Abstract: A positive displacement pump for pumping oil in a motor vehicle transmission comprises a pump stage that has a central kidney-shaped suction cavity and two kidney-shaped pressure cavities. Oil is selectively pumped via one kidney-shaped pressure cavity or the other kidney-shaped pressure cavity in accordance with the direction of rotation of the pump stage. This makes it possible to create, with little complexity, two operating stages for the positive displacement pump.

Abstract: A substrate treatment apparatus for treating substrates has a plate-shaped substrate carrier and at least one plate-shaped tempering device, which is arranged parallel to the substrate carrier. The substrate carrier has a substrate carrier front side for supporting at least one laminar substrate and a substrate carrier back side, which faces the tempering device. The object of the present invention is to provide a substrate treatment apparatus which enables a heat distribution as evenly as possible in the substrate carrier. For that purpose, there is provided at least one spacer element for forming a distance between the substrate carrier and the tempering device at the substrate carrier back side and/or a surface of the tempering device facing the substrate carrier.

Abstract: A delivery device for a motor vehicle for delivering oil from an oil sump to a lubricating oil circuit of internal combustion engine has, as an oil pump, a double-stroke vane-type pump with positive guidance of vanes. A direct drive of the vane-type pump by means of the internal combustion engine is configured for an operating point P2. An increased or reduced oil demand is compensated by means of an activatable electric drive. A compact oil pump of very small dimensions may thus be used.

Abstract: A pumping device for pumping oil in a transmission system of a hybrid drive for a motor vehicle has an oil pump and a direct drive for driving the rotor and an electric drive for driving a rotor part that surrounds the rotor. A stationary housing surrounds the rotor part and has an inlet connection and an outlet connection of the oil pump. The oil pump allows a selective drive via the direct drive or the electric drive in a simple manner.

Abstract: A delivery device for delivering oil from an oil sump in a motor vehicle has an oil pump with two pressure stages. The pressure stages deliver oil from a common suction connection to different outlet connections. The oil is delivered by the pressure stages at different delivery pressures and in different delivery volumes. The delivery device furthermore has a direct drive, which is coupled to an internal combustion engine, and an activatable electric drive.

Abstract: A substrate carrier includes a substrate carrier plate having a front-sided substrate carrier surface on which at least one substrate receiving area is provided for receiving a respective substrate. The substrate carrier is intended to enable a secure support of the substrate and a simple, damage-free removal of the substrate from the substrate carrier when operating in a fast manner, preferably without impairment of the characteristics of the substrate or the substrate processing. Therefore, the substrate receiving area has an interior area and an exterior area running around the interior area. The exterior area has spaced plateaus which are raised compared to a surface of the interior area for the support of edge areas of the substrates. Ventilation channels are provided between the plateaus.

Abstract: A pumping device for pumping oil from a reservoir to a transmission of a motor vehicle includes: an oil pump, selectively drivable either by a mechanical direct drive or an activatable electric drive. The oil pump has: first and second components, the first and second components being movable relative to one another and being configured to deliver the oil, the mechanical direct drive being connected to one of the first and second components, and the activatable electric drive being connected to the other of the first and second components; a pump stage housing, in which the first and second components are arranged, the pump stage housing having two control disks and an interposed ring; and a pot-shaped component in which the pump stage housing is arranged.

Abstract: A positive displacement pump for pumping oil in a motor vehicle transmission comprises a pump stage that has a central kidney-shaped suction cavity and two kidney-shaped pressure cavities. Oil is selectively pumped via one kidney-shaped pressure cavity or the other kidney-shaped pressure cavity in accordance with the direction of rotation of the pump stage. This makes it possible to create, with little complexity, two operating stages for the positive displacement pump.

Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for the arrangement of droplets in pre-determined locations. Many applications require the collection of time-resolved data. Examples include the screening of cells based on their growth characteristics or the observation of enzymatic reactions. The present invention provides a tool and related techniques which addresses this need, and which can be used in many other situations. The invention provides, in one aspect, a tool that allows for stable storage and indexing of individual droplets. The invention can interface not only with microfluidic/microscale equipment, but with macroscopic equipment to allow for the easy injection of liquids and extraction of sample droplets, etc.

Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for the arrangement of droplets in pre-determined locations. Many applications require the collection of time-resolved data. Examples include the screening of cells based on their growth characteristics or the observation of enzymatic reactions. The present invention provides a tool and related techniques which addresses this need, and which can be used in many other situations. The invention provides, in one aspect, a tool that allows for stable storage and indexing of individual droplets. The invention can interface not only with microfluidic/microscale equipment, but with macroscopic equipment to allow for the easy injection of liquids and extraction of sample droplets, etc.

Abstract: A pump device having a vane-type pump has a check valve in a fluid duct which leads from a pressure region to an under-vane region. The check valve blocks in the direction of the pressure region, preventing pressure from escaping from the under-vane region into the pressure region during the start-up of the vane-type pump.

Abstract: A pumping device for pumping oil from a reservoir to a transmission of a motor vehicle includes: an oil pump, selectively drivable either by a mechanical direct drive or an activatable electric drive. The oil pump has: first and second components, the first and second components being movable relative to one another and being configured to deliver the oil, the mechanical direct drive being connected to one of the first and second components, and the activatable electric drive being connected to the other of the first and second components; a pump stage housing, in which the first and second components are arranged, the pump stage housing having two control disks and an interposed ring; and a pot-shaped component in which the pump stage housing is arranged.

Abstract: A vane cell pump having an over vane pump associated with a first consumer and an under vane pump including an under vane pressure area and an under vane suction area which is connected to the over vane pump. The under vane pressure area is separated from the under vane suction area and is associated with a second consumer.

Abstract: A process for producing pig iron or liquid primary steel products in a smelting unit (1), in particular a melter gasifier. Iron-ore-containing charge materials, and possibly additions, are at least partially reduced in at least one reduction unit (R1, R2, R3, R4) by means of a reducing gas. A first fraction of the at least partially reduced charge materials is melted down in the smelting unit (1), while carbon carriers and oxygen-containing gas are supplied, with the simultaneous formation of the reducing gas. The reducing gas is fed to the reduction unit (R1, R2, R3, R4) and, after the reducing gas has passed through the reduction unit, it is drawn off as top gas. A second fraction of the at least partially reduced charge materials is fed to a smelting reduction unit for reducing and smelting.

Abstract: A pump device having a vane-type pump has a check valve in a fluid duct which leads from a pressure region to an under-vane region. The check valve blocks in the direction of the pressure region, preventing pressure from escaping from the under-vane region into the pressure region during the start-up of the vane-type pump.

Abstract: A pumping device for pumping oil in a transmission system of a hybrid drive for a motor vehicle has an oil pump and a direct drive for driving the rotor and an electric drive for driving a rotor part that surrounds the rotor. A stationary housing surrounds the rotor part and has an inlet connection and an outlet connection of the oil pump. The oil pump allows a selective drive via the direct drive or the electric drive in a simple manner.

Abstract: A gas stream containing both hydrocarbon and hydrogen is separated into a hydrogen-rich fraction and a hydrocarbon-rich fraction. Then at least one sub-quantity of the hydrocarbon-rich fraction is subjected to at least one operation from the group oxidation using technically pure oxygen and reforming using CO2 and H2O. The result is introduced at least as a component of a reduction gas into a reduction unit containing the metal oxides. As a result of the at least one operation, the hydrocarbon content in the reduction gas on entry into the reduction unit is below 12% by volume.

Abstract: A process for producing pig iron or liquid primary steel products in a smelting unit (1), in particular a melter gasifier. Iron-ore-containing charge materials, and possibly additions, are at least partially reduced in at least one reduction unit (R1, R2, R3, R4) by means of a reducing gas. A first fraction of the at least partially reduced charge materials is melted down in the smelting unit (1), while carbon carriers and oxygen-containing gas are supplied, with the simultaneous formation of the reducing gas. The reducing gas is fed to the reduction unit (R1, R2, R3, R4) and, after the reducing gas has passed through the reduction unit, it is drawn off as top gas. A second fraction of the at least partially reduced charge materials is fed to a smelting reduction unit for reducing and smelting.

Abstract: A process for producing agglomerates from fine-grained iron carriers and at least one binder as a charge material for a metallurgical process is shown. In at least one further agglomeration step, the agglomerates are coated with a layer, comprising iron carriers and at least one binder, and heated in such a way that the binder is cured in the region of the surface of the agglomerates. In a process for producing liquid pig iron or liquid primary steel products from charge materials and possibly additions and agglomerates, the agglomerates are preheated in a reducing zone, which has a preheating stage, in such a way that the agglomerates completely harden in the preheating stage.

Abstract: A process for producing pig iron or liquid primary steel products in a smelting unit (1), in particular a melter gasifier. Iron-ore-containing charge materials, and possibly additions, are at least partially reduced in at least one reduction unit (R1, R2, R3, R4) by means of a reducing gas. A first fraction of the at least partially reduced charge materials is melted down in the smelting unit (1), while carbon carriers and oxygen-containing gas are supplied, with the simultaneous formation of the reducing gas. The reducing gas is fed to the reduction unit (R1, R2, R3, R4) and, after the reducing gas has passed through the reduction unit, it is drawn off as top gas. A second fraction of the at least partially reduced charge materials is fed to a smelting reduction unit for reducing and smelting.