made of elastic material, are formed like circular rings, which are fitted into the channels respectively. At installation of the work into the chamber of the leak tester, a rim of the wheel is pressed against the sealing member buried in the channel of the work seal base.

Abstract: A method of calculating the salt content of water in a multiphase flow which comprises irradiating a body of the multiphase flow with radiation of three distinct energy levels; measuring the intensity of the transmitted radiation at each of the energy levels, and using the measurements of transmitted radiation as obtained from calibration and radiation mass attenuation coefficients for hydrocarbons for each of the energy levels, to calculate a unique function for representing the salt content of the water. The three energy levels can as an example be provided by the radioactive isotope Barium 133 and the radiation mass attenuation coefficients for hydrocarbons can be calculated theoretically or derived from static calibration measurements. The invention is particularly suited for the measurement of water salinity in a stream comprising a mixture of oil, water, and gas, i.e., a multiphase flow, without separating the phases.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring the instantaneous torque of an engine by measuring the change in pressure in the combustion chamber at two crank angles. The crank angles are chosen to approximate the time when the change in pressure is the greatest and when the pressure is the greatest and the change in pressure is zero. These crank angles may be either determined by measuring the values or by approximating the crank angles at which the values will exist. In some instances, the torque is measured by summing the change in pressures during the time interval and in other methods the torque is measured by determining the pressure differences at the two crank angles.

Abstract: The angle of inclination of a bend encountered by a vehicle is calculated from the rotation rate, lateral acceleration and speed of the vehicle, thereby avoiding the necessity of sensors not already existing in the vehicle.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method and apparatus for determining the effectiveness of a vehicle braking system and for measuring changes in the mass of a wheeled vehicle. The method and apparatus include manually or automatically measuring and inputting vehicle mass to a computer, measuring and inputting brake system pressure during deceleration of the vehicle in a normal operating mode, measuring and inputting road slope, measuring and inputting air friction and engine friction of the vehicle, determining a predicted deceleration of the vehicle, measuring actual deceleration of the vehicle, and providing and using a computer to calculate the effectiveness of the vehicle braking system from data representing actual deceleration of the vehicle, road slope, air friction, engine friction, brake system pressure, vehicle mass, and predicted deceleration for the vehicle under comparable circumstances, and generating a signal representative of the effectiveness of the vehicle braking system.

Abstract: An injection unit including a heating barrel and an injection screw rotationally and axially movable and placed in the heating barrel is disposed on one side of a clamping mechanism for clamping a mold. The injection screw is driven and controlled for operation through a ball screw by an electric motor. Products, each of a moving speed of the ball screw and an operating current supplied to the electric motor in a unit time, are accumulated to calculate a total energy value indicating the amount of total energy supplied to the ball screw. A life energy value is predetermined on the basis of products, each of force generated by the ball screw and a moving speed of the ball screw. It is decided that a life of the ball screw has terminated when the total energy value A is equal to or greater than the life energy B (A≧B).

Abstract: A measuring device for measuring the mass of a medium flowing in a flow line, in particular the aspirated air mass of an internal combustion engine, including a measuring element bathed by the flowing medium and disposed in a flow conduit of the measuring device provided in the flow line. The flow conduit extends in a primary flow direction between an inlet opening that communicates with the flow line and at least one outlet opening that discharges into the flow line downstream of the inlet opening. The flow conduit branches at a first dividing point, disposed between the inlet opening and the measuring element, into a measuring conduit, in which the measuring element is disposed, and a first bypass conduit, which bypasses the measuring element in the primary flow direction.