Abstract: An aircraft comprises a machine body. The machine body encloses a turbofan gas turbine engine and a plurality of ancillary systems. The turbofan gas turbine engine comprises, in axial flow sequence, a heat exchanger module, a fan assembly, a compressor module, a turbine module, a combustor module, and an exhaust module. The machine body comprises either one or two fluid inlet apertures. The or each fluid inlet aperture is configured to allow a fluid flow to enter the machine body and to pass through the heat exchanger module. The heat exchanger module is configured to transfer a waste heat load from the gas turbine engine and the ancillary systems to the fluid flow prior to an entry of the fluid flow into the fan module, and thence into the compressor module, the turbine module, the combustor module, and the exhaust module.

Abstract: Fibrous cellulose acetate resembling asbestos in fibrous structure and liquid filtering properties which is useful for filtering potable liquids such as fruit juices, vegetable juices and wine is made continuously by introducing a stream of a 2-4% by weight solution of cellulose acetate of 25-45 secs. viscosity in acetone and a stream of water into a mixing T at velocities which create substantial turbulence and at a water:solution volume ratio of 4:1 to 20:1, continuously withdrawing the resulting cellulose acetate slurry from the mixing T and passing it through a mechanical shearer which shears the precipitate to a surface area in the range of 35.55 m.sup.2 /g and thereafter depositing the slurry on a porous support to drain unabsorbed water/acetone from the precipitate and washing the precipitate with water until it is substantially acetone-free.