Abstract: A method of making a porous structure configured for use in a particulate filter includes bonding a plurality of glass bubbles to one another, and breaching the plurality of glass bubbles. Voids within individual breached glass bubbles open into one another to form cavities that extend through the porous structure.

Abstract: Methods for providing inorganic deposits, such as refractory oxide nanoparticles, on a surface, such as a porous surface of a substrate, such as a porous substrate having interconnected pores that permit gas flow therethrough, the method comprising: combining inorganic particles, an organic solvent, a silane binder, and an organic acid such as citric acid into a suspension; aerosolizing at least a portion of the suspension into droplets; evaporating the organic solvent from the droplets to form agglomerates of the primary particles such as nanoparticles, the organic solvent, the silane binder, and the citric acid from the droplets; depositing the agglomerates onto the substrate; and curing the silane binder on the substrate to form a network of inorganic particles bound to the substrate as inorganic deposits.

Abstract: Methods for applying a surface treatment to a plugged honeycomb body include atomizing a dispersion of particles of an inorganic material into liquid-particulate-dispersant droplets comprised of: a liquid vehicles that are one or more solvents other than ethanol, or mixtures of water and solvents, and one or more dispersants. In some embodiments, the liquid vehicle comprises methanol, acetone, hexane, or combinations thereof; a particle dispersant comprises: triethanolamine, triethoxyvinylsilane, vinyltrimethoxysilane, 5-hexanyltrimethoxysaline, or combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the liquid vehicle comprises water and a solvent selected from the group consisting of: ethanol, methanol, acetone, hexane, or combinations thereof.

Abstract: A method of making a porous structure configured for use in a particulate filter includes bonding a plurality of glass bubbles to one another, and breaching the plurality of glass bubbles. Voids within individual breached glass bubbles open into one another to form cavities that extend through the porous structure.

Abstract: Porous structures are made from compositions that include hollow glass bodies and an inorganic powder. The inorganic powder may act as a rigid frame member, a crystallization agent, or both, which reduces the shrinkage of the porous structures during firing. The porous structures made therefrom have an open porosity of greater than 70% and reduced shrinkage of less than 10% compared to the green structures prior to firing. Methods for firing the green structures made from the compositions are also disclosed, the firing methods including reducing a temperature ramping rate of the green structures during a crystallization temperature range of the glass of the hollow bodies.

Abstract: A method of making a porous structure configured for use in a particulate filter includes bonding a plurality of glass bubbles to one another, and breaching the plurality of glass bubbles. Voids within individual breached glass bubbles open into one another to form cavities that extend through the porous structure.

Abstract: In an approach to limiting container CPU usage based on network traffic, a packet CPU usage for each packet type of one or more packet types is determined. A network CPU usage is calculated for a specific container based on the network CPU usage for each packet type. A container process CPU usage and a total container CPU usage are calculated for the specific container, where the total container CPU usage is the sum of the network CPU usage and the container process CPU usage. Responsive to determining that the total container CPU usage exceeds a threshold, the container CPU consumption quota and the container network bandwidth setting for the specific container are adjusted to reduce the total container CPU usage, using a set of pre-configured parameters.

Abstract: A computer-implemented hypervisor system and method comprises utilizing the hypervisor system, which comprises a privileged domain (PD) and a guest domain (GD). The PD is an instance of a virtual machine that has direct access to hardware devices. The PD comprises a back-end interface for communicating with other GDs. The GD is an instance of a virtual machine that does not have direct access to hardware devices, and comprises a front-end interface for communicating with the PD and communicates only packets with the PD. On the GD, and in an initialization stage of the front-end interface, the system allocates a predefined number of packet data entries for storing packet data, allocates the predefined number of grant table entries, each comprising a grant table id. During the initialization stage, each grant table entry is bound with a packet data entry.

Abstract: A method of capturing soot includes the steps: combusting a first precursor in a burner to produce a soot stream, the soot stream comprising soot and exiting the burner at an outlet; and directing a capture medium to the soot stream, the capture medium contacting the soot in an impact region, the soot having a temperature greater than 50° C. in the impact region.

Abstract: A computer-implemented hypervisor system and method comprises utilizing the hypervisor system, which comprises a privileged domain (PD) and a guest domain (GD). The PD is an instance of a virtual machine that has direct access to hardware devices. The PD comprises a back-end interface for communicating with other GDs. The GD is an instance of a virtual machine that does not have direct access to hardware devices, and comprises a front-end interface for communicating with the PD and communicates only packets with the PD. On the GD, and in an initialization stage of the front-end interface, the system allocates a predefined number of packet data entries for storing packet data, allocates the predefined number of grant table entries, each comprising a grant table id. During the initialization stage, each grant table entry is bound with a packet data entry.

Abstract: Methods of processing or modifying a glass substrate such as a glass sheet are disclosed. A method includes contacting at least one of opposing major surfaces of the glass sheet with a fluid applicator apparatus and a liquid etchant composition including acetic acid, ammonium fluoride, and water, the contacting conducted at a predetermined transfer rate of the liquid etchant to the at least one of the opposing major surfaces. The predetermined liquid transfer rate is controlled to adjustably texture the at least one of the opposing major surfaces and provide a textured major surface, wherein when the textured major surface and a planar surface are placed in contact, there is an adhesion force between the textured major surface and the planar surface, and wherein the adhesion force is within a target adhesion force range.

Abstract: A substrate with a textured surface is disclosed. The textured glass substrate exhibits low haze and a significant reduction in contact electrostatic charging when compared to an un-textured but otherwise identical glass substrate. Methods of producing the textured surface by an in situ mask etching process are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of capturing soot includes the steps: combusting a first precursor in a burner to produce a soot stream, the soot stream comprising soot and exiting the burner at an outlet; and directing a capture medium to the soot stream, the capture medium contacting the soot in an impact region, the soot having a temperature greater than 50° C. in the impact region.