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A device is disclosed for discharging elongate, coarse bulk products—such as bottle preforms—from a product hopper. The device includes a product hopper with a discharge opening and a rotating disc that is configured to receive bulk products passing through the discharge opening.
Abstract:
A method of nondestructive noncontact tightness testing of inner structure of articles based on gas discharge visualization includes the steps of providing a film for imaging on a dielectric plate and an electrode, the dielectric plate disposed on the electrode, and polarizing the dielectric plate by applying a series of high voltages pulses across the dielectric to provide a preliminary polarized dielectric plate. After the polarizing step, an article to be tested which has a multi-layer casing including an outer metallic layer is arranged on the film. The article is then subjected to a high voltage pulsed electric field by applying a high voltage electrical pulse between the electrode and the outer metallic layer and the electrode, wherein the pulsed electric field is combined with an electric field associated with the preliminary polarized dielectric plate triggers a gas discharge process. An image of the film is obtained on the film of an inner structure of the article based on the gas discharge process.
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A method and related apparatus for non-contact measurement of electrical conductivity of powder-like materials using eddy currents includes the steps of placing a powder to be measured in a hollow dielectric sampling container, the sampling container disposed and freely axially moving within an outer dielectric housing. An eddy-current sensor including a winding is arranged on an outside surface of the housing. Current is forced in the winding to excite the powder to generate eddy currents. The introduced active resistance is measured at the eddy-current sensor and an electrical conductivity of the powder is determined using the measured active resistance. The powder is preferably vibration compacted and the density and electrical conductivity determined at a plurality of stages during the vibration compacting step.
Abstract:
A method of the present invention is used for the high-rate deposition of materials, such as carbon, silicon, metals, metal oxides, and the like, onto a metal substrate defined by a metal tape. The particles of the material are mixed with fluid and are injected against the metal tape at high pressure and high velocity. The particles of the material form a current collection surface of the metal tape. The metal tape is used as cathode or anode combined with a spearator to form a fuel cell of a secondary battery, metal-ceramic membranes, film composite metal-ceramic materials for electronic devices.
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A device and method for stimulating a foot of a subject based on ambulatory feedback can impact various characteristics of the subject's gait. The device may include a pressure sensor, a switch or controller, and a vibrational stimulator. The switch or controller actuates the stimulator based on feedback from the pressure sensor. The controller can include algorithms to provide stimulation based on the pressure sensor input, as well as record data related to characteristics such as step or stride interval, step characteristics and other ambulatory-related information.
Abstract:
A device for treating a patient using sensory substitution includes a wearable article in which are disposed one or more sensors for detecting the phase of the gait cycle of the patient, a controller for receiving signals from the sensors indicative of the phase of the gait, and one more stimulators for stimulating the patient based on signals from the controller that are issued in response to the sensor signals.
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A low temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) system can be efficiently started even when the system is at a temperature near or below freezing (0° C). The cold start procedure is accomplished through heating the fuel cell by filling an anode chamber with fuel (hydrogen or hydrogen-rich reactant gas) and generating hydrogen on a cathode. A defined amount of oxygen is supplied to the cathode chamber. The fuel cell system is locally heated up to defined temperature by the exothermic chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen on a cathode catalyst. Then the hydrogen generation on the cathode is canceled and oxygen is supplied to the cathode chamber in an amount sufficient to maintain the current flowing through an external load. This procedure provides plain saturation of the cathode with hydrogen and, as result, mild, safe and fast heating the fuel cell without use of additional external devices.
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Solid electrolytes of the composition: 60L2O.15Li2SO425B2O3; 65L2O.10Li2SO4.25B2O3; 65L2O.15Li2SO4.20B2O3; 60L2O.20Li2SO4.20B2O3; 59,55L2O.19,85Li2SO4.19,85B2O3.0,75MoO3, characterized by the high level of productivity, high ionic conductivity, negligible low level of electronic conductivity and resistance to metal lithium suitable for use in -primary and rechargeable lithium power sources.
Abstract translation:组合物的固体电解质:60L 2 O15Li 2 SO 2 4 25B 2 O 3 3 u> / SUB>; 2×10 3×10 3×10 3×10 3×10 3×10 3×10 3 2×2×2×2×2×2××××××××< O 2 O 2 O 2 O 2 O 2 O 2 O 2 O 2 O 2 O 2 SO 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 其特征在于生产能力高,离子电导率高,电子导电性低水平低,适用于主要和可再充电锂电的金属锂耐受性可忽略不计 来源。
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A method of producing thermally extended graphite (TEG), includes the steps of receiving of the intercalated graphite mass, heat-treatment with heating using straight electric current, and withdrawal of gaseous reaction products and the repeated treatment of the TEG using straight current in the same reactor.
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A nonaqueous electrolyte additive includes an organosilicon backbone including at least one ethylene oxide (CH2CH2O) unit, at least two pyridinium groups bound to the backbone, the pyridinium groups each bound to at least one halogen ion or halogen-containing anion. The additive is useful for forming improved liquid and polymer electrolytes for lithium ion and lithium metal batteries.