Abstract: A water supply system for a plurality of water consumer units in an aircraft. The system includes a main tank configured to store a main supply of water, a main water pipe connected to an outlet of the main tank, and a plurality of water networks, each configured to conduct water from the main tank to at least one of the plurality of water consumer units. The plurality of water consumer units is partitioned in a first group of water consumer units and at least a second group of water consumer units. Each of the plurality of water networks includes a conveying device configured to convey water to each water consumer unit of one of the groups. The water supply system further includes a cross-feed valve configured to fluidically connect or separate the plurality of water networks downstream of the conveying devices in the plurality of water networks.

Abstract: A drain mast for an aircraft for discharge of water from the aircraft interior with a line which extends in a line direction from a connector end to a discharge end. The connector end can connect to another line in the interior of the aircraft, through which further line water flows into the drain mast. The discharge end can discharge water into a surrounding area of the aircraft. The line includes a plastic, into which a conductive material is embedded, by which the line can be heated electrically, by a heating current being conducted through the conductive material. A proportion of the embedded conductive material in the line increases in the line direction per length unit from the connector end of the line towards the discharge end such that the heating power which is introduced into the line per length unit increases from the connector end towards the discharge end.

Abstract: A system for heating up water for a consumer unit in an aircraft, having a water reservoir and a control unit. The water reservoir has a heating device to heat water held in the water reservoir to a consumer temperature. The control unit controls the heating device so water in the water reservoir is automatically heated to or above a disinfection temperature at which germ formation in the water reservoir is eliminated or suppressed, and a temperature of the water in the water reservoir is maintained at or above the disinfection temperature for a disinfection period, the heating to the disinfection temperature being effected only during flight phases or portions of flight phases of the aircraft during which use of the consumer unit by a user is not to be expected. A corresponding method and an aircraft having such a system are disclosed.

Abstract: A method for operating an on-board water supply and distribution system of an aircraft for supplying water includes a central tank, consumer assemblies with a supply device and a buffer tank, pump operable in a supply mode and reverse mode, filter device, and high-pressure conduit system. The central tank connects to the pump's upstream side. The conduit system connects the downstream side and consumer assemblies. The pump in supply mode delivers water from the downstream side to the buffer tank. In reverse mode, the pump can convey water from the downstream side to the upstream side. The method includes operating the pump in supply mode so water from the central tank goes to a consumer assembly in a first time interval to fill the buffer tank, and operating the pump in reverse mode in a second time interval so water from the buffer tank passes through the filter device.

Abstract: A method for operating an on-board water supply and distribution system of an aircraft for supplying water includes a central water tank, first consumer assemblies with buffer tanks each including a heater to heat up water in the buffer tank to a disinfection temperature, pump having upstream and downstream sides to operate in supply and reverse modes, and high-pressure conduit system. The central water tank connects to the pump's upstream side. The conduit system connects the downstream side with a first consumer assembly. The method includes operating the pump in supply mode where water from the central tank goes to a first consumer assembly to fill a buffer tank, operating a buffer tank heater so water heats to a predetermined disinfection temperature, and operating the pump in reverse mode so heated water passes through a part of the conduit system and the upstream side of the pump.

Abstract: A anomalous region detection method includes receiving time series data being grouped in patches, encoding, via parameters of an encoder, the data to obtain local latent representations, determining a representation loss from the local latent representations, transforming the local latent representations associated with each patch, via at least two local neural transformations, to a series of diverse transformed vector representations, determining a dynamic deterministic contrastive loss (DDCL) from the series of diverse transformed vector representations, combining the representation loss and the DDCL to obtain updated parameters, updating the parameters of the encoder with the updated parameters, scoring each of the series of the diverse transformed vector representations, via the DDCL, to obtain a diverse semantic requirement score associated with each patch, smoothing the diverse semantic requirement score to obtain a loss region, masking data associated with the loss region to obtain verified data, and o

Abstract: A method for generating a minibeam, including focusing the incident beam through a first quadrupole along a first direction and through a second quadrupole along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, deflecting the incident beam, through a third magnet along a third direction and through a fourth magnet according to a distinct fourth direction, adjusting a magnetic field gradient generated by first quadrupole and/or respectively by the second quadrupole so that a focal length of the first quadrupole is superior or equal to 60 and/or is less than or equal to 250 cm and/or respectively a focal length of the second quadrupole is superior or equal to 50 and/or is less than or equal to 200 cm for the focused beam to meet the criteria of a minibeam along a volume extending between a focal point of the first quadrupole and a focal point of the second quadrupole.

Abstract: A novel alfalfa variety designated AFX176086 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing an alfalfa plant comprise crossing alfalfa variety AFX176086 with another alfalfa plant. Methods for producing an alfalfa plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits transgenes or locus conversions introgressed into AFX176086 through backcross conversion and/or transformation are provided and the alfalfa seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Alfalfa seed, plants or plant parts produced by crossing alfalfa variety AFX176086 or a locus or trait conversion of AFX176086 with another alfalfa plant or population are disclosed. Alfalfa populations derived from alfalfa variety AFX176086, methods for producing other alfalfa populations derived from alfalfa variety AFX176086 and the alfalfa populations and their parts derived by the use of those methods.

Abstract: A novel alfalfa variety designated AFX164040 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing an alfalfa plant comprise crossing alfalfa variety AFX164040 with another alfalfa plant. Methods for producing an alfalfa plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits transgenes or locus conversions introgressed into AFX164040 through backcross conversion and/or transformation are provided and the alfalfa seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Alfalfa seed, plants or plant parts produced by crossing alfalfa variety AFX164040 or a locus or trait conversion of AFX164040 with another alfalfa plant or population are disclosed. Alfalfa populations derived from alfalfa variety AFX164040, methods for producing other alfalfa populations derived from alfalfa variety AFX164040 and the alfalfa populations and their parts derived by the use of those methods.

Abstract: A novel alfalfa variety designated AFX176086 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing an alfalfa plant comprise crossing alfalfa variety AFX176086 with another alfalfa plant. Methods for producing an alfalfa plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits transgenes or locus conversions introgressed into AFX176086 through backcross conversion and/or transformation are provided and the alfalfa seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Alfalfa seed, plants or plant parts produced by crossing alfalfa variety AFX176086 or a locus or trait conversion of AFX176086 with another alfalfa plant or population are disclosed. Alfalfa populations derived from alfalfa variety AFX176086, methods for producing other alfalfa populations derived from alfalfa variety AFX176086 and the alfalfa populations and their parts derived by the use of those methods.

Abstract: A novel alfalfa variety designated AFX164040 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing an alfalfa plant comprise crossing alfalfa variety AFX164040 with another alfalfa plant. Methods for producing an alfalfa plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits transgenes or locus conversions introgressed into AFX164040 through backcross conversion and/or transformation are provided and the alfalfa seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Alfalfa seed, plants or plant parts produced by crossing alfalfa variety AFX164040 or a locus or trait conversion of AFX164040 with another alfalfa plant or population are disclosed. Alfalfa populations derived from alfalfa variety AFX164040, methods for producing other alfalfa populations derived from alfalfa variety AFX164040 and the alfalfa populations and their parts derived by the use of those methods.

Abstract: A novel alfalfa variety designated AFX164041 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing an alfalfa plant comprise crossing alfalfa variety AFX164041 with another alfalfa plant. Methods for producing an alfalfa plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits transgenes or locus conversions introgressed into AFX164041 through backcross conversion and/or transformation are provided and the alfalfa seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Alfalfa seed, plants or plant parts produced by crossing alfalfa variety AFX164041 or a locus or trait conversion of AFX164041 with another alfalfa plant or population are disclosed. Alfalfa populations derived from alfalfa variety AFX164041, methods for producing other alfalfa populations derived from alfalfa variety AFX164041 and the alfalfa populations and their parts derived by the use of those methods.

Abstract: A novel alfalfa variety designated AFX164041 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing an alfalfa plant comprise crossing alfalfa variety AFX164041 with another alfalfa plant. Methods for producing an alfalfa plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits transgenes or locus conversions introgressed into AFX164041 through backcross conversion and/or transformation are provided and the alfalfa seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Alfalfa seed, plants or plant parts produced by crossing alfalfa variety AFX164041 or a locus or trait conversion of AFX164041 with another alfalfa plant or population are disclosed. Alfalfa populations derived from alfalfa variety AFX164041, methods for producing other alfalfa populations derived from alfalfa variety AFX164041 and the alfalfa populations and their parts derived by the use of those methods.

Abstract: A cutting apparatus for trimming an article, the apparatus has a manually grasped power element with a reciprocating arm having a removably engagable rotatable couple including a selectable rotational index position lock. Also included is a cutting head assembly that is removable and rotationally indexable relative to the power element, the cutting head having a pair of cutting blades for trimming the article. Wherein operationally, the reciprocating arm drives the cutting blades that have scissor movement with the cutting head selectably rotatable to the power element, user wrist fatigue is reduced, also with the cutting head being removable from the power element, the cutting head assembly is easier to clean.

Abstract: A casting mould for casting complex-shaped castings from a molten metal. The casting mould has a mould cavity forming the casting and a delivery system that delivers molten metal into the mould cavity. The delivery system includes a sprue, a runner connected to the sprue and a feeder system connected to the runner. The mould cavity is connected to the feeder system or the runner via connections. When seen in the flow direction of the molten metal flowing from the sprue into the runner during the casting operation, the runner has a branch directed away from the sprue along the feeder system and has a directed-back branch adjoining the directed-away branch and guided along the feeder system in the opposite direction to the directed-away branch. The feeder system is connected to both the directed-away branch and the directed-back branch via two or more gates distributed along the respective branch.

Abstract: A cutting apparatus for trimming an article, the apparatus has a manually grasped power element with a reciprocating arm having a removably engagable rotatable couple including a selectable rotational index position lock. Also included is a cutting head assembly that is removable and rotationally indexable relative to the power element, the cutting head having a pair of cutting blades for trimming the article. Wherein operationally, the reciprocating arm drives the cutting blades that have scissor movement with the cutting head selectably rotatable to the power element, user wrist fatigue is reduced, also with the cutting head being removable from the power element, the cutting head assembly is easier to clean.

Abstract: Described is a method for operating a compressor of a turbomachine, in which, when considered in the direction of a main flow, an, in particular, radially averaged degree of reaction has dropped in a front compressor area from a maximum to a minimum, is held constant or virtually constant across a central compressor area up into a rear compressor area, an, in particular, radially averaged degree of reaction being adjusted in the rear compressors area which is closer to the minimum than to the maximum, and a residual swirl of at least 47° is present in the middle section, and a compressor and a turbomachine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a casting mould for casting complex-shaped, large-volume castings from a molten metal, wherein the casting mould has a mould cavity forming the casting and a delivery system for delivery of the molten metal, which is to be cast into the casting, into the mould cavity, wherein the delivery system comprises a sprue, a runner connected to the sprue and a feeder system connected to the runner, and wherein the mould cavity is connected to the feeder system or the runner via connections, and the use of such a casting mould. The casting mould according to the invention makes it possible to reliably produce castings of a highly complex shape, even from alloys which can be difficult to cast using conventional methods and whose casting results can be of an unreliable quality.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for operating a compressor of a turbomachine, in which, when viewed in the direction of a main flow, a slowly dropping degree of reaction being raised in one compressor area more quickly than previously dropped and the raised degree of reaction then being reduced again in a subsequent compressor area more slowly that it was previously raised, a compressor of a turbomachine including at least one degree of reaction rising more quickly in one compressor area in comparison to adjacent compressor areas with respectively a dropping degree of reaction, whereby a sawtooth-shaped curve of the degree of reaction results, and a turbomachine including a compressor of this type.

Abstract: A turbomachine including at least one blade-row group that is arranged in the main flow path and at least two rows of blades that are adjacent to each other in the main flow direction, each row having a plurality of blades (38, 40), whereby a narrow cross section and a degree of overlap between the blades of the upstream row of blades and the blades of the downstream row of blades vary starting at the center of the main flow path in the direction of at least one main flow limiter.