Abstract: An automated food-fryer system is configured to move a basket from a position at which it can receive food from a frozen food dispenser to a cooking well. The system includes a freezer chamber that includes a twin auger subsystem. The twin auger subsystem is configured to dispense food into the frozen food dispenser.

Abstract: An automated food-fryer system is configured to automatically move a food-fryer basket (4) from a food dispense (1)r to a cooking well (3) and then to a food dump (5); the system includes a basket transport system (2) that is made up of several, separate transport modules that are configured to automatically move baskets (4), and in which the movements (i) between the food dispenser (1) to the cooking well (3) and (ii) down into and up from a cooking well (3), are independent of, or asynchronous from, each other.

Abstract: A sealing element and a rotor of a gas turbine having at least one rotor disc and having an annular rotor component arranged adjacently to the rotor disc and having a plurality of sealing elements arranged distributed around the circumference. The sealing elements are fastened to the rotor disc at least in the axial direction. An inner edge portion of each of the sealing elements is adjacent to a sealing portion of the rotor component. In order to provide a seal between the sealing element and rotor component whilst at the same time enabling a relative axial displacement, a ring seal is arranged in a receiving space formed by the sealing element and rotor component.

Abstract: A processing system for processing data defining behavior of a physical system, the processing system being configured to operate on: (i) a plurality of data definition objects, each data definition object defining a method for computing one or more output result values for that object in dependence on one or more input values for that object; and (ii) a dependency schema defining one or more dependencies among the data definition objects, each dependency being such that a first data object is dependent on a second data object when the first data object takes as a required input value an output value of the second data object; the data processing system being capable of raising each data definition object to a computed state by executing the method defined in the respective data definition object to thereby compute one or more output values for that data definition object; and being configured to receive from a user an instruction indicating a request to raise a specific data definition object to a computed s

Abstract: A sealing element and a rotor of a gas turbine having at least one rotor disc and having an annular rotor component arranged adjacently to the rotor disc and having a plurality of sealing elements arranged distributed around the circumference. The sealing elements are fastened to the rotor disc at least in the axial direction. An inner edge portion of each of the sealing elements is adjacent to a sealing portion of the rotor component. In order to provide a seal between the sealing element and rotor component whilst at the same time enabling a relative axial displacement, a ring seal is arranged in a receiving space formed by the sealing element and rotor component.

Abstract: A processing system for processing data defining behavior of a physical system, the processing system being configured to operate on: (i) a plurality of data definition objects, each data definition object defining a method for computing one or more output result values for that object in dependence on one or more input values for that object; and (ii) a dependency schema defining one or more dependencies among the data definition objects, each dependency being such that a first data object is dependent on a second data object when the first data object takes as a required input value an output value of the second data object; the data processing system being capable of raising each data definition object to a computed state by executing the method defined in the respective data definition object to thereby compute one or more output values for that data definition object; and being configured to receive from a user an instruction indicating a request to raise a specific data definition object to a computed s

Abstract: A processing system for processing data defining behaviour of a physical system, the processing system being configured to operate on: (i) a plurality of data definition objects, each data definition object defining a method for computing one or more output result values for that object in dependence on one or more input values for that object; and (ii) a dependency schema defining one or more dependencies among the data definition objects, each dependency being such that a first data object is dependent on a second data object when the first data object takes as a required input value an output value of the second data object; the data processing system being capable of raising each data definition object to a computed state by executing the method defined in the respective data definition object to thereby compute one or more output values for that data definition object; and being configured to receive from a user an instruction indicating a request to raise a specific data definition object to a computed

Abstract: A wheel disk assembly having a wheel disk, a plurality of blade devices, which are arranged thereon in a manner distributed over the circumference, and a plurality of sealing plates, which are retained in two annular grooves spaced apart from each other radially. In this assembly, the first annular groove is provided in the wheel disk and is bounded axially outward by an annular projection. The projection, in turn, is interrupted by a recess extending in the circumferential direction, with the result that a sealing plate can be inserted axially through the recess between the annular grooves. A closure piece is furthermore provided for closing the recess, which closure piece is captively retained on the sealing plate by a form fit.

Abstract: A processing system for processing data defining behaviour of a physical system, the processing system being configured to operate on: (i) a plurality of data definition objects, each data definition object defining a method for computing one or more output result values for that object in dependence on one or more input values for that object; and (ii) a dependency schema defining one or more dependencies among the data definition objects, each dependency being such that a first data object is dependent on a second data object when the first data object takes as a required input value an output value of the second data object; the data processing system being capable of raising each data definition object to a computed state by executing the method defined in the respective data definition object to thereby compute one or more output values for that data definition object; and being configured to receive from a user an instruction indicating a request to raise a specific data definition object to a computed

Abstract: A turbine blade with a turbine blade airfoil and a turbine blade base for securing the turbine blade in a turbine shaft groove of a turbine shaft, wherein the turbine blade base includes a retaining device that retains securing device that secures a flat covering element arranged at the top of the turbine blade base. The retaining device is arranged on the outside of the turbine blade base.

Abstract: An arrangement for securing a functional position of a shroud plate of a rotor of a gas turbine, which shroud plate is arranged on an outer circumference of a rotor disc of the rotor, relative to a moving blade of the rotor arranged on the outer circumference of the rotor disc, wherein a channel portion of an annular cooling channel of the rotor is formed between the shroud plate located in its functional position and a side, facing the shroud plate, of a blade root of the moving blade. A rotor assembly for a rotor of a gas turbine, having a rotor disc, a moving blade ring arranged on the outer circumference of the rotor disc and a shroud plate ring arranged on the outer circumference of the rotor disc.

Abstract: A rotor for an axial flow turbomachine is provided, having a number of a plurality of disc-shaped or drum-shaped rotor components and at least one pin-shaped tie-rod extending through the rotor components, wherein a counter-bearing is screwed onto each of the projecting ends of the tie-rod for axially bracing the rotor components arranged therebetween. The tie-rod has at least two axially adjacent tie-rod elements which are each connected to one another in a detachable manner by connector. Elastic stretching characteristics of the two tie-rod elements are matched to each other such that, with the rotor components being clamped between the two counter-bearings, a clamping of the counter-bearing and the connection element and the rotor components arranged therebetween is at least partially released.

Abstract: A turbine rotor is provided. The turbine rotor has a plurality of blades assembled into blade rows and arranged on a turbine disk. Each blade has a blade root arranged in a blade retaining slot of the turbine disk extending in an axial direction. A locking plate is arranged between the respective blade root and a base of the blade retaining slot, for securing blades against a displacement along the blade retaining slot. The locking plate is fixed to the turbine disk by folds. The locking plate comprises a plurality of cooling air holes for the passage of cooling medium from a cooling air feed passage. The respective blade root comprises two grooves extending substantially azimuthally in relation to a turbine axis, and the respective locking plate comprises two tongues which are arranged such that they are connected to the two grooves of the blade root for sealing.

Abstract: The invention relates to a closing assembly for closing the gap remaining between the first and the last blade of a blade ring that is inserted in a peripheral groove of a turbo machinery, said assembly consisting of at least two lateral parts, at least one of which can be hooked onto a projection that forms an undercut in said peripheral groove and at least one securing element, which secures the parts from coming detached from the peripheral groove. To provide a particularly reliable closing assembly, the securing element is configured as a pin, joining the parts of the closing assembly in a non-positive fit.

Abstract: Disclosed is an axial rotor section for a rotor of a turbine, on which a sealing element, which is provided on an end side surface, is secured by means of a bolt against movement in the circumferential direction, with the bolt being reliably secured against becoming loose by means of a securing plate. One particular advantage of the invention is the comparatively simple and low-cost design, comprising a securing plate, a bolt, holes and grooves. Furthermore, these components can be fitted and removed quickly, because of their simple geometry.

Abstract: The invention relates to a bending device for bending in a locking plate of a rotor of a turbine, by means of which a reliable fastening of the locking plate is carried out. The bending device comprises a mounting which has two sections, the first section of which is inserted into the groove of the rotor, and the second section of which, with the mounting inserted in the groove, projects from this groove. By means of a lever, which is rotatably mounted on the second section, the locking plate can be reliably bent over for securing a bolt against loss.

Abstract: In order to configure the bending of a plate in an intermediate space between two blade rings, arranged along an axis of a compressor and having blades extending along a radius in a simpler and more effective manner, the novel concept provides a bending device which can be positioned in the intermediate space and has, according to the invention, a fixing element for the bending device, a hydraulic system and a punch which can be actuated by the hydraulic system. Accordingly, a method for bending a plate in the intermediate space provides for a bending device to be positioned in the intermediate space, for the bending device to be fixed in the intermediate space, and for a punch of the bending device to be hydraulically actuated for bending the plate, the punch being moved toward the plate to be bent, and the plate being bent under the effect of the punch.

Abstract: A device (10) for the demounting of blades (12), which are pushed in with a blade root (20) on a wheel disk (14) of a blade wheel (16) of a turbine or of a compressor, is designed with a supporting means (24) which is designed to be brought to bear against at least one component of the turbine, and is designed with an actuator means (28) which is coupled to the supporting means (24) and is designed for moving the blade root (20) mechanically out of the wheel disk (14).

Abstract: A securing device for a moving blade of a turbomachine is provided. The moving blade being arranged on a rotatable rotor disk, in which securing device the rotor disk has on its outer circumference, for receiving the blade root of each moving blade, in each case a transversely running holding groove which is shaped correspondingly to the blade root and in the groove bottom of which a blind hole with a securing element is provided, which securing element can be introduced into a centering bore arranged in the blade root and located opposite the blind hole.

Abstract: The invention provides improved interface tools, both physical and digital for performing two and three-dimensional spatial manipulation and two and three-dimensional gaming using a set of tangible tools. These tools are shaped to specific forms mimicking the tools' primary function. For example, one of the tools is shaped to resemble a pair of kitchen tongs, which gives the user the immediate perception that they are to be used for grabbing. Two physical or digital input devices can be used in conjunction to alter virtual objects. The invention also presents several novel tools to alter and generate three-dimensional objects, for example using an eraser tool, a deformation tool, a spray-painting tool, a smoothing tool, and a texture creation tool. The invention presents several novel means of interacting with video games using the tools mentioned above as a replacement for the standard joystick.