Abstract: A nozzle assembly includes a sleeve defining a pathway, the sleeve disposed within a nacelle. The pathway and an internal surface of the nacelle guides a mass flow from an engine to an exit of the propulsion system. The sleeve is configured to move between a forward position an aft position within the nacelle aft of the engine. The sleeve has a protruding portion that extends towards a center of the pathway and that defines a smallest internal diameter of the sleeve. The sleeve includes a plurality of sleeve segments that are longitudinally aligned and circumferentially arranged to form the sleeve. The sleeve segments are configured to move circumferentially closer as the sleeve moves in a first direction within the nacelle and to move circumferentially further apart as the sleeve moves in a second direction within the nacelle. An actuator is coupled with, and is configured to move the sleeve.

Abstract: A process for developing agricultural products, such as seed pots, from manure includes the steps of collecting the manure, modifying nutrient content and fiber content of the manure, optionally separating at least part of a solid portion of the manure containing nutrients and fibers from a liquid portion, preparing the separated solid portion or the unseparated manure for molding, and molding the separated solid portion or the unseparated manure into a desired product. Following the molding step, the desired product may be subjected to a drying step. A system for performing the process is described.