Abstract: Annular combustion chamber of a turbomachine, comprising two walls of revolution each having an annular groove extending around the longitudinal axis of the chamber and opening out inside the chamber, this groove having in cross section a substantially U or V shape that is splayed towards the downstream end and having lateral annular surfaces that are inclined with respect to the area of the wall at which the groove is situated.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of combustion chambers. A combustion chamber is fitted with a separator disposed between the radially inner wall of the chamber and the inner flange of the chamber, the separator having both a tubular portion and a fastener portion, the tubular portion being centered on the main axis of the combustion chamber, with the upstream end thereof being situated upstream from orifices in the radially inner wall of the chamber, and the fastener portion being secured to the combustion chamber, such that the tubular portion splits the flow of air running along the said radially inner wall into an inner air flow passing between said tubular portion and the inner flange of the chamber, and an outer air flow passing between the radially inner wall and said tubular portion.

Abstract: In a method for monitoring and/or determining the condition of a force-measuring device with at least one housing that has an interior space and with at least one force-measuring cell installed in the interior space of the at least one housing, at least one parameter of the atmospheric climate of the interior space is measured with at least one sensor that is arranged in the interior space of the housing or with at least one sensor that is arranged at the housing, wherein said parameter is of a kind that has an influence on the operating lifetime of the force-measuring cell; and a sensor signal corresponding to the measured parameter of the atmospheric climate of the interior space is transmitted to a computing unit and/or to a data output device.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of fuel injector systems. More particularly, the invention relates to an annular expansion ring centered on a main axis and suitable for being mounted on a fuel injector coaxial with said ring, the ring presenting holes that are distributed around said main axis and open out into its upstream face to enable air to pass towards the zone that is downstream from the ring. The ring includes a conical annular groove that converges downstream, that is open downstream, and that has the holes opening out into the upstream portion thereof, the axis of each of the holes making an angle relative to the main axis that is strictly greater than the angle between the generator line of the cone defining the annular groove and the main axis, such that the air exiting from the holes impacts against the inner wall of the annular groove, i.e. its wall that is closer to the main axis.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a cyclic undecapeptide, with the structure in formula (I), for the preparation of a medicament for administration during a myocardial ischaemic event.

Abstract: A calibration weight 100 for a gravimetric measuring instrument includes a calibration weight base module 101 which is equipped with at least one attachment area 106. The calibration weight 100 further has at least one positioning means 104 and at least one transfer element 105. The attachment area 106 allows supplemental weights 102 to be built onto the calibration weight base module 101; the positioning means 104 serves to position the calibration weight 100 in relation to the calibration weight arm 20; and the transfer element 105 serves as the place through which the transfer mechanism lever 31 applies its force and effects a transfer.

Abstract: A lighting system for a swimming pool includes a sidewall sized and shaped to define a perimeter of the swimming pool, a liner for covering the sidewall and a bottom of the swimming pool so as to create a watertight cavity for receiving water, the liner including a light-transmitting portion, and a back-lighting apparatus connected to the sidewall behind the liner and configured to transmit light through the light-transmitting portion of the liner to illuminate the swimming pool.

Abstract: This invention relates to the use in the treatment of HCV infection, either as single active agents or in combination with another active agent, of a cyclosporin having increased cyclophilin binding activity and essentially lacking immunosuppressive activity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a gas turbine engine diffuser (30) defined between an external casing (32) and an internal casing (34) of said engine and supplied with air via an upstream annular diffuser duct (36), comprising a combustion chamber (10) of the convergent type, forming an external annular duct (28) with the external casing (32) and an internal annular duct with the internal casing (34), which diffuser comprises a cowling partially closing off the external annular duct. More specifically, the cowling is positioned toward the closed end of the combustion chamber.

Abstract: A fuel injector system for injecting fuel into a turbomachine combustion chamber, the system comprising first and second fuel injectors wherein the first injector (22) is positioned in the center of the injector system (20) so as to inject a first fuel spray (42), and wherein the second injector (28) surrounds the first injector in such a manner as to inject a second fuel spray (48) of generally annular shape around the first fuel spray. The injector system further comprises an air admission duct (22) with outlet orifices (62) opening out between the first and second injectors so as to create a separator air film (f1) between the respective combustion zones of the first and second fuel sprays.

Abstract: Microspherical fillers are used to increase the scratch resistance of thermoplastic vulcanizates in extruded profiles while providing aesthetically attractive surface effects. The thermoplastic vulcanizates comprise a thermoplastic phase and a rubber that is at least partially cross-linked by dynamic vulcanization. The fillers can be added by melt blending with the pre-formed thermoplastic vulcanizate. An attractive, granite-like appearance can be achieved with enhanced scratch resistance that is particularly suitable as automotive interior or exterior trim parts.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of turbomachines and an injection device (10) for injecting a mixture of air and fuel into a combustion chamber (4) of a turbomachine (1). It is more specifically concerned with an injection device (10) equipped with two fuel circuits and relates to a novel Venturi (50) the shape of which improves the carburation.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of turbomachines and concerns a device (20a, 20b) for injecting a mixture of air and fuel into a combustion chamber (4) of a turbomachine (1). It relates more specifically to an injection device (20b) provided with a novel sliding bushing (30b) and with a novel annular cup (50b) for retaining the sliding bushing, making it possible to improve the air feed of the injection device.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of turbomachines and concerns a device for injecting a mixture of air and fuel into a combustion chamber of a turbomachine. It more specifically concerns a novel injection device (100), provided with an additional venturi (120), which makes it possible to improve the level of emissions and the relight capacity of the combustion chamber while at the same time preventing any flashback.

Abstract: This invention relates to the use in the treatment of HCV infection, either as single active agents or in combination with another active agent, of a cyclosporin having increased cyclophilin binding activity and essentially lacking immunosuppressive activity.

Abstract: The combustion chamber (10) comprises a chamber endwall (16) which takes the form of a substantially frustoconical component consisting of a succession of adjacent planar portions (166). The invention can be applied to a combustion chamber (10) of a turbine engine (2).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel injector (100) for a gas turbine engine combustion chamber, comprising a first fuel supply line for running at idle speed, and a second, main, fuel supply line for running at speeds up to full throttle and first (112) and second (113) injection orifices with which the two fuel supply lines respectively communicate. The injector is one wherein the injection orifices (112, 113) are arranged in a ring, the first orifices occupying a sector of said ring.

Abstract: A method and apparatus facilitates the prevention of interception of incoming data, such as keystroke data in the form of a message to an application, by inserting application generated random insertion data into a message stream. The random insertion data is related to actual data that is being generated for a software application so that it is difficult for an attacker to distinguish between actual message data and inserted message data. The system and method then reads incoming data typically in the form of messages, and filters out the messages that it determines were knowingly inserted. The remaining received messages are determined to be actual data from the data source, such as a keyboard, voice input or other suitable data source. In one embodiment, the system effectively hides actual input data such as actual keystrokes in a stream of randomly generated fake keystrokes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a variable-setting stator blade guidance device of an axial turbomachine, the blade comprising an airfoil (22), a platform (23) and a pivot (24) mounted in the casing of the turbomachine. The device is characterized in that it comprises a bearing integrated into the platform. In particular, the device comprises a bush (26b) between the platform and the casing, and the integrated bearing is formed between the bush and the platform. In particular, the bush comprises a cylindrical surface portion (26b1) on the side of the platform interacting with a matching cylindrical surface portion (23b1) on the platform to form said integrated bearing.