Abstract: A hydraulic vibration damper includes a housing assembly and a rod assembly. The housing assembly includes a main housing, an end cap and a rebound cut off (RCO) assembly. The rod assembly includes a hollow piston rod coupled to a main piston assembly. The main piston assembly includes a main piston that is displaced along the main housing between extension and compression directions. The RCO assembly is disposed between the main housing and the hollow piston rod and includes an RCO piston and an RCO flask. The RCO flask has a flask body including at least one flask passage defined therein that communicates hydraulic fluid along the flask body.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward a track link assembly comprising a track link body with at least one window opening for receiving a nut. A track shoe is attached to the track link body by means of at least one screw. The nut includes an internally threaded section for receiving the screw. A sensor arrangement comprises a sensor element attached to the track link body and electronic elements for operating the sensor arrangement. In order to provide an improved track link assembly with a sensor arrangement which is less vulnerable to damage and failure while at the same time not raising the production costs for the improved track link assembly, the nut has an internal receiving space in which the electronic elements for operating the sensor arrangement are arranged.

Abstract: A radial piston pump, in particular radial piston compressor, including a drive shaft with an eccentric, and at least one piston/working chamber combination, wherein the piston/working chamber combination includes a working chamber and a piston, wherein the radial piston pump includes at least two piston/working chamber combinations extending radially from the drive shaft, wherein each working chamber is closed with a cover, wherein the radial piston pump is equipped with a housing component with an integrated retaining ring for fixing all of the covers of the radial piston pump.

Abstract: A rotary sensor for a steering system of a motor vehicle comprises a ring gear which is rotatably mounted in a housing about an axis (A), having an internal toothing, and a coupling element designed for connection to a steering shaft that can be rotated about its longitudinal axis (L), wherein the housing has an axial end wall, an axial inner wall, and a coaxially running circumferential wall, wherein the ring gear is arranged axially between the end wall and the inner wall and is circumferentially enclosed by the circumferential wall with respect to the axis (A), and wherein at least one measuring wheel, which has a magnetic element, is rotatably mounted in the housing and meshes with its external toothing in the internal toothing of the ring gear, and wherein measuring elements cooperating with the magnetic elements of the measuring wheel are mounted in the housing.

Abstract: A vehicle includes an electrically adjustable steering column for the vehicle, the electrically adjustable steering column comprising a rocker arm, a shield sleeve and a steering shaft. The rocker arm comprises a rocker arm inner surface which defines a rocker arm inner hole. The shield sleeve is configured to be slidably received in the rocker arm inner hole, and comprises a shield sleeve outer surface. The steering shaft is rotatably received in the shield sleeve and projects from one end of the shield sleeve. The rocker arm inner surface comprises a rocker arm sliding surface, the shield sleeve outer surface comprises a shield sleeve sliding surface, the rocker arm sliding surface is in sliding contact with the shield sleeve sliding surface, and at least one of the rocker arm sliding surface and the shield sleeve sliding surface comprises a recess.

Abstract: A method can be employed to regulate and stably operate a steam reforming system that is operated by steam reforming, that has a capacity utilization level that can be regulated, and that comprises a steam reformer, a hydrogenating and desulfurizing unit that is positioned upstream of the steam reformer and is configured for feedstock desulfurization, and a firing unit of the steam reformer. According to the method, a mandated capacity utilization level for the steam reforming system is established with automated regulation of the following continuously monitored parameter ratios: a hydrogen-to-feedstock ratio in the hydrogenating and desulfurizing unit, a steam-to-carbon ratio in the steam reformer, and a fuel-to-air ratio in the firing unit of the steam reformer.

Abstract: A radial piston pump, including a drive shaft having an eccentric and at least one piston-and-working chamber combination, wherein the piston-and-working chamber combination includes a working chamber and a piston. The radial piston pump includes at least two piston-and-working chamber combinations which extend radially from the drive shaft, wherein each working chamber is closed by a cover. The radial piston pump is equipped with at least one retaining ring for fixing all of the covers of the radial piston pump; and to a method for producing a radial piston pump.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an application apparatus for applying a sealing profile to a bodywork part, comprising a roller head, which is designed to apply the sealing profile to a receiving surface of the bodywork part, and at least one further functional unit for performing a further station step, wherein the at least one further functional unit is respectively designed as a functional module from a set of functional modules.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a process for CO2-neutral hydrogen production and subsequent further processing to afford ammonia.

Abstract: An adjustment device for a damper valve comprises at least one adjustment shaft and at least one adjustment element, which have a common axis of rotation, wherein the adjustment element is connected in a rotationally conjoint manner to the adjustment shaft, and wherein, for setting of a damping force, at least one control disc is connected or connectable to the adjustment shaft, wherein the adjustment element is rotatable about the axis of rotation without a stop in such a way that a rotational movement of the adjustment element is realized free of a delimitation in any direction of rotation.

Abstract: An apparatus for connecting a valve device, in particular a bypass device, to a connecting portion of a vibration damper comprises at least one elongate holding element with a first and a second axial end and a contact region which extends between the axial ends, wherein the holding element is arranged in the installed state such that the contact region at least partially encloses the outer circumference of the connecting portion and the axial ends of the holding element pass through receiving openings in a valve housing of the valve device, wherein respective securing elements of the apparatus are arranged at the axial ends of the holding element, said securing elements fastening the valve housing to the connecting portion by bracing.

Abstract: A spring receptacle, in particular spring plate, for a vibration damper comprises at least one spring receptacle ring, which in the installed state is arranged on an outer tube of the vibration damper, and at least one adjusting device, which is designed to change or fix the position of the spring receptacle ring along the longitudinal axis of the vibration damper, wherein the adjusting device comprises at least one blocking body and at least one actuating element which preloads the blocking body in the direction of a receiving region of the outer tube and is movable between at least one locking position and at least one release position, wherein the blocking body lies at least partially against the spring receptacle ring in the locking position in such a way that a form fit is formed between the blocking body and the receiving region in the circumferential direction of the outer tube.

Abstract: A method for producing a fertilizer that comprises urea and/or at least one ammonium compound may involve obtaining ammonia as an impurity in the production process, and photocatalytically decomposing the ammonia by irradiation with UV radiation. Further, an apparatus for producing fertilizer granules that comprise urea and/or at least one ammonium compound may include a plant section having a fertilizer granulator configured to produce the fertilizer granules, a supply line configured to pass a urea melt or a concentrated urea solution to the plant section, a UV lamp arrangement that is proximate the supply line and is configured to irradiate with UV radiation the urea melt or the concentrated urea solution flowing in the supply line.

Abstract: A controllable vibration damper includes a damping force control system, having a damper housing tube. The damper is at least partially filled with a damping medium. A damping valve for damping force control is arranged on and fluidly connected to the damper housing tube. The damper housing tube has an inner tube, which is inserted into the tubular damper housing via a bottom valve element. The vibration damper has a piston rod, which can be moved longitudinally in the inner tube and has a working piston.

Abstract: A process may involve treating calcium sulfate separated from phosphoric acid with acid to obtain a suspension comprising purified calcium sulfate, separating the purified calcium sulfate in solid form from a liquid phase of the suspension, treating the purified calcium sulfate with water or with a salt- and/or chelate ligand-containing aqueous solution to leach rare earths out of the calcium sulfate, separating the further-purified calcium sulfate in solid form from the liquid phase of the suspension, mixing the purified calcium sulfate that is separated off with admixtures and reducing agents to obtain a raw meal mixture for cement clinker production, burning the raw meal mixture to obtain the cement clinker and thereby forming sulfur dioxide as offgas, and feeding the sulfur dioxide as raw material to sulfuric acid production to produce the sulfuric acid.

Abstract: An apparatus for synthesizing urea comprises an ammonia source, a urea synthesis unit, wherein the ammonia source is connected to the urea synthesis unit via a reactant conduit, and an ammonia gas turbine, wherein the ammonia source is connected to the ammonia gas turbine via a fuel conduit and the ammonia gas turbine is connected to the urea synthesis unit via a steam conduit.

Abstract: An electric motor for a steering system of a motor vehicle has a stator and a rotor mounted in the stator so as to be rotatable about a rotor axis. In such a motor, the number of stator teeth is 12 or a multiple of 12, the number of poles is 8 or a multiple of 8, the ratio of the magnet thickness to the magnet width is between 0.2 and 0.3, the ratio of the stator gap width to the stator tooth width is between 0.3 and 0.4, the ratio of the stator inner diameter to the stator outer diameter is between 0.45 and 0.55, the ratio of the stator inner diameter to the air gap width is between 45 and 55, the ratio of the magnet angle to the pole angle is between 0.85 and 0.95, the ratio of the magnet outer radius to the rotor diameter is between 0.2 and 0.3, and the ratio of the stator yoke thickness to the stator tooth width is between 0.65 and 0.75.

Abstract: A gas scrubber may include an absorption apparatus configured for receiving a gas and absorbing the gas in an absorption medium, as well as an evaporation apparatus configured for evaporating at least a part of the liquid that is introduced. The absorption apparatus may have an introduction apparatus for the gas, an apparatus for circulating the absorption solution that has reacted with the gas, a discharge apparatus for at least a part of the absorption solution that has reacted with the gas, and a cooling system for the circulating absorption solution. The absorption apparatus and the evaporation apparatus can be connected via a heat exchanger such that heat content of the absorption solution that has reacted with the gas is used at least in part for the evaporation.

Abstract: A vibration damper for a vehicle comprises a damper tube filled with hydraulic fluid, a working piston connected to a piston rod and arranged to move back and forth within the damper tube, wherein the interior of the damper tube is divided by the working piston into a first working chamber and a second working chamber, a pressure stop arrangement with an auxiliary piston and a pressure stop receptacle mounted inside the damper tube for receiving the auxiliary piston, wherein the additional piston is arranged to be axially movable within the pressure stop receptacle and separates a pressure stage working chamber within the pressure stop receptacle, wherein the additional piston and the piston rod are arranged so as to be movable separately from one another, and wherein a damping element is arranged between the piston rod and the additional piston for damping the contact of the piston rod with the additional piston in the pressure stage.

Abstract: A device for thermal treatment comprises at least a preheater, a calciner, and a materials cooler, wherein a solids stream is guided into the preheater, from the preheater into the calciner, from the calciner into the materials cooler, and out of the materials cooler, wherein a gas stream is guided into the materials cooler, from the materials cooler into the calciner, from the calciner into the preheater, and out of the preheater, wherein the device comprises a combustion chamber, wherein the gas stream from the materials cooler is guided at least partially through the combustion chamber into the calciner, wherein a residence time device is arranged between the combustion chamber and the calciner.