Abstract: This invention relates to a method for producing micro-domain graphitic materials by use of a plasma process, and to novel micro-conical graphitic materials. By micro-domain graphitic material we mean fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, open conical carbon structures (also named micro-cones), preferably flat graphitic sheets, or a mixture of two or all of these. The novel carbon material is open carbon micro-cones with total disclination degrees of 60° and/or 120°, corresponding to cone angles of respectively 112.9° and/or 83.6°.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing a ?-lactam compound of the following Formula (3), which comprises the step of reacting a compound of the following Formula (1) with a trialkyl phosphite represented by the formula (R5O)3P (wherein R5 represents an ethyl group, etc.) in an amount of 2 to 5 moles per mole of the compound and the step of heating the resulting reaction mixture in a diluent, wherein said method is characterized by having the step of completely removing unreacted trialkyl phosphite from the reaction mixture prior to the step of heating. (wherein X represents S, etc., Y represents N, etc., n represents 0 or 1, R1 represents an optionally substituted alkyl group containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms, etc., R2 and R3 each represent an optionally substituted alkyl or heterocyclic group, etc., and R4 represents an alkenyloxy group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, etc., provided that R1 and R2 may together form a ?-lactam ring, etc.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a substituted anilide derivative represented by general formula (I): (wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, a (C1-C6)alkyl group, a halo(C1-C6)alkyl group or the like; R2 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a halo(C1-C6)alkyl group; R3 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a (C1-C6)alkyl group or the like; t is 0 or 1; m is an integer of 0 to 6; each of Xs is a (C2-C8)alkyl group, a (C1-C8)alkoxy group or the like in the case of t being 0, and is a halogen atom, a cyano group or the like in the case of t being 1; n is an integer of 1 to 4; Z is O or S; and Q is any of Q1 to Q25), an intermediate thereof, an agricultural and horticultural chemical, and a usage of the same.

Abstract: Efficient cooling of a stage of gas turbine engine turbine blades (36) is achieved by first reducing the pressure of the cooling air after it has been bled from the annulus of the compressor (12) by passing it through a diffuser (30), to a pressure magnitude lower than is required at entry to the turbine blades, then re-pressurizing the bled air up to the required entry pressure, by passing it through a radial compressor defined by a cowl (44) positioned in close spaced, co-rotational relationship with the downstream face of the associated turbine disk (34).

Abstract: This invention relates to a load hoist arrangement (1) comprising a control device (50) arranged between a traverse device and a load carrying device (52). The load carrying device (52) is manually guidable in a three-dimentional space and lateral movement of said load carrying device (52) is controlled by a driving device. The driving device is controlled by recorded and transmitted force impacts from said control device (50) to said driving device. The traverse device has support elements (5, 6, 7) for supporting a traveling bridge (4), arranged to travel along said support elements (5, 6, 7), and a carriage (3) arranged to travel back and forth on said traveling bridge (4). The driving device comprises at least one motor, provided with at least two driving wheel units (15, 16), secured to said carriage (3) and two drag elements (21, 21?) secured at its end portions to opposite end portions of said support elements (5, 6) and crossing at said traveling bridge (4).

Abstract: A single lens pince-nez, comprising a bridge member (11) adapted to extend over the bridge of the nose of a person and engage the sides of the bridge of the nose, and a single lens (10) attached to the bridge member (11) in a position located in front of one eye of the person when the person wears the pince-nez, is very suitable for use as make-up “glasses”, since it does not obstruct the applying of make-up on one side of the face of the wearer of the “glasses”, and is comfortable to wear thanks to its low weight. By selecting a high refractive index glass for the lens (10) and a beta titanium alloy for the bridge member (11), the weight can by reduced even more. Preferably, the single lens (10) is pivotally attached to the bridge member (11), so that it can be swung vertically or horizontally from one eye to the other.

Abstract: A turbofan gas turbine engine (10) comprises a fan rotor and a compressor rotor (62). The fan rotor (24) carries a plurality of circumferentially spaced radially outwardly extending fan blades (26). The compressor rotor carries a plurality of circumferentially spaced radially outwardly extending compressor blades (64). The fan rotor (24) is mounted on a fan shaft (38) and the compressor rotor (62) is mounted on a compressor shaft (68). The compressor shaft (68) is arranged around the fan shaft (38). The fan rotor (24) is rotatably mounted on a support structure (40) by a first bearing (50) and the compres˜sor rotor (62) is rotatably mounted on the support structure (40) by a second bearing (58) spaced axially from the first bearing (50). The fan and compressor rotors (24,62) are normally arranged coaxially with each other and with the support structure (40).

Abstract: A combustion chamber suitable for a gas turbine engine is provided with at least one Helmholtz resonator having a resonator cavity and a resonator neck in flow communication with the chamber interior. The resonator neck is provided with at least cooling holes extending through its wall for improved damping and cooling, at least one of the holes is directed towards the resonator cavity.

Abstract: Previously a number of techniques have been used in order to form single crystal or pre-determined crystallography components and articles. Each one of these techniques has its own particular problems, including susceptibility to error. By utilisation of a bi-crystal experiment to determine melt-back length LM and by consideration of the ingress distance d from potential initiation nucleation points on a perimeter of a seed crystal, it is possible to determine a maximum ingress length d. By ensuring that the maximum ingress length d is less than or equal to a seed crystal diameter R, it is possible to project locus from potential nucleation points C1, C2 in terms of potential radii for stray grain propagation. As the seed crystal will have a known crystalline orientation, it will be possible to consider two divergent growth curves of the crystal in terms of the stray grains propagating from the point C1, C2.

Abstract: A turbofan gas turbine engine (10) comprises a compressor rotor (24) carrying a plurality of circumferentially spaced radially extending rotor blades (26) and a casing (28) surrounding the compressor rotor (24) and compressor rotor blades (26). A compressor rotor blade tip seal (48) comprises an annular member (30) secured to and arranged within the casing (28). The annular member (40) has a plurality of circumferentially spaced axially extending corrugations (32) and a plurality of radially spaced circumferentially extending corrugations (34). A lining (40) is secured to and arranged within the annular member (30). The lining (40) is spaced radially from the tips (27) of the compressor rotor blades (26) to form a clearance (29). An actuator (56) is provided to move the annular member (30) and lining (40) radially to control the size of the clearance (29).

Abstract: A seal arrangement 30 presents a barrier in the form of a combined seal and anti-fret liner 36 across a shroud ring cavity 32 in order to inhibit air leakage in the platform gap between platforms 33. It will be understood that these gaps are provided for thermal expansion and vibration of vane assemblies but create a leakage path between passage 35 and cavity 32 which can increase aerodynamic losses and therefore reduce engine compressor efficiency. By provision of a combined seal and anti-fret liner 36 such air losses are reduced whilst combining the function of an air leakage seal and an anti-fret liner to prevent abrasive degradation of the mountings 37, 39 and platform section 33 ensures that there is a reduced component count as well as cost, weight and assembly time.

Abstract: A fault current limiter comprising: an input node; an output node; a variable impedance element coupled between the input node and the output node; a multi-cycle refrigeration system, comprising a first coolant cycle for cooling the variable impedance element and a second coolant cycle, thermally coupled to the first coolant cycle, for cooling the first coolant, wherein the variable impedance element comprises Magnesium Diboride.

Abstract: Within an intake for a gas turbine engine provision is provided through stator vanes 25, 45 in the stator whereby back pressure from a necessary obstruction 34, 46 can be utilised to balance forward pressure variations caused by intake droop or crosswinds in order to reduce those forward pressure detriments for more efficient engine operation according to a desired objective regime. Typically the flow through the intake 20 is analysed and then an appropriate positioning of the stator vanes 25, 45 determined in order to provide approximate balance between the forward pressures and back pressures. Normally, a combination of camber variation of stator vanes 45a and stagger variation of stator vanes 45b are utilised in order to achieve a desired momentum balance around the circumference of the intake 20. It will be understood that both the forward pressures and the back pressures are differentially variable about the circumference such that one opposes the other.

Abstract: A brush card assembly 10 includes a brush card member 12, conductive contacts 14 provided on the brush card member, and brushes 16 mounted to be electrically in contact with the conductive contacts. The assembly 10 also includes brush box 18 associated with each of the brushes. Each brush box includes an integral spring 24 constructed and arranged to bias an associated brush to contact a commutator, and an integral retainer 26 constructed and arranged to exert pressure on the associated brush once the brush is disengaged from the commutator.

Abstract: A deinterleaver module in an OFDM wireless transceiver includes partitioned memory banks for storage of code word fragments from an interleaved data stream, each code word fragment associated with a prescribed subcarrier frequency. Each code word fragment includes a prescribed number of code word bits based on a prescribed modulation of the interleaved data stream, and the code word bits for each code word fragment are written into respective selected locations of the corresponding memory bank based on the prescribed modulation and the corresponding prescribed subcarrier frequency. The deinterleaver module outputs deinterleaved data from the memory banks based on parallel output of the respective stored code word bits from a selected address of the memory banks.

Abstract: A centrifugal gas/liquid separator for location in a liquid reservoir comprises a generally cylindrical wall defining a separation chamber having a closed end, an open end, an inlet in the cylindrical wall for supplying a gas/liquid mixture into the separation chamber, and a gas outlet located externally of the separation chamber for discharging gases from the separator. The separator defines at least one liquid flow path for conveying separated liquid from the open end of the separation chamber into a reservoir, and at least one gas flow path for conveying separated gases from a radially inner region of the open end of the separation chamber, externally of the separation chamber, to the gas outlet. The separator is particularly suitable for separating air/oil mixtures in an oil system of a gas turbine engine.

Abstract: A nacelle assembly 40 adapted for mounting on a ducted fan gas turbine engine 20 comprising a generally annular body 46 having an air inlet 42 and an air outlet 44, the generally annular body 46 encircling a region of the engine 20 when working in operative association with the engine 20 and has a first attachment means 48 to a rigid member 58 and a second attachment means 52 to a casing assembly 34 on the engine 20 wherein the second attachment means 52 is frangible.

Abstract: Buffer-level arbitration is used to allocate released buffers, based on received flow control credits, between local packets and received packets on respective virtual channels in accordance with a determined insertion rate relative to a second number of received packets to be forwarded. Virtual channel arbitration also is performed to identify, from among the multiple virtual channels, the packets that should be sent next along the local and forwarded paths. Device arbitration is then performed to identify, from the insertion and forwarding paths, the packets that should be output onto an output transmission link, based on the determined insertion rate. Performing the arbitration at each step in accordance with the insertion rate maximizes packet bandwidth fairness among the multiple devices supplying packets across multiple virtual channels.

Abstract: A method of treating a mammal for a purpose selected from the group consisting of (a) increasing bone mineral density (BMD), (b) treating low BMD, (c) preventing and treatment of low impact fractures, (d) treatment of high impact fractures; (e) treating osteoporosis; (f) modulating a growth factor that influences bone metabolism; and (g) improving bone micro-architecture or connectivity of bone; the method comprising administering to the mammal an effective amount of a N-acylated-2-glucosamine derivative of the general formula (I): wherein R is an alkyl radical of the general formula CnH2n+1 and n is selected from 2-12; or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts, esters and glucosides thereof; or pharmaceutically-acceptable compositions thereof.