Abstract: A turbine frame for a turbine engine having an axial centerline, includes an inner hub, an outer hub encircling the inner hub, a plurality of struts extending between the inner and outer hubs, at least one vane segment comprising at least first and second fairings mounted to the inner and outer hubs and encircling one of the struts and a single piece outer retaining ring that is operably coupled to the vane segment to fix a radial position of the vane segment relative to the inner and outer retaining rings and methods of assembling at least one vane segment having at least one vane formed from a pair of fairings to an exhaust frame.

Abstract: Described herein are apparatuses and methods of creating fibers, such as microfibers and nanofibers. The methods discussed herein employ centrifugal forces to transform material into fibers. Apparatuses that may be used to create fibers are also described.

Abstract: A surgical scalpel incinerator an electromechanism for thermally destroying and sterilizing scalpels: a cabinet having a door through which a scalpel blade is inserted and supported by supports above several metal plates. Closing the door withdraws the supports, after which the blade contacts the plates. Closing the door closes a switch, connecting the plates to a power supply, electrifying the blade. Pressure plates on the door urge the blade against the plates. Sterilized scrap of the blade falls between the plates and into a receptacle in a drawer beneath the plates.

Abstract: This document refers to the invention of a surgical scalpel incinerator, the operation of which is based on a combination of an electronic circuit, an electromechanism, and electrical components, which raise the temperature of scalpels to over 1,000 degrees centigrade in under 4 seconds, deforming them or breaking them into several pieces, rendering the resulting scrap completely sterile. The invention can incinerate scalpels of all lengths and shapes, provided that they can be removed from their holder. The invention's main field of application encompasses any medical facility that uses scalpels, providing them with a small, portable, easy to use unit with low operation and maintenance costs.