Abstract: The circulation assist devices disclosed herein can be used, for example, in methods of decreasing venous pressure in the Fontan circulation. The devices can include an inlet, an outlet, a stator, a rotor, and an impeller driven by rotation of the rotor. In some embodiments, the impeller blade (or blades) can at least partially define a central lumen extending through the device. The device can be coupled to the inferior vena cava and the pulmonary artery. Rotating the impeller blade(s) increases blood velocity through the lumen and causes the outlet pressure to be higher than the inlet pressure. The impeller can be configured such that, when it is stationary, the forward static pressure drop between the inlet and the outlet is minimized. That is, the forward static pressure drop of the device approximates the pressure drop between the inferior vena cava and central pulmonary artery of the unassisted Fontan circulation.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for controlling a system for separating carbon dioxide from the ambient air. The method distinguishes between normal operation, in which carbon dioxide is separated from the ambient air, and special operation, which is not primarily used to separate carbon dioxide. Normal operation comprises conveying a stream of air of ambient air into a first process space of the system, wherein the stream of air is dried in the first process space. The dried stream of air of the ambient air is conducted from the first process space into a second process space, in which adsorption and subsequent desorption of carbon dioxide takes place. In the special operation mode, which takes place before or after normal operation, the system is operated with operating parameters that deviate from normal operation.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for controlling a system for separating carbon dioxide from the ambient air. The method comprises conveying a stream of air of the ambient air into a first process space, wherein the stream of air is dried in the first process space, conducting the dried ambient air from the first process space to a second process space, adsorbing carbon dioxide from the dried stream of air with a sorbent material in the second process space, desorbing the carbon dioxide adsorbed in the sorbent material, and storing the desorbed carbon dioxide in a storage unit or transferring the carbon dioxide to a subsequent process. It is provided that the process parameters of the system for drying, adsorption and/or desorption are adjusted on the basis of a degree of loading of the drying agent or the sorbent material.

Abstract: A DAC plant for extracting carbon dioxide from ambient air, having a first air flow channel for ambient air, from which carbon dioxide is extracted, a system for drying the ambient air, a carbon dioxide extraction device for extracting carbon dioxide, and a second air flow channel for waste air. The system includes a first rotating storage body, which carries an adsorbent for water and is driven such that segments of the storage body are periodically in operative flow connection with the first second air flow channels. The carbon dioxide extraction device includes at least one second rotating storage body, which carries an adsorbent for carbon dioxide. The second rotating storage body is driven such that segments of the storage body are periodically in operative flow connection with the first air flow channel and a carrier gas flow channel.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a system for separating carbon dioxide from a gas flow, in particular from an air flow. The system comprises at least one first functional unit and at least one second functional unit connected downstream of the first functional unit in the flow direction of a main air flow through the system. It is provided that the first functional unit has a first number of functional modules and the second functional unit has a second number of functional modules, wherein the second number is higher than the first number.

Abstract: A first input node and a second input node are coupled to a sensing circuit element. A first transistor of a pair of differential transistors has a current flow path with a first transistor node coupled to the first input node to receive a current sensing signal and a second transistor node. A second transistor of the pair of differential transistors has a current flow path with a third transistor node coupled to the second input node to receive a current sensing signal and a fourth transistor node. An auxiliary amplifier circuit has a first auxiliary input node coupled to the second transistor node and a second auxiliary input node coupled to the fourth transistor node. An output node of the auxiliary amplifier circuit generates a control signal applied to a common control node of the pair of differential transistors.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cooking device (1), in particular a frying pan, comprising a vessel (18). The vessel (18) comprises a multi-layered base (2) and a multi-layered side wall (3), wherein the side wall (3) is connected to the base (2) by a transition area and wherein the side wall (3) comprises a connecting arrangement (9) for connecting to a handle element (8). Furthermore, the vessel (2) comprises a vessel sensor conduit (4). The base (2) has a center area around a center point. The vessel sensor conduit (4) extends within the base (2) and the side wall (3) from the connecting arrangement (9) to the base (2), preferably substantially to the center region. The radius in the transition area is at least 19 mm. The invention also relates to a method for producing a cooking device (1).

Abstract: The circulation assist devices disclosed herein can be used, for example, in methods of decreasing venous pressure in the Fontan circulation. The devices can include an inlet, an outlet, a stator, a rotor, and an impeller driven by rotation of the rotor. In some embodiments, the impeller blade (or blades) can at least partially define a central lumen extending through the device. The device can be coupled to the inferior vena cava and the pulmonary artery. Rotating the impeller blade(s) increases blood velocity through the lumen and causes the outlet pressure to be higher than the inlet pressure. The impeller can be configured such that, when it is stationary, the forward static pressure drop between the inlet and the outlet is minimized. That is, the forward static pressure drop of the device approximates the pressure drop between the inferior vena cava and central pulmonary artery of the unassisted Fontan circulation.

Abstract: A blood pump (20) includes a stator assembly comprising a motor stator (52), a fluid inlet (24), and a fluid outlet (26). A rotor assembly includes a motor rotor (54) and an impeller (40) rotatable about an axis (44) to move fluid from the inlet (24) to the outlet (26). An outflow sheath (300) directs the flow along the outside of the pump (20).

Abstract: A blood pump (20) includes a stator assembly comprising a motor stator (52), a fluid inlet (24), and a fluid outlet (26). A rotor assembly includes a motor rotor (54) and an impeller (40) rotatable about an axis (44) to move fluid from the inlet (24) to the outlet (26). An outflow sheath (300) directs the flow along the outside of the pump (20).

Abstract: A blood pump (20) includes a stator assembly comprising a motor stator (52), a fluid inlet (24), and a fluid outlet (26). A rotor assembly includes a motor rotor (54) and an impeller (40) rotatable about an axis (44) to move fluid from the inlet (24) to the outlet (26). An outflow sheath (300) directs the flow along the outside of the pump (20).

Abstract: A blood pump (20) includes a stator assembly comprising a motor stator (52), a fluid inlet (24), and a fluid outlet (26). A rotor assembly includes a motor rotor (54) and an impeller (40) rotatable about an axis (44) to move fluid from the inlet (24) to the outlet (26). An outflow sheath (300) directs the flow along the outside of the pump (20).

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for efficiently finding the best Monte Carlo simulation samples for use as design corners for all design specifications to substitute for a full circuit design verification. Embodiments calculate a corner target value matching an input variation level by modeling the circuit performance with verified accuracy, estimate the corner based on a response surface model such that the corner has the highest probability density (or extrapolation from the worst sample if the model is inaccurate), and verify and/or adjust the corner by performing a small number of additional simulations. Embodiments also estimate the probability that a design already meets the design specifications at a specified variation level. Composite multimodal and non-Gaussian probability distribution functions enhance model accuracy. The extracted design corners may be of particular utility during circuit design iterations.

Abstract: A blood pump (20) includes a stator assembly comprising a motor stator (52), a fluid inlet (24), and a fluid outlet (26). A rotor assembly includes a motor rotor (54) and an impeller (40) rotatable about an axis (44) to move fluid from the inlet (24) to the outlet (26). An outflow sheath (300) directs the flow along the outside of the pump (20).

Abstract: An electric fluid pump may include a wet section having a pump wheel and a permanently excited rotor of an electric motor arranged therein. The electric fluid pump may include a dry section having a stator of the electric motor arranged therein. A containment shell may be included configured to separate the wet section from the dry section. The dry section may include control electronics for controlling the fluid pump. The control electronics may connect in a heat-transferring manner to the containment shell and the wet section via the containment shell.

Abstract: A blood pump (26) includes a stator assembly (122) that includes a motor stator, a fluid inlet (24), and a fluid outlet (26). A rotor assembly (120) includes a motor rotor (54) and an impeller (40) rotatable about an axis (44) to move fluid from the inlet (24) to the outlet (26). A permanent magnet radial bearing (100) supports the rotor assembly for rotation about the axis (44). The radial bearing (100) includes a permanent magnet radial bearing stator (106) fixed to the stator assembly (122) and a permanent magnet radial bearing rotor (108) fixed to the rotor assembly (120). The radial bearing (100) is configured such that the radial bearing stator magnets (106) and the radial bearing rotor magnets (108) are axially offset from each other when the pump is at rest.

Abstract: An electric fluid pump may include a wet section having a pump wheel and a permanently excited rotor of an electric motor arranged therein. The electric fluid pump may include a dry section having a stator of the electric motor arranged therein. A containment shell may be included configured to separate the wet section from the dry section. The dry section may include control electronics for controlling the fluid pump. The control electronics may connect in a heat-transferring manner to the containment shell and the wet section via the containment shell.

Abstract: A blood pump (20) includes a stator assembly comprising a motor stator (52), a fluid inlet (24), and a fluid outlet (26). A rotor assembly includes a motor rotor (54) and an impeller (40) rotatable about an axis (44) to move fluid from the inlet (24) to the outlet (26). An outflow sheath (300) directs the flow along the outside of the pump (20).

Abstract: A blood pump (26) includes a stator assembly (122) that includes a motor stator, a fluid inlet (24), and a fluid outlet (26). A rotor assembly (120) includes a motor rotor (54) and an impeller (40) rotatable about an axis (44) to move fluid from the inlet (24) to the outlet (26). A permanent magnet radial bearing (100) supports the rotor assembly for rotation about the axis (44). The radial bearing (100) includes a permanent magnet radial bearing stator (106) fixed to the stator assembly (122) and a permanent magnet radial bearing rotor (108) fixed to the rotor assembly (120). The radial bearing (100) is configured such that the radial bearing stator magnets (106) and the radial bearing rotor magnets (108) are axially offset from each other when the pump is at rest.

Abstract: A silencer is described for damping the outflow noise of compressed air from compressed air appliances, in particular compressed air appliances of vehicles, with an inlet port, with at least one outlet port and with a pot-like housing which is arranged between these ports and which has a pot casing and a pot bottom, a sound-absorbing material in the form of a cartridge of a filter knit, serving for noise damping, being arranged in the inner space of the pot-like housing, characterized in that a layer of fibrous material is arranged between the cartridge and the pot casing.