Abstract: A system includes a condensate injection system configured to fluidly couple to a combustion chamber of a reciprocating engine and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system of the reciprocating engine. The condensate injection system includes a condensate tank configured to store condensate collected from the EGR system. The condensate injection system also includes a pump fluidly coupled to the condensate tank. The condensate injection system also includes an injector fluidly coupled to the pump. The injector is configured to inject condensate into the combustion chamber during a first portion of an engine cycle of the reciprocating engine. The first portion of the engine cycle includes at least part of a power stroke and/or an exhaust stroke of the engine cycle.

Abstract: An aircraft extending between a forward end and an aft end is provided. The aircraft includes an auxiliary power unit positioned proximate the aft end of the aircraft, the auxiliary power unit having an auxiliary power unit inlet duct and an auxiliary power unit exhaust duct, and a boundary layer ingestion fan positioned proximate the aft end of the aircraft, the boundary layer ingestion fan having a support shaft, wherein the auxiliary power unit exhaust duct extends through a portion of the support shaft of the boundary layer ingestion fan.

Abstract: A fuel filter apparatus for use within a liquid fuel in a fuel tank. The fuel filter apparatus can have an inlet screen that is generally long and slender, and a fuel pickup tube is attached to this fuel inlet screen and sealed so as not to leak. The fuel pickup tube is a one-piece tube that conveys clean fuel from a fuel source to a fuel pump. The fuel screen and pickup tube are oriented so that the long axis of the long slender screen is mounted vertical or at least oriented such that one end of the filter is located higher than the diameter of the filter with respect to gravity and located so that the end of the filter assembly stops against the bottom of the fuel tank to ensure positive indication of positioning.

Abstract: A power generation system may include an impoundment structure at least partially defined by a plurality of precast segments. At least one of the precast segments may include a precast form and at least one precast infill block. The power generation system may include a powerhouse. At the powerhouse, a fluid conduit is coupled to an intake tube and a draft tube in respective transition regions to enable fluid to flow into a power generating module to produce electrical power, and transition collar(s) may be employed to secure connectivity between the fluid conduit and the intake tube and the draft tube. The power generating module may be arranged such that an intake port is elevated with respect to a draft port at the power generating module. Sensors may be employed to monitor integrity of elements of the power generation system.

Abstract: An inductive position sensor is disclosed. The inductive position sensor can include a substrate having inductive sensing coils. The inductive sensing coils can be disposed on or at least partially embedded in the substrate. One or more processors can be configured to process an output signal and determine a distance based at least in part on the processed output signal electrically connected to the one or more inductive sensing coils. The processors can control and manage an input signal and an output signal. The one or more processors can be configured to determine a position of a target. The target can comprise an electrically conductive moving target configured for tracking an object for measuring a position of the target. The substrate can be a flexible substrate that is non-planar and conforms to a surface profile of the target.

Abstract: A nuclear magnetic flowmeter with a measuring tube, a measuring device and a controller. The measuring tube has a longitudinal measuring tube axis. The measuring device has a magnetic field generator, an antenna and a longitudinal measuring axis. The magnetic field generator generates a magnetic field extending along the longitudinal measuring axis. The controller is designed to perform nuclear magnetic measurements on a medium in the measuring tube via the antenna. Thereby the mounting and dismounting of the measuring tube is simplified. The measuring device has a receiver for the measuring tube, and the receiver and the measuring tube can be brought together and separated. The measuring device and the measuring tube are connected to one another. The measuring longitudinal axis and the measuring tube longitudinal axis coincide and the controller can perform nuclear magnetic measurements on a medium in the measuring tube via the antenna.

Abstract: A thermal sensor comprising: a supply voltage input configured to receive a supply voltage; a differential circuit, the differential circuit comprising a first element configured to provide a first sensing signal, and a first reference element configured to provide a first reference signal; and a controller configured to: obtain a measured supply voltage value, the measured supply voltage value corresponding to a measurement of the supply voltage received by the supply voltage input; obtain a differential measurement between the first sensing signal and the first reference signal; and determine a sensor output value based on the measured supply voltage value and the differential measurement. A method for operating a thermal sensor is also described.

Abstract: In an automated liquid processing system, a first centrifuge performs a centrifuging cycle on a plurality of first inserts, a pairing robot to places first tubes, including pairs of first tubes, from the first inserts on a pairing platform, an excising station excises labels on the first tubes, captures an image of the excised first tubes, and determines, using an image analysis process, a height of a portion of the liquid within the first tubes. A first liquid handling station combines a portion of the liquid within first tubes, including pairs of first tubes, into a second tube. A second centrifuge performs a second centrifuging cycle, and a second liquid handling station aspirates liquid from the second tube and dispenses the liquid into an output container.

Abstract: A system, method, and process for direct, precise measurement of extension/strain of a metallic round or flat tensile specimen or measurement of crack growth rates on a metallic CT specimen under control forces of extreme temperature, pressure and adverse environment are applied to a pre-crack metallic specimen within an autoclave.

Abstract: Imaging systems and methods for capturing an image of a subject. The imaging system includes an imaging device that captures images of the subject, a focus mechanism for changing a focal length of the imaging device, and a controller that processes images captured by the imaging device. The imaging device captures a plurality of images of the subject at each of a plurality of focal lengths. The controller generates a sharpness map for each of the plurality of images of the subject at each of the plurality of focal lengths and a composite image of the subject by blending together the plurality of images at each of the plurality of focal lengths into a single image based on the sharpness maps.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a concrete test device and method based on a load-corrosion coupling action, relating to the technical field of corrosion experimental devices for concrete sewage pipelines. The device simulates a real environment of a sewage pipeline based on the load-corrosion coupling action, applies mechanical load and chemical corrosion effects to a concrete specimen simultaneously, and accelerates a corrosion effect on the concrete specimen by exposing the concrete specimen. According to the device, researches on mechanical properties of a concrete material under the load-corrosion coupling action are realized, and an assessment sample basis is provided for researches on aging characteristics of the concrete sewage pipelines. The present invention further discloses a concrete test method based on the aforementioned test device.

Abstract: An embodiment provides a method for measuring potassium in a sample, including: chelating an interferant, using an amount of sodium gluconate, in the sample; mitigating an ammonium interference, using an amount of alkali hydroxide, in the sample; and measuring, using a tetraphenylborate indicator, the amount of potassium in the sample by measuring a change in intensity of the absorbance of the chelated sample. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a system, a computing device, a computer readable storage medium, and a method to detect a personal care composition. In embodiments, an image capture device may capture values for infrared (IR) radiation from an interaction between light and an ingredient of the personal care composition. In embodiments, a processor may detect the presence of the personal care composition based on the valued for the IR radiation captured by the image capture device. Embodiments further relate to a personal care composition including one or more ingredients to be used as a marker for the personal care composition, selected for an ability to exhibit diffuse reflection or absorbance of IR radiation.

Abstract: The present application discloses a method for optical detection of defects on a photosensitive object by fluorescence imaging in the infrared and near-infrared wavelengths of light. The method of fluorescence imaging enables fast and efficient defect detection on the object for quality control. Furthermore, the imaging process does not alter, discolor, or degrade electrical performance of the photosensitive object.

Abstract: A method to determine a mass of particles collected on a collection membrane having a first surface and a second surface. The particles to be analysed are deposited on the first surface. In a first step, the particles of the first surface are scanned with a Raman spectrometer and a preliminary Raman signal is collected. In a second step, at least one additional physical property of the particles is determined. In a third step, a correction factor is calculated based on the additional physical property. In a fourth step, a final Raman signal is calculated based on the correction factor and the preliminary Raman signal. In a fifth step the actual mass of the particles is determined based on the final Raman signal.

Abstract: A system for facilitating detection of defects in materials is configurable to: (i) access a set of input images comprising a plurality of cross-sectional images providing a representation of a component; and (ii) process the set of input images using an off-nominal anomaly detection model by, for each particular cross-sectional image of the plurality of cross-sectional images: (a) generate a set of patch embedding vectors comprising a patch embedding vector for each image patch of the particular cross-sectional image; (b) generate a set of difference metrics based on the set of patch embedding vectors and a probabilistic representation of a nominal component; and (c) determine a set of anomaly scores for the particular cross-sectional image based on the set of difference metrics.

Abstract: A method of detecting a material, and corresponding system, include irradiating a target during an irradiation period with source x-rays; detecting imaging x-rays and x-ray fluorescence received from the target resulting from the irradiating during the irradiation period; and providing an indication of the material being potentially present in the target, the indication based on both analyzing an x-ray image generated from the detected imaging x-rays and on analyzing the detected x-ray fluorescence for characteristic x-ray fluorescence that can be emitted from the material.

Abstract: As described herein, photosensitive composition comprises RSnL3, where R is a hydrocarbyl ligand with 1-20 carbon atoms and one or more silicon and/or germanium heteroatoms and L is an acetylide ligand (—C?CA, where A is a silyl group with 0 to 6 carbon atoms or an organo group with 1 to 10 carbon atoms). Methods are described wherein photosensitive compositions are synthesized by reacting RX, where X is a halide, and MSnL3, where M is an alkali metal, alkali earth metal or a pseudo-alkali earth metal, L is an acetylide or a dialkylamide. The radiation sensitive compositions are effective for radiation based patterning, such as with EUV light.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure includes providing a mask including a first substrate; a first mask layer disposed over the first substrate, including a plurality of first recesses extended through the first mask layer; a second mask layer disposed over the first mask layer and including a plurality of second recesses extended through the second mask layer; providing a second substrate including a photoresist disposed over the second substrate; and projecting a predetermined electromagnetic radiation through the mask towards the photoresist, wherein the first mask layer is at least partially transparent to the predetermined electromagnetic radiation, the second mask layer is opaque to the predetermined electromagnetic radiation, and at least a portion of the second mask layer is disposed between two of the plurality of second recesses.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device, the method comprising: forming a photoresist layer on an upper surface of a wafer; exposing a portion of the photoresist layer to light to form an exposed region of the photoresist layer and an unexposed region of the photoresist layer; etching a first portion of the exposed region by using a first developer having a first temperature; lowering a temperature of the photoresist layer by using cooling gas; and etching a second portion of the exposed region by using a second developer having a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature.