Abstract: A circuit is provided for processing a pseudo-oscillatory signal generated by an oscillating circuit including a comparator and a logic circuit. The oscillating circuit has a first terminal connected to an energy source by a first switch and a second terminal referenced alternately to a potential substantially equal to half the high potential of the power supply and to the low potential of the power supply. This alternate reference is determined by a second switch controlled synchronously with the first switch by the logic circuit.

Abstract: Each ozonization loop (1) which includes a compressor (2), an ozonizer (3), and a heat exchanger (8) for cooling the oxygen-ozone mixture, is associated with three cylinders (4,5,6) filled with silica gel. Each cylinder operates in succession in a cocurrent adsorption, in countercurrent desorption by a substitution gas, and in scavenging by taking off a part of the flow circulating in the loop. The scavenging flow is recovered and combined with the substitution gas. The substitution gas may be in particular impure nitrogen supplied by an air distillation apparatus producing the necessary oxygen.

Abstract: Each ozonization loop (1) which includes a compressor (2), an ozonizer (3), and a heat exchanger (8) for cooling the oxygen-ozone mixture, is associated with three cylinders (4,5,6) filled with silica gel. Each cylinder operates in succession in a cocurrent adsorption, in countercurrent desorption by a substitution gas, and in scavenging by taking off a part of the flow circulating in the loop. The scavenging flow is recovered and combined with the substitution gas. The substitution gas may be in particular impure nitrogen supplyed by an air distillation apparatus producing the necessary oxygen.

Abstract: An analog proximity detector manipulator comprising, in a case with which are associated an electronic case containing the detectors and a piece for fixing to a table, a sub assembly containing an annular elastomer part which serves for pivoting and bringing back to the neutral position the control lever and a mass whose position influences the detectors.

Abstract: Liquid oxygen of a low pressure column forms a bath 5 at the top of a heat exchanger 2 of the type having plates defining vertical passages 17, 18. This liquid is predistributed along every other passage 17 by a series of apertures 27 formed for example in the plates, and then is uniformly distributed in a fine manner in the same passages by a packing 24 so as to form a continuous running liquid film. The gaseous nitrogen of a medium pressure column is introduced into the remaining passages 18 and condensed by heat exchange with the oxygen which is vaporized.

Abstract: An apparatus displays the torque reached by a tightening tool on a case which is independent from the tool proper. For this purpose, the tool has diodes for transmitting infrared radiation, for example, while the case has diodes for receiving this radiation. In this way, the tool may be employed in any position while the case is placed in a visible region and displays the value of the torque applied to the part to be tightened.

Abstract: The case 2 of the container 1 having a vertical axis X-X contains two adsorbent beds 3,4 in the form of sleeves retained by three cylindrical grates 5, 6, 7. The intermediate grate 6 is axially rigid and radially flexible while the innermost and outermost grates 5,7 are axially flexible and radially rigid. This enables the container and the adsorbent beds to support without damage the successive heating and cooling stages in the course of the adsorbent regeneration stages. Application to the purification of large amounts of air intended to be distilled.

Abstract: Distributed arithmetic oversampling recursive digital filter comprising a recursive part constituted by q registers of a circulating nature, a non-recursive part of order p constituted by series registers, a memory divided into N memory blocks, a modulo N counter with .alpha. outputs, an adder--subtracter connected to the memory, an accumulator register, and a frequency clock f.sub.s. The filter is characterized in that the non-recursive part only comprises K series registers, K being an integer defined by the double inequality:(K-1)N+2.sup..alpha. -N.ltoreq.p+P-1.ltoreq.KN+2.sup..alpha. -Nand in that it comprises multiplexers able to make these K registers recirculating N-1 times out of N and circulating 1 time out of N, these multiplexers being controlled by the outputs of the counter.

Abstract: Digital processing circuit forming a weighted sum of digital signals. It comprises n groups of M series registers (10/1, . . . , 10/nM) into which are introduced the signals to be processed, n multiplexers (15/1, 15/2, . . . , 15/n), a memory (20) containing precalculated quantities characteristic of the weighted sum to be formed, said memory having a capacity of 2 .sup..beta.+n words distributed into different blocks, a modulo M counter (25), an adder-subtracter (30) connected to the memory, an accumulator-register (40) connected to the adder-subtracter and a clock (50) actuating the counter and the registers. The circuit is in that the memory is subdivided into [M-(2.sup..beta. -M)] blocks of 2.sup.n words and into (2.sup..beta. -M) blocks of 2.sup.n+1 words, said blocks being selected by the bits supplied to the outputs of the counter, in that it comprises supplementary series registers, whose number is at the most equal to 2.sup..beta.

Abstract: This invention relates to heat exchangers comprising vertically arranged plates, and passages are provided which extend from an inlet casing to an outlet casing, as well as further passages which extend from a two-phase inlet casing to other outlet casings. Other passages for an auxiliary fluid extend between the latter casing outlet and an upper extremity of the heat exchanger.Heat exchangers according to the invention can be used for the liquefaction of natural gas in particular.

Abstract: Delta-Sigma noise-shaping coder with two analog integrators and Delta-Sigma decoder with two digital integrators. The coder comprises an operational amplifier with two analog integrators in its feedback loop and two cascaded flipflops both connected to the input of the operational amplifier through resistors having a predetermined ratio. The configuration of the integrators is particular and results of the identification of the z-transfer function of the coder to be designed with the p-transfer function of a known integrator (p, Laplace's variable). The decoder comprises a digital integrator-filter of order two and two cascaded flipflops both connected to the input of the filter through amplifiers having gains in a predetermined ratio.

Abstract: .Iadd. .Iadd.8. A method for cooling a second gaseous mixture to low temperature and producing at least one constituent of said mixture in liquid phase, comprising:a. cooling and subjecting first gaseous mixture containing at least one component of said secong gaseous mixture, to a fractionate condensation under a first pressure,b. expanding at least two condensed fractions obtained during the fractionate condensation of said first gaseous mixture, reuniting the expanded condensed fractions with said first gaseous mixture under a second pressure lower than said first pressure, vaporizing and reheating the reunited fractions with said first gaseous mixture under said second pressure, by heat exchange with said second gaseous mixture undergoing cooling, and with said first gaseous mixture undergoing fractionate condensation, and recompressing said first gaseous mixture to said first pressure,c.

Abstract: Liquid oxygen of a low pressure column forms a bath 5 at the top of a heat exchanger 2 of the type having plates defining vertical passages 17, 18. This liquid is predistributed along every other passage 17 by a series of apertures 27 formed for example in the plates, and then is uniformly distributed in a fine manner in the same passages by a packing 24 so as to form a continuous running liquid film. The gaseous nitrogen of a medium pressure column is introduced into the remaining passages 18 and condensed by heat exchange with the oxygen which is vaporized.