Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems are provided for analyzing the moisture content in natural gas. In one embodiment, a portable moisture analyzer system is provided and can include a moisture analyzer and a housing. The moisture analyzer can include a tunable diode laser absorption spectrometer (TDLAS) and a natural gas sample conditioning system. The TDLAS can be configured to detect water vapor content within a natural gas sample. The sample conditioning system can be in fluid communication with the TDLAS and can be configured to condition at least one of temperature, flow rate, and pressure of a natural gas sample. The housing can be configured to receive the moisture analyzer therein and to protect the moisture analyzer from vibration and/or shock.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems are provided for analyzing the moisture content in natural gas. In one embodiment, a portable moisture analyzer system is provided and can include a moisture analyzer and a housing. The moisture analyzer can include a tunable diode laser absorption spectrometer (TDLAS) and a natural gas sample conditioning system. The TDLAS can be configured to detect water vapor content within a natural gas sample. The sample conditioning system can be in fluid communication with the TDLAS and can be configured to condition at least one of temperature, flow rate, and pressure of a natural gas sample. The housing can be configured to receive the moisture analyzer therein and to protect the moisture analyzer from vibration and/or shock.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems are provided for analyzing the moisture content in natural gas. In one embodiment, a portable moisture analyzer system is provided and can include a moisture analyzer and a housing. The moisture analyzer can include a tunable diode laser absorption spectrometer (TDLAS) and a natural gas sample conditioning system. The TDLAS can be configured to detect water vapor content within a natural gas sample. The sample conditioning system can be in fluid communication with the TDLAS and can be configured to condition at least one of temperature, flow rate, and pressure of a natural gas sample. The housing can be configured to receive the moisture analyzer therein and to protect the moisture analyzer from vibration and/or shock.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems are provided for analyzing the moisture content in natural gas. In one embodiment, a portable moisture analyzer system is provided and can include a moisture analyzer and a housing. The moisture analyzer can include a tunable diode laser absorption spectrometer (TDLAS) and a natural gas sample conditioning system. The TDLAS can be configured to detect water vapor content within a natural gas sample. The sample conditioning system can be in fluid communication with the TDLAS and can be configured to condition at least one of temperature, flow rate, and pressure of a natural gas sample. The housing can be configured to receive the moisture analyzer therein and to protect the moisture analyzer from vibration and/or shock.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for managing workflow. Consistent with disclosed embodiments, a method may include receiving a communication from a customer, the communication being associated with a financial service account of the customer. The method may also include determining one or more document types associated with the communication, and comparing the one or more document types to at least one priority level hierarchy. Additionally, the method may include determining a document identification number for the communication based on the comparison, assigning the document identification number to at least one queue based on the document identification number, and providing access to a document associated with the communication to a first agent on a request for one or more document identification numbers from the queue. One or more second agents may additionally be denied access.

Abstract: A refrigerant composition consists essentially of a combination of a hydrofluorocarbon component consisting of a combination selected from the following mixtures: (a) R134a and R125; (b) R134a, R125 and R143a (c) R125 and R143a (d) R134a, R227ea and R125 and a hydrocarbon component consisting essentially of a combination selected from the following mixtures: (e) isopentane and butane (f) isopentane, butane and ispobutane (g) butane and isobutane.

Abstract: A method of protectively heating a microtitre well plate from below using infra-red radiation in a centrifugal evaporator, wherein a barrier plate is placed in contact with and surrounding the lower ends of the wells. The barrier plate is adapted to convey heat energy to the wells and contents thereof and is selected to be substantially non-transmittive of radiation having wavelengths in the range 200 nm to 3000 nm, and the surface of the barrier plate which is to receive the wells includes a plurality of sockets in which the closed lower ends of the wells are a snug fit. The plate is adapted to fit between the underside of the wells and a swinging sample holder mount of a centrifugal evaporator, or a shelf of a swinging sample holder mount, having two or more shelves for stacking well plates one above the other in such an evaporator.

Abstract: In an information processing system which has plurality of modules including a processor, a main memory and a plurality of I/O devices, a data transfer switch for performing data transfer operations between the processor, main memory and I/O devices comprises a request bus which has a request bus arbiter for receiving read and write requests from each one of the plurality of modules. A processor memory bus is configured to receive address and data information from a predetermined number of modules, including the processor. The processor memory bus has a data bus arbiter for receiving data read and write requests from each one of the predetermined number of modules which are coupled to the processor memory bus. An internal memory bus is configured to receive address and data information from a predetermined number of modules, including the memory and the I/O devices.

Abstract: A database system providing stored procedures as web services is described. In one embodiment, for example, in a database system, a method of the present invention is described for providing a stored procedure as a Web service, the method comprises steps of: predefining a stored procedure to be invoked upon receiving a client request for a particular Web service; receiving an incoming request from a particular client for the particular Web service; in response to the incoming request, identifying the stored procedure that is predefined for the particular Web service; executing the identified stored procedure for generating a result set; and returning the result set back to the particular client.

Abstract: A sputtering target monitoring system (20) for monitoring the status of a sputtering source target (22) during the sputtering process. The collection of data is initiated based on measured voltages in the sputtering source target (22), whereas the arcing count is determined based on current spikes or interruptions to the current in the sputtering source target (22) during the sputtering process. The real time data collected during the sputtering process is recorded and displayed in table or graphical format at any time during the sputtering process. Thus, problems in the sputtering process, or in the sputtering source (22), including an approaching end of life of the target may be easily ascertained. Alarms, messages or other indicators may be used to alert operators to problems or conditions during the sputtering process.

Abstract: Methods for reducing inclusion content of sputter targets and targets so produced are disclosed. Inclusions may be reduced by adding a small amount of Si to the molten Al or molten Al alloy followed by filtering of the molten metals through a filter medium. Targets having substantially no inclusions therein of greater than about 400 ?m are especially useful in the sputtering of large flat panel displays and result, upon sputtering, in a reduction in the amount of macroparticles sputtered onto the substrate.

Abstract: A method of protectively heating a microtitre well plate from below using infra-red radiation in a centrifugal evaporator, wherein a barrier plate is placed in contact with and surrounding the lower ends of the wells. The barrier plate is adapted to convey heat energy to the wells and contents thereof and is selected to be substantially non-transmittive of radiation having wavelengths in the range 200 nm to 3000 nm, and the surface of the barrier plate which is to receive the wells includes a plurality of sockets in which the closed lower ends of the wells are a snug fit. The plate is adapted to fit between the underside of the wells and a swinging sample holder mount of a centrifugal evaporator, or a shelf of a swinging sample holder mount, having two or more shelves for stacking well plates one above the other in such an evaporator.