Abstract: The present application provides a gas turbine engine. The gas turbine engine may include a compressor, a turbine, an extraction from the compressor to the turbine, and an extraction cooling system in communication with the extraction. The extraction cooling system may include an evaporative cooling media.

Abstract: The present application provides an inlet air system for cooling an inlet air flow to a compressor of a gas turbine engine. The inlet air system may include a wetted media pad and a drift eliminator positioned downstream of the wetted media pad with an air gap therebetween. The drift eliminator may include a fibrous media pad.

Abstract: The present application provides a gas turbine engine. The gas turbine engine may include a compressor and an inlet air system positioned upstream of the compressor. The inlet air system may include a wetted media pad for evaporative cooling. The wetted media pad may include a number of synthetic media sheets with a number of micro-channels therein.

Abstract: A filter assembly for a gas turbine system includes a filter element configured to remove entrained particles from air which passes through the filter element in a first direction toward a central air passageway. A motion generator arranged to rotate the filter element about a longitudinal axis extending in an airflow direction of the air passageway to cause particles accumulated on the filter element to fall downwardly away from the filter element due to gravity.

Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear comprises a bladder having a first side formed from a first polymeric sheet and a second side formed from a second polymeric sheet. The first and second polymeric sheets define a closed volume between the first side and the second side. The second polymeric sheet at least partially defines an outsole at the second side of the bladder. The outsole includes a ground-contacting surface and a plurality of lugs. The first polymeric sheet includes a portion that extends from the first side of the bladder and is fused to the second polymeric sheet opposite the ground-contacting surface at the one of the plurality of lugs, and further defines the one of the plurality of lugs. A method of manufacturing the sole structure comprises forming the bladder and fusing the portion of the first polymeric sheet to the second polymeric sheet.

Abstract: A system includes a gas turbine engine that may combust a fuel to generate power and an exhaust gas, an exhaust gas path in fluid communication with the gas turbine engine and that may receive the exhaust gas from the gas turbine engine, and a reductant skid fluidly coupled to the exhaust gas path. The reductant skid includes an injection system that may supply a reductant to the exhaust gas path. The system also includes a flow path separate from the exhaust gas path and fluidly coupling the gas turbine engine and the reductant skid. The first flow path may supply a first heated fluid to the reductant skid to aid in vaporization of the reductant.

Abstract: An insulation support system for an exhaust gas system gas turbine includes an outer casing having an inner surface and a liner sheet having an inner surface and that defines an insulation gap is defined between the inner surface of the liner sheet and the inner surface of the outer casing. The system further includes a support member that extends from the inner surface of the outer casing to the inner surface of the liner sheet and a threaded fastener that is fixedly connected to one of inner surface of the outer casing or the support member. The threaded fastener has a fixed depth and is aligned with a fastener hole of the liner sheet. The system further includes a bolt that extends through the bolt hole of the liner sheet and threadingly engages with the threaded fastener.

Abstract: A load coupling device includes a housing including an interior portion, an ambient air inlet provided in the housing, and a load coupling guard arranged in the housing. The load coupling guard includes a turbomachine end and a load end and a passage extending therebetween. A vent extends upwardly from the load coupling guard. The vent is fluidically exposed to the load end. An ambient air inlet passage is formed in the load coupling guard and fluidically connects the ambient air inlet and the vent. The load end is substantially fluidically isolated from the turbomachine end.

Abstract: A system and method for determining a location of an equipment controller within a building including a building automation system are disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a main controller of the building automation system, a request from a mobile device to locate an equipment controller. The main controller monitors one or more sensors that are in communication with the main controller for a user-initiated communication-modifying event in response to receiving the request from the mobile device. The main controller determines a hardware address of the equipment controller in response to receiving a user-initiated communication-modifying event from one of the equipment controller and of the one or more sensors.

Abstract: A quick disengaging field joint connects a first component of an exhaust system of a gas turbine engine to a second component of the exhaust system. The field joint includes a pair of opposed stepped liners connected via exterior-facing connecting flanges. The field joints can be disassembled entirely from outside the exhaust housing without requiring access to the interior of the exhaust housing.

Abstract: A mobile device user interface typically presents a static home screen that allows a user to initiate applications so that they may view and consume content. The present disclosure provides systems and methods for providing content as well as contextual functionality more fluidly on mobile devices. A live wallpaper may be instantiated on mobile devices such that a background layer presented as part of a home screen is closely coupled to associated applications. Both the background layer and the associated applications may provide content and contextual functionality based on data and metadata received from servers external to the mobile devices, leading to a highly dynamic and engaging experience.

Abstract: A shock absorber includes an elastomeric jounce bumper which engages a jounce bumper cap during relatively large compression movements of the shock absorber. The jounce bumper cap includes a jounce bumper nose retaining feature which engages the nose of the jounce bumper during the compression movements. The jounce bumper nose retaining feature restricts sliding movement of the elastomeric jounce bumper with respect to the jounce bumper cap to eliminate noises associated with the relative movement.

Abstract: Device and method for detecting and visualizing a wireless network health and/or health of network devices connected to the wireless network. The wireless network health is detected based on one or more link quality indication (LQI) to indicate the strength of the communication link between the network devices. The wireless network health is displayed in a visualization on a computer display in real time or near real time so that the quality of the wireless network communication and health of the network devices can be quickly and easily understood by a user.

Abstract: A service management platform provides a manager device the ability to provision, manage, and monitor managed devices through a manager device interface to the service management platform. The service management platform allows for a manager device to configure and modify various profiles by determining one or more governing policies to be associated with respective profiles. The service management platform allows for the manager device to provision managed devices by the service management platform applying selected profiles to respective selected devices. The service management platform further allows for the manager device to monitor one or more managed devices by providing managed device usage data to the manager device, based on requests originating at the manager device.

Abstract: Techniques for analyzing a social graph of a social network service to identify and then present connection paths connecting various entities are described. With some embodiments, subsequent to a user selecting or otherwise identifying two entities represented as nodes in a social graph, the social graph is analyzed to identify connection paths connecting the nodes representing the two entities. The social graph is implemented with a graph data structure having nodes and edges representing entities and associations between entities, respectively. With some embodiments, the nodes represent people, companies, educational institutions (e.g., schools, universities, etc.), and groups. After identifying the connection paths, the connection path or paths having the highest path scores, as derived by aggregating edge scores assigned to the edges, may be presented.

Abstract: Techniques for analyzing a social graph of a social network service to identify and then present connection paths connecting various entities are described. With some embodiments, subsequent to a user selecting or otherwise identifying two entities represented as nodes in a social graph, the social graph is analyzed to identify connection paths connecting the nodes representing the two entities. The social graph is implemented with a graph data structure having nodes and edges representing entities and associations between entities, respectively. With some embodiments, the nodes represent people, companies, educational institutions (e.g., schools, universities, etc.), and groups. After identifying the connection paths, the connection path or paths having the highest path scores, as derived by aggregating edge scores assigned to the edges, may be presented.

Abstract: A strut assembly includes an upper mount assembly, a shock absorber and a knuckle. The upper mount assembly is attached to a piston rod which is a part of the shock absorber. The knuckle is attached to an outer tube of the shock absorber which can be a reserve tube of a dual-tube shock absorber or a pressure tube of a single tube shock absorber. A reinforcement member increases the strength of the outer tube in the area that interfaces with the knuckle and the area that is directly above the knuckle.

Abstract: A quick disengaging field joint connects a first component of an exhaust system of a gas turbine engine to a second component of the exhaust system. The field joint includes a pair of opposed stepped liners connected via exterior-facing connecting flanges. The field joints can be disassembled entirely from outside the exhaust housing without requiring access to the interior of the exhaust housing.

Abstract: A strut assembly includes an upper mount assembly, a shock absorber and a knuckle. The upper mount assembly is attached to a piston rod which is a part of the shock absorber. The knuckle is attached to an outer tube of the shock absorber which can be a reserve tube of a dual-tube shock absorber or a pressure tube of a single tube shock absorber. A reinforcement member increases the strength of the outer tube in the area that interfaces with the knuckle.

Abstract: A strut assembly includes an upper mount assembly, a shock absorber and a knuckle. The upper mount assembly is attached to a piston rod which is a part of the shock absorber. The knuckle is attached to an outer tube of the shock absorber which can be a reserve tube of a dual-tube shock absorber or a pressure tube of a single tube shock absorber. A reinforcement member increases the strength of the outer tube in the area that interfaces with the knuckle and the area that is directly above the knuckle.