Abstract: A propulsion system for an aircraft, including a dual-flow turbojet and a mounting structure for mounting this turbojet on the wing surface or on the fuselage of an aircraft. The mounting structure includes an aft aerodynamic fairing including a thermal protection floor to protect the mounting structure from the heat of a primary airstream channelled by an exhaust nozzle of the turbojet, as well as an air inlet provided in a longitudinal aerodynamic wall washed by a secondary airstream of the turbojet and delimiting together with an other similar wall a cavity isolated from the secondary airstream for extracting a cooling airstream from the secondary airstream, and air circulation means fed by the air inlet and having at least one outlet aperture emerging in a space between the thermal protection floor and the exhaust nozzle.

Abstract: A wave energy conversion device including a first pontoon configured to respond to an incident wave by operating in at least a first mode of motion and a second pontoon movably attached to the first pontoon by attachment means and configured to respond to an incident wave by operating in at least one mode of motion different from the first mode of motion. The relative motion of the first pontoon to the second pontoon in response to an incident wave is converted into a desired form of energy.

Abstract: A thermal gradient hydroelectric power system and method is disclosed herein. Specifically, the method can comprise cycling through a submersed evaporator warm from a natural warm water source, said warm water source having a first temperature. The method also can comprise evaporating a working fluid using said evaporator, and routing the working fluid from the evaporator through a vapor line to a condenser above said evaporator. Finally, the method can also comprise cycling through a condenser cold water from a natural cold water source, the cold water source having a second temperature, and condensing the working fluid, the working fluid having a boiling point between said first temperature and said second temperature.

Abstract: A positive displacement pump and methods of making a positive displacement pump having a component, the component having a density ranging from more than 0 to 3 g/cm3, a glass transition temperature (Tg) greater than or equal to 150° C., and a yield strength retention greater than 90% after soaking in engine oil for 7 days at 150° C.

Abstract: A method for operating an internal combustion engine having an exhaust emission control unit with at least one exhaust emission control component which acts catalytically and/or by filtration involves operating the internal combustion engine, during a cold start or warm-up of the internal combustion engine, using a cold start engine operating process with predefined values for predefined internal combustion engine operating variables. The cold start and/or the warm-up of the internal combustion engine is controlled or regulated as a function of soot loading of a particle filter of the exhaust emission control unit.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method can include receiving a contact point path between a rocker arm pad and a valve tip. The method can include adjusting the contact point path to obtain a modified contact point path that satisfies a design objective of decreased valve tip wear or decreased valve tick. The method can include determining and outputting a custom contour for the rocker arm pad and the camshaft lobe based on the modified contact point path. The custom contoured camshaft lobe can companion with the custom contoured rocker arm pad to produce the modified contact point path for the specified design objective.

Abstract: A method for metering reducing agent to an exhaust gas treatment device having a feed point and an SCR catalytic converter converting nitrogen oxide compounds in the exhaust gas, includes at least: a) calculating the following target conversion rates indicating what fraction of the nitrogen oxide compounds in the exhaust gas can be converted by the catalytic converter: a first rate determined from the power output of an internal combustion engine; a second rate determined from the mass flow of nitrogen oxide compounds in purified exhaust gas; and a third rate determined from a ratio of quantities of nitrogen oxide compounds upstream and downstream of the catalytic converter; b) selecting the lowest rate; c) determining the dosing quantity of reducing agent for the selected rate; and d) dosing the determined dosing quantity into the exhaust gas treatment device. An exhaust-gas treatment device and a motor vehicle are also provided.

Abstract: Reductant delivery systems are disclosed that include a dry reductant source and a liquid reductant source which are operable to selectively provide gaseous reductant and liquid reductant to an exhaust aftertreatment system for treatment and reduction of NOx emissions. The gaseous reductant is provided to the exhaust aftertreatment system for treatment of NOx emissions under a first temperature condition associated with the exhaust system and the liquid reductant for treatment of NOx emissions under a second temperature condition associated with the exhaust system.

Abstract: A system and method of maximizing heat transfer at the bottom of a well using heat conductive components and a predictive model are used to design and implement a closed-loop solid state heat extraction system to conduct geothermal heat from rock within the well. A heat conductive material inserted into the well conducts heat to the fluid heat exchanging element. The closed-loop solid state heat extraction system extracts geothermal heat from the well without exposing the rock surrounding the heat nest to a liquid flow.

Abstract: A start control unit for a steam turbine plant, wherein inputting a measured value of a steam temperature fed to a steam turbine, a measured value or an estimated value of a rotor temperature of the steam turbine, and a measured value of a casing temperature of the steam turbine, and controlling a steam flow rate so as to increase the steam flow rate fed to the steam turbine when a difference between the steam temperature and the rotor temperature is smaller than a first regulated value and a difference between the rotor temperature and the casing temperature is a second regulated value or larger.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for removing condensate from an intercooler of a turbocharged internal combustion engine. Using valves to drain condensate may create a direct fluidic connection between the compressed air of the intercooler and ambient exterior air, allowing both condensate and compressed air to escape due to valve design or failure of valve actuation devices. To provide a simple and reliable method for removing condensate without removing compressed air, a hollow valve is used to shuttle condensate from the intercooler to the exterior environment.

Abstract: A turbocharger includes an annular bypass passage with an annular bypass valve disposed therein. The bypass valve includes a fixed annular valve seat and a rotary annular valve member disposed against the valve seat. The valve member is rotatable about the axis for varying a degree of alignment between orifices in the valve seat and valve member so as to form flow passages having a flow area A for exhaust gas. The orifices are shaped to provide a first phase of evolution of the flow area A from zero up to a value A1 and then a second phase of evolution from the value A1 up to a value A2, and such that the first and second phases have distinctly different slopes on a curve of flow area versus rotational position of the valve member, with a distinct break point in the curve between the first and second phases.

Abstract: An internal-combustion engine includes a system for variable actuation of intake valves, including a control valve for each cylinder, which controls communication of a pressurized-fluid chamber with a discharge channel. The control valve has at least three different positions, namely, a first completely open position, a second partially open position, and a third completely closed position. Electronic control means are programmed for keeping the control valve in its closed position in operating stages in which the intake valve must remain coupled to the respective cam and for bringing the control valve from its completely closed position to its partially open position or to its completely open position in operating stages in which the intake valve must be uncoupled from the respective cam, selection between the first position and said second position of the control valve being made as a function of one or more operating parameters of the engine.

Abstract: A sealing device for passing a connecting rod of a system for controlling a pitch of fan blades of a turboprop through a partition. The device includes a tube for fastening to the partition that is to be sealed, and a frustoconical sheath through which the connecting rod is to pass, the sheath configured to slide axially inside the tube and including, at its wider end, a sealing mechanism co-operating with the tube, and, at its narrower end, a leaktight fastener fastening to a corresponding end of the connecting rod.

Abstract: Embodiments for controlling boost pressure are provided. In one example, a method of controlling a turbocharger of an engine via a multi-staged wastegate comprises during a first condition, actuating a first stage of the wastegate based on boost pressure generated by the turbocharger, and actuating a second stage of the wastegate based on a temperature of a catalyst downstream of the turbocharger. In this way, catalyst heating and boost control may be provided by a common wastegate.

Abstract: A heat exchanger, for an exhaust gas system (5) of an internal combustion engine (1), includes a thermoelectric module (13), converting thermal energy into electrical energy, having a hot side (17) and a cold side (18). A cooling pipe (15), for a cooling fluid, is arranged on the cold side (18) and a heating pipe (16) for a heating fluid, is arranged on the hot side (17). The cooling pipe (15) and the heating pipe (16) are stacked with the thermoelectric module (13) in a stacking direction (19) and form a stack (20). The heat transfer within the stack (20) is improved with at least one of the pipes (15, 16) being curved toward the thermoelectric module (13) at an outer pipe face (26) and with the thermoelectric module (13) curved toward the pipe (15, 16) at an outer module face (27) facing the particular pipe (15, 16).

Abstract: A wind turbine generator includes a plurality of blades that radially protrude from a rotor head about an axis of a main shaft, and a pitch axis rotation mechanism that is provided in the rotor head to rotate the blade about a pitch axis P. The pitch axis rotation mechanism includes an actuator that is supported by the rotor head, and has a stretchable rod which is supported by the rotor head, and a link structure that links the rod to the blade. The actuator extends on the axis of the main shaft.

Abstract: A binary power generation system includes: a first pressure reducing steam-liquid separator which reduces the pressure of geothermal heat source water to separate the geothermal heat source water into water steam and hot liquid water; a steam turbine which is driven by geothermal water steam; a medium turbine which is driven by medium vapor obtained by evaporating a medium liquid with the geothermal heat source water as a heat source; a condenser/evaporator which is configured to transfer the heat of the water steam discharged from the steam turbine to the medium liquid so that the water steam is condensed and the medium liquid is evaporated; and a gas cooler which leads a working medium discharged from the medium turbine to thereby cool condensed water obtained by the condenser/evaporator and separate and discharge noncondensable gas contained in the condensed water.

Abstract: A rotor dual-blade for a gas turbine engine that has a first blade component extending radially between a root and a tip and a second blade component, separate from the first component, extending radially between a root and a tip, wherein the second blade component is downstream, in series, of the first blade component and at least the first blade component is made of metal while the second blade component is a light weight composite material.

Abstract: An object is to provide a diesel engine control apparatus configured to evaluate the activation state of a SCR catalyst at high accuracy by means other than the temperature of the catalyst and to control engine control parameters so as to reduce the amount of NOx emission when the SCR catalyst is in a non-active state. The diesel engine control apparatus includes a diesel engine, an engine control unit, and an SCR catalyst. The engine control unit includes a parameter setting part configured to set engine control parameters; an operation control part configured to control an operation state of the diesel engine on the basis of the at least one engine control parameter; and a purification state determination part configured to determine a NOx purification state of the SCR catalyst.