Abstract: A ground testing device for a turbomachine, including an aircraft engine (12) extending axially from an air inlet to a nozzle, a shroud (20) having an axis of revolution (A) and surrounding at least partially the engine (12) so as to create an annular air flow between the engine (12) and the shroud (20) when the engine (12) is in operation, and a framework (22) allowing the shroud (20) to be supported.

Abstract: A series of substituted fused pentacyclic benzimidazole derivatives, and analogues thereof, being potent modulators of human TNF? activity, are accordingly of benefit in the treatment and/or prevention of various human ailments, including autoimmune and inflammatory disorders; neurological and neurodegenerative disorders; pain and nociceptive disorders; cardiovascular disorders; metabolic disorders; ocular disorders; and oncological disorders.

Abstract: A series of substituted fused hexacyclic benzimidazole derivatives, and analogues thereof, being potent modulators of human TNF? activity, are accordingly of benefit in the treatment and/or prevention of various human ailments, including autoimmune and inflammatory disorders; neurological and neurodegenerative disorders; pain and nociceptive disorders; cardiovascular disorders; metabolic disorders; ocular disorders; and oncological disorders.

Abstract: A series of substituted fused pentacyclic benzimidazole derivatives, and analogues thereof, being potent modulators of human TNF? activity, are accordingly of benefit in the treatment and/or prevention of various human ailments, including autoimmune and inflammatory disorders; neurological and neurodegenerative disorders; pain and nociceptive disorders; cardiovascular disorders; metabolic disorders; ocular disorders; and oncological disorders.

Abstract: An aircraft propulsion unit including two distinct fan spools, and including a first duct and a second duct extending downstream of the two fan spools, the propulsion unit including a control ring disposed on one of the ducts, downstream of one of the fan spools, with at least one annular internal wall extending in an interior space of the duct, the control unit of the control ring being configured to modify the shape of the internal wall, and to cause an air passage cross section in the duct to vary at the ring, a device for acquiring acoustic signals generated by acoustic waves propagating downstream of the fan spools, and a device for processing the acoustic signals, configured to measure a dephasing between the acoustic waves and to control the control ring depending on the dephasing.

Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly for a turbine engine (1), the assembly including: a casing (20) extending along a longitudinal axis (X-X?) of the turbine engine (1), a surface heat exchanger (100) arranged along an inner edge (22) of said casing (20) and including a plurality of cooling fins (110) extending radially inwards and longitudinally, and a central body (30) partially concentrically arranged within said casing (20), said casing (20) and the central body (30) defining between one another an annular air channel (Va), the width (hVa) of which is substantially constant in the region of the heat exchanger (100). The assembly is characterized in that the fins (110) are distributed over more than 180° of the inner edge (22) of the casing (20) and in that the mean height ((hMOV) of the fms (110) is more than 5% of the width (hVa) of the annular air channel (Va) in the region the heat exchanger (100).

Abstract: An assembly including a compressor for a turbine engine, and a discharge system including a supply duct, one end of which is connected to the compressor, the duct being configured to collect therefrom a flow of air compressed by the compressor; and a pressure-reduction device including an inlet and an outlet, the inlet being connected to the other end of the supply duct, wherein the pressure reduction device includes a casing forming a volume between the inlet and the outlet, a porous material occupying the volume, and a device for holding the porous material within the casing, wherein the outlet has an open section allowing the upper air to pass through the open section of the inlet.

Abstract: Device for perforating an acoustic annular panel for a turbine engine, wherein it includes a perforation needle support ring, the ring having an axis A of revolution and being intended to be inserted substantially coaxially inside the panel, the ring being sectored and including ring sectors regularly distributed around the axis and each one radially mobile opposite the axis from a radially inner rest position up to a perforation position of the radially outer panel, and at least one rotating actuator of rotation axis A and mechanically connected to the ring sectors such that a rotation of the actuator leads to a radial movement of the ring sectors.

Abstract: A balancing device for a rotating part of a turbomachine, includes a ferrule pierced with a plurality of ports, a balancing screw passing through each port, each balancing screw including a body and a head, the head of each balancing screw being pierced with a recess, the balancing screws being of at least one first type, the recess of the screws of the first type being formed by a driving recess from which an additional recess extends.

Abstract: According to some aspects, a system for identifying a printed object is provided. The system may include an imaging device configured to image a three-dimensional (3D) printed object and a processor coupled to the imaging device. The processor may be configured to receive information generated as a result of imaging the 3D printed object with the imaging device, identify a set of features for the 3D printed object using the received information, compare the set of features with multiple reference sets of features, each of the multiple reference sets of features being associated with a respective 3D object in a plurality of 3D objects, and identify, based at least in part on results of the comparison, a 3D object from the plurality of 3D objects that matches the 3D printed object.

Abstract: A series of substituted 3H imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine derivatives of formula (I), being potent modulators of human TNFa activity, are accordingly of benefit in the treatment and/or prevention of various human ailments, including autoimmune and inflammatory disorders; neurological and neurodegenerative disorders; pain and nociceptive disorders; cardiovascular disorders; metabolic disorders; ocular disorders; and oncological disorders.

Abstract: A device for cleaning debris from a target surface. The device has a handle for gripping by a user, a hole in the handle which removably receives a replaceable container of cleaning solution and a flat surface which removably receives a cleaning pad. This device may be extruded from a monolithic piece of material, cut to length. The resulting device is unitary, inexpensive and durable. The pad/cleaning solution may be replaced when depleted and replaced with a new pad/cleaning solution or may simply be replaced with a new pad/cleaning solution as may be more suitable for a particular cleaning task. The device may be foam, which provides for an inexpensive construction material and convenient, ergonomic gripping.

Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device determines an event timeline that comprises one or more finance-related events associated with a person. A production classifier may be used to determine (i) an individual contribution of each event in the event timeline to a financial capacity of the person and (ii) a first decision regarding whether to extend credit to the person. A bias monitoring classifier may, based on the event timeline, determine a second decision whether to extend credit to the person. The bias monitoring classifier may be trained using pseudo-unbiased data. If a difference between the first decision and the second decision satisfies a threshold, the production classifier may be modified to reduce bias in decisions made by the production classifier.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system for emergency starting a turbine engine, characterised in that it comprises a flyer for driving the turbine engine, said flyer comprising a drum (2) rigidly connected to a rotary shaft (3), the axes of symmetry (LL) of the drum (2) and of the shaft being coincident, the flyer further comprising at least one exhaust nozzle (4) for ejecting gas, which is positioned on the periphery of the drum (2) and oriented substantially tangentially to the rotation about said axis (LL), and a pyrotechnic gas generation device which is installed in the flyer and feeds said at least one exhaust nozzle (4), said emergency start system further comprising a support in which the shaft of the flyer rotates, and a volute for recovering the gases, which radially surrounds the flyer and is rigidly connected to said support.

Abstract: A device for cleaning debris from a target surface. The device has a handle for gripping by a user, a hole in the handle which removably receives a replaceable container of cleaning solution and a flat surface which removably receives a cleaning pad. This device may be extruded from a monolithic piece of material, cut to length. The resulting device is unitary, inexpensive and durable. The pad/cleaning solution may be replaced when depleted and replaced with a new pad/cleaning solution or may simply be replaced with a new pad/cleaning solution as may be more suitable for a particular cleaning task. The device may be foam, which provides for an inexpensive construction material and convenient, ergonomic gripping.

Abstract: A device for cleaning debris from a target surface. The device has a handle for gripping by a user, a hole which removably receives a replaceable container of cleaning solution and a flat surface which removably receives a cleaning pad. The device may made of any compliant material, preferably resilient, and comprise two or more pieces, particularly an elongate tubular member and a sole plate, permanently joined together. The pad/cleaning solution may be replaced when depleted and replaced with a new pad/cleaning solution or may simply be replaced with a new pad/cleaning solution as may be more suitable for a particular cleaning task. The device may be foam, which provides for an inexpensive construction material and convenient, ergonomic gripping.

Abstract: Techniques for providing a network auditing service may be provided. Information about a configuration of a potentially compromised network of computer resources may be compared to a maintained and standard network configuration that is distinct from the potentially compromised network to determine differences. In one example, the potentially compromised network of computer resources may be periodically scanned for configuration information, which may be compared to the standard network configuration to determine if any changes have occurred that would indicate security problems. A report of the differences between the potentially compromised network and the standard network configuration information may be generated and provided for presentation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a drive chain for driving the rotor(s) (21, 22) of a helicopter, comprising a main transmission gearbox (24) capable of driving the rotor(s) (21, 22) when said gearbox is moving, a main engine (23) for providing the power for the flight, and at least one assistance drive module (31), the main engine (23) and the assistance drive module (31) being mechanically connected to said main transmission gearbox (24) so as to induce the movement of said gearbox. The drive chain is characterised in that the assistance drive module comprises a pyrotechnic device for generating a torque on a power transmission shaft that is mechanically connected to the main transmission gearbox (24). The invention also relates to a helicopter comprising said drive chain.

Abstract: A series of substituted 3H imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine derivatives of formula (I), being potent modulators of human TNFa activity, are accordingly of benefit in the treatment and/or prevention of various human ailments, including autoimmune and inflammatory disorders; neurological and neurodegenerative disorders; pain and nociceptive disorders; cardiovascular disorders; metabolic disorders; ocular disorders; and oncological disorders.

Abstract: A device for manufacturing a fan casing of a turbomachine made of composite material, in which a mold includes a cylindrical body of lengthways axis and side flanges, and in which a counter-mold includes a cylindrical body and side counter-flanges. The counter-flanges are configured to be attached securely to the flanges, the body of the mold and the body of the counter-mold are concentric, the preform is configured to be positioned between the body of the mold and the body of the counter-mold, and the material of the body of the mold has an appreciably higher expansion coefficient than that of the body of the counter-mold.