Abstract: The present disclosure is related to turbine wheel assemblies for gas turbine engines. Such turbine wheel assemblies may include ceramic matrix composite airfoil components mounted with different types of coupling to a central disc.

Abstract: An inverted non-stop apparatus of a multi-cylinder diesel engine for a free-fall lifeboat is provided. The apparatus includes a lubricating system and a breathing system. The lubricating system includes a machine body (101), an engine oil pump, and an oil pan (118). The breathing system is a diesel engine breather. A partition board (1181) is transversely provided in the oil pan (118) to divide a cavity of the oil pan (118) into a left cavity and a right cavity. The left cavity is an oil collection groove (1182), and the right cavity is an oil tank body (127A). A flange is provided at an opening of the oil tank body (127A) for fixing an oil tank cover (125) to form an enclosed lubricating oil tank (127). The engine oil pump is a double pump having oil inlets and outlets independent separately, which is formed by superposing upper and lower layers, wherein the upper layer is a lubricating pump (111) and the lower layer is an oil return pump (112).

Abstract: A Fusarium solani strain and a use thereof in the control of southern blight disease of Dendrobium officinale Kimura et Migo, and the strain JSNL007-2 has been identified as Fusarium solani and has been deposited in China Center for Type Culture Collection on Mar. 10, 2017 with a deposit number of CGMCC NO. 13687. The Fusarium solani JSNL007-2 of the present invention has a significant effect on the disease resistance of Dendrobium officinale Kimura et Migo, especially for improving the ability of Dendrobium officinale Kimura et Migo to resist southern blight disease, and has a certain effect on reducing the use of chemical pesticides, which is an important means to ensure food safety.

Abstract: A turbine vane made from ceramic matrix composite material and adapted for use in a gas turbine engine. The turbine vane is made from ceramic matrix composite materials with three-dimensionally woven or braided reinforcing tows and includes an inner band, an outer band, and an airfoil that extends between the inner band and the outer band.

Abstract: In some examples, a component includes a substrate and a non-continuous abradable coating on the substrate. The abradable coating includes a first portion defining a first plurality of coating blocks, a second portion defining a second plurality of coating blocks, and a blade rub portion extending between the first portion and the second portion and defining a third plurality of coating blocks. At least one of the first plurality of coating blocks or the second plurality of coating blocks is different than the third plurality of coating blocks in at least one coating block parameter.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): or stereoisomers, tautomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein all the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are selective Factor XIa inhibitors or dual inhibitors of FXIa and plasma kallikrein. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of treating thromboembolic and/or inflammatory disorders using the same.

Abstract: A method of processing a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) component includes extracting silicon from a surface region of the CMC component such that free silicon is present in the surface region at a reduced amount of about 5 vol. % or less. The extraction comprises contacting the surface region with a wicking medium comprising an element reactive with silicon. The extraction is carried out at an elevated temperature prior to assembling the CMC component with a metal component.

Abstract: An assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a carrier and a supported component comprising ceramic matrix composite materials. The supported component includes an annular runner and a plurality of inserts that extend radially outward away from the annular runner. The inserts extend into the carrier to couple the supported component with the carrier.

Abstract: A blade for a gas turbine engine, and methods of manufacture of such a blade having a continuous density gradient so that the portion of the blade nearest the rotator shaft is of a higher density than the portion of the blade furthest from the rotator shaft.

Abstract: This application provides a medical device having a visual puncture apparatus. The visual puncture apparatus comprises a puncture needle, an ultrasound probe, an imaging assembly, and a display device, wherein a distal end of the puncture needle has a puncture tip and is provided with a working channel therein, the imaging assembly is used for image processing and a part thereof is arranged in the working channel, and the display device is used to display images from the imaging assembly and images from the ultrasound probe. The medical device having a visual puncture apparatus of the present application can puncture to a lesion under direct vision, and the entire puncture process is visible. The details of the puncture path are intuitively reflected on the monitor like a camera, which is intuitive and real-time. The safety and accuracy of the conventional interventional puncture process is improved.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine assembly adapted to separate a high pressure zone from a low pressure zone includes a pressure-activated seal. The pressure-activated seal is arranged in a channel formed between a first component and a second component that opens toward the high pressure zone.

Abstract: One illustrative FinFET device disclosed herein includes a source/drain structure that, when viewed in a cross-section taken through the fin in a direction corresponding to the gate width (GW) direction of the device, comprises a perimeter and a bottom surface. The source/drain structure also has an axial length that extends in a direction corresponding to the gate length (GL) direction of the device. The device also includes a metal silicide material positioned on at least a portion of the perimeter of the source/drain structure for at least a portion of the axial length of the source/drain structure and on at least a portion of the bottom surface of the source/drain structure for at least a portion of the axial length of the source/drain structure.

Abstract: A controlling method includes acquiring induction information of an operation body at a fingerprint collection region, determining, based on the induction information, a target collection region for collecting fingerprint corresponding to the operation body, and enabling sensors corresponding to the target collection region. The target collection region is a sub-region of the fingerprint collection region.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): or a stereoisomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein all the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are selective LPA receptor inhibitors.

Abstract: A vane ring for a gas turbine engine includes an outer end wall and a plurality of spars coupled to the outer end wall. The vane ring further includes an inner end wall positioned radially inward of the outer end wall and coupled to the spars. The outer and inner end walls cooperate to form a flowpath.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): or a stereoisomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein all the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are selective LPA receptor inhibitors.

Abstract: A method for brewing coffee involves providing two separate quantities of coffee particles, wherein only a first quantity of coffee particles is used for an actual process of brewing coffee by causing this quantity to interact with an extracting medium, and wherein another, secondary quantity of coffee particles is heated for enhanced aroma release. The second quantity may be small compared to the first quantity. The two separate quantities of coffee particles may be obtained by first providing a single quantity of coffee particles, for example by grinding a number of coffee beans in a grinding module (20), and then dividing the single quantity into the two quantities. In a device (1) which is suitable for carrying out the method, a dividing arrangement (40) may be applied for realizing a suitable distribution of coffee particles over a brewing chamber (10) and a heating module (30) of the device (1).

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): or stereoisomers, tautomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates or prodrugs thereof, wherein all the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are selective LPA receptor inhibitors.

Abstract: A display screen includes: a plurality of first pixels, each first pixel including three sub-pixels, the plurality of first pixels constituting a display area of the display screen; and one or more second pixels, each second pixel including three sub-pixels, an arrangement of the three sub-pixels of the second pixel being different from an arrangement of the three sub-pixels of the first pixel, and the one or more second pixels being located at an edge of the display area. The plurality of first pixels and the one or more second pixels constitute a pixel array of the display screen.

Abstract: A method of processing a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) component includes extracting silicon from a surface region of the CMC component such that free silicon is present in the surface region at a reduced amount of about 5 vol. % or less. The extraction comprises contacting the surface region with a wicking medium comprising an element reactive with silicon. The extraction is carried out at an elevated temperature prior to assembling the CMC component with a metal component.