Abstract: A cooling tower having plume abating means is disclosed. The cooling tower disclosed herein includes: a housing; a cooling unit disposed inside of the housing and configured to convert high-temperature cooling water into low-temperature cooling water by contacting it with ambient air, wherein the cooling unit includes a wet unit and a dry unit that limit or block transfer of materials therebetween; a cooling water distributing unit disposed on top of the cooling unit and configured to spray cooling water to at least the wet unit of the cooling unit; a plume generating unit for generating plume by contacting first air discharged from the wet unit with second air discharged from the dry unit; a plume collecting unit disposed inside or outside of the housing and configured to collect plume generated in the plume generating unit; and an exhausting means disposed in a front end or back end of the plume collecting unit.

Abstract: A composition is described comprising a molecular sieve having pores defined by channels formed by one or more 8-membered rings of tetrahedrally coordinated atoms, such as a DDR-type molecular sieve, and an amorphous deposit of a boron compound on the molecular sieve.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating control unit program code. The control unit program code or an intermediate representation in the generation of the control unit program code is generated from at least one first data object with at least one first software tool. The first software tool outputs at least one message about the generation process during the generation of the control unit program code or the intermediate representation, and a computer-implemented message management environment acquires the message output by the software tool. The evaluation of the messages output by the software tools during the generation process is achieved in a more effective manner in that a qualification for the acquired message at least as open or approved is acquired by the message management environment and in that a qualification precondition for a message qualified as approved is also acquired by the message management environment.

Abstract: A lid for a container for bulk material includes a flange for sealing the lid to the container, the flange having an internal peripheral edge. The lid further includes a skim plate having an outer peripheral edge and an aperture sized to receive a barrel of a device for dispensing bulk material. A first tear strip is disposed between the outer peripheral edge of the skim plate and the internal peripheral edge of the flange to release the skim plate from the flange. A small disk portion is disposed in the aperture of the skim plate. A second tear strip is disposed between the outer peripheral edge of the small disk portion and the aperture to release the small disk portion from the skim plate. The flange, skim plate, small disk portion, the first annular tear strip and the second annular tear strip all comprise a unitary molded article.

Abstract: An injection station of an injection blow molding machine and a method for forming parisons and molded articles. The injection station includes a die plate with a keyway formed through a least a portion of a surface of the die plate. The keyway separates front and back portions of the surface of the die plate. The injection station further includes a resin injection tooling comprising a draw bar, with at least a portion of the draw bar operable to be positioned within the keyway of the die plate, a base plate secured to a back side of the draw bar and operable to be secured to the back portion of the surface of the die plate and, and a manifold secured to a top of the base plate, with the manifold being configured to discharge resin into cavities to form the parisons.

Abstract: A non-destructive method of measuring tear lines formed in a surface of a resilient automotive trim panel configured for overlaying an inflatable safety device includes the steps of periodically selecting a trim panel for testing from a flow of in-process trim panels, mounting the selected trim panel to a mounting jig configured to support a region of the selected trim panel adjacent a tear line and to temporarily splay said selected trim panel to expose opposed edges forming at least a portion of the tear line, scanning a 3D image of the opposed edges, storing said 3D image as data in an associated processor, and removing the selected trim panel from the mounting jig. The mounting jig includes a base forming upwardly facing longitudinally elongated converging guide surfaces intersecting at a common apex, and a cover member forming downwardly facing longitudinally elongated converging support surfaces intersecting at a common apex.

Abstract: An energy absorption member coupled between a vehicle front fender and a vehicle side structural member providing peak impact force resistance and energy absorption during an impact force imposed on the front fender. The energy absorption member extends continuously along the length of the front fender opposed from the side structural member to provide constant load along the entire length of the front fender. The energy absorption member may be a foamed block, a vertical, or horizontal oriented honeycomb structure or spaced hollow crush lobes.

Abstract: A power transmitting device for a vehicle having a power plant and a drivetrain is provided. The power transmitting device includes an output shaft that provides torque to the drivetrain and a manual transmission selectable between a first gear set having a first gear ratio and a second gear set having a second gear ratio that transmits power to the output shaft at different rotational speeds. The power transmitting device also includes a hydraulic torque converter that multiplies torque. Torque is multiplied through the torque converter and is transmitted to the output shaft from the torque converter when the first gear set is selected and is not multiplied through the torque converter when the second gear set is selected.

Abstract: Provided are a control apparatus and method for an exercise therapy device, including the following steps: calculating a first-order lag waveform of a waveform of the target value of the exercise physiological response as a corrected target value of the exercise physiological response using a response time constant; calculating a difference between the corrected target value of the exercise physiological response and the measured value of the exercise physiological response as an exercise physiological response deviation after correction; generating a command value for the exercise load based on the exercise physiological response deviation after correction, so that the exercise physiological response of the exerciser approaches the corrected target value of the exercise physiological response, to thereby control the exercise load to be applied to the exerciser.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system for detecting manipulation of a GNSS signal and mitigating against such manipulation. A GNSS receiver receives GNSS signals from a plurality of GNSS satellites, and calculates event times for each GNSS satellite. The GNSS receiver then compares a next event time for a particular GNSS satellite with an expected next event time for the particular GNSS satellite. If the difference between the expected next event time and the next event times exceeds a predetermined threshold, then the GNSS receiver indicates that signal integrity may be compromised.

Abstract: A pressure released wiper assembly is arranged to fit into a ring-shaped groove in a cylinder or at a piston rod. The pressure released wiper with a V- or U-shaped cross section includes an opening in the axial direction to a potential contaminated side of the wiper assembly, a ring shaped base portion, a ring disk shaped rear portion, a lip portion, one or more through openings from the opening through the rear portion to a gap formed between the cylinder wall and the rod or piston outside the ring-shaped groove, and one or more filters covering at least the one or more through openings to the potential contaminated side of the wiper assembly in the filter holder.

Abstract: An adjustable joint having an outer housing section and an inner housing section telescopically disposed within the outer housing section. The inner housing section has an exterior portion within the outer housing section and which defines a circumferentially extending shoulder. An annular seal is positioned on the shoulder to create a seal between the outer housing section and the inner housing section. A circumferentially extending heat insulating spacer is attached to the shoulder and abuts the seal to retain the seal in place. A circumferentially extending heat shield is rigidly connected to the shoulder and abuts the heat insulating spacer and is located such that the heat insulating spacer is positioned between the heat shield and the annular seal.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a water-cooled column formed by side walls connected together to define an enclosed space, each side wall is formed of a water-cooled membrane wall, a working medium is passed through a tube of the water-cooled membrane wall from bottom to top, the water-cooled column comprising: a lower part having a cross section reduced segment, which has a cross section gradually reduced in a direction from bottom to top; and an upper part, wherein the upper part connects with the cross section reduced segment at a connection position, and a cross sectional area of the cross section reduced segment at the connection position is identical to a cross sectional area of the upper part at the connection position. Embodiments of the invention also provide a furnace for defining a reaction space, which comprises a water-cooled column defined as above disposed along a vertical direction therein.

Abstract: A surroundings monitoring system includes a first sensor subsystem operable to provide image data from around the vehicle; a second sensor subsystem operable to provide non-image data from around the vehicle; a control subsystem in communication with the first sensor subsystem and the second sensor subsystem, the control subsystem operable to generate manipulated image data symbology from the image data and arrange the manipulated image data symbology in response to the non-image data to generate a driver perspective view; and a display in communication with the control subsystem to display the driver perspective view. A method of monitoring surroundings for use in a vehicle includes obtaining image data from around the vehicle; obtaining non-image data from around the vehicle; manipulating the image data in response to the non-image data to generate a driver perspective view; and displaying the driver perspective view.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods related to riser joint connection are described. For example, some embodiments may contain a central coupler, a plurality of reaction collars, collar stoppers, collar caps, and C-rings, for connecting riser joints.

Abstract: A method for editing a computer-aided design model for developing electronic control units in a design environment, whereby the design model comprises at least one model object with first data. The method begins with the reading of all model objects of the design model and the reading of an allocation list, which assigns a particular globally unique key to each model object. If the first data are available, the reading of the first data from a first memory location follows. Then, assignment of the first data to the model object based on the globally unique key occurs, so that the first data are available during editing of the design model. If the first data are not available, assignment of the globally unique key to the model object occurs, so that the globally unique key is available during tediting of the design model.

Abstract: A method for monitoring a degradation in an on-board device of an aircraft, comprising a step of comparing an abnormality score obtained for a given flight of said aircraft with a decision threshold (S) and a step of transmitting an alert in the event of said decision threshold (S) being exceeded, said decision threshold (S) being automatically determined for a given probability of alert Pa, corresponding to the probability of an alert being transmitted during the monitoring method when said on-board device is healthy, by means of a plurality of steps, including a step of reading the antecedent of the continuous adjusted division function for the value 1?Peac, said antecedent corresponding to said decision threshold (S), with Peac being the elementary probability of exceeding the threshold for confirmation per k exceedances of threshold during n consecutive flights and being a function of the probability of alert Pa.

Abstract: A method of operating a hands free access system for a vehicle includes authenticating a user of the vehicle, determining whether the authenticated user is burdened, and selectively opening a vehicle closure in response to the determination. A hands free access system for a vehicle includes a user recognition system operable to authenticate a user of the vehicle and a control system operable to determine whether the authenticated user is burdened and to operate the vehicle closure in response to the determination.