Abstract:
A process is provided for plating a coating onto a gas turbine engine component without detrimentally effecting air flow through cooling holes by injecting a maskant into the cooling passage to fill the cooling holes with the maskant, plating the external surface of the component with a coating, then removing the maskant from the component.
Abstract:
A method for refurbishing turbine engine vanes in which the airfoils are removed and replaced. The original configuration of the vanes can be modified from a single casting or welded pair to a multi-piece component assembly comprising individual airfoil segments attached to the inner and outer platforms. The component assembly allows replacement of airfoils and/or platforms with improved castings in the form of improved alloys, improved physical geometry, or both. Modifications can be made in the vane class area without the need to modify the airfoil contour by brazing or other contour alteration processes. According to the method, the platforms are separated from the airfoils, the openings in the platforms are sealed, new airfoil sockets are cut into the platforms, and the vane is reassembled.
Abstract:
A method of refurbishing turbine engine vanes in which an alloy blend of a cobalt based superalloy and a nickel based superalloy corresponding to the base material of the turbine vane cobalt platform and the base nickel material of the replacement turbine vane airfoils is laser clad to the gaspath surfaces of the turbine vane platform. Laser cladding with the alloy blend allows the use of replacement airfoils with improved castings in the form of improved nickel based superalloys, and allows a coating to be uniformly applied to the gaspath surfaces of the vane. According to the method, the platforms are separated from the airfoils and laser clad with a blend of cobalt based superalloy and nickel based superalloy. The vane is then reassembled using the laser clad platform and at least one replacement airfoil.
Abstract:
A tuner and demodulator performing image rejection in an analog cable television system. Various embodiments disclose a tuner including an analog RF section to generate a complex intermediate frequency digital signal, an image rejection module configured to perform image rejection on the complex intermediate frequency digital signal to generate an enhanced image rejection signal, a signal channel select filter configured to perform digital on-chip filtering on the enhanced image rejection signal to generate a filtered signal, and a demodulator configured to demodulate the filtered signal to generate digital output signals. In some embodiments, the tuner is substantially or fully monolithic. In some embodiments, the tuner performs image rejection by applying an algorithm to estimate a signal correlation between the signal band and the image band of the complex intermediate frequency digital signal, and providing adaptive filtering to reduce signal leakage and image leakage.
Abstract:
A fully-integrated tuner for performing signal channel selection and image rejection in an analog cable television system is provided. Various embodiments disclose a tuner including an analog RF section to process an analog RF input signal and generate complex low intermediate frequency digital signals, and a signal processing section configured to reduce image and signal leakage in the complex low intermediate frequency signals. The signal processing section selects a signal channel of the complex low intermediate frequency signals and suppresses channel components adjacent to the signal channel. In one embodiment, the signal processing section includes a complex digital signal channel select filter to select the signal channel and suppress the adjacent channel components. In other embodiments, the complex digital signal channel select filter selects the signal channel, shapes the selected signal channel to generate a shaped signal channel, and equalizes a group delay of the shaped signal channel.
Abstract:
A system for detecting the envelope of a signal is provided. The system includes a first envelope detector generating a first envelope signal of an input RF signal, such as an envelope signal representing the positive peak envelope of the input RF signal. A second envelope detector generates a second envelope signal of the input RF signal, such as an envelope signal representing the negative peak envelope of the input RF signal. A signal combiner receives the first envelope signal and the second envelope signal and generates an even-order harmonic compensated envelope signal, such as by compensating for the difference between the positive peak envelope and the negative peak envelope.
Abstract:
Method and architecture for facilitating payment to e-commerce merchants via a payment service. The method enables consumer users of an electronic storefront hosted by a merchant to make purchases via the payment service, wherein interactions between the electronic storefront and the payment service are transparent to the user. In response to a user check-out request, the user's browser is directed to a payment service web site. Information from which authorization for use of the payment service may be determined is passed to the payment service. The payment service then returns the browser to a selected check-out flow hosted by the electronic storefront, wherein the check-out flow provides an option to use the payment service if the user and merchant are authorized to do so, otherwise the check-out flow does not include the payment service option. In one embodiment, an application program interface (API) provided by the payment service is employed by the electronic storefront to facilitate transactions with the payment service.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method of filtering at least one set of data comprises determining a subset of Q data elements of a set of L data elements (12), and determining a filtered value based upon the subset of Q data elements (14). Each of the subset of Q data elements is greater than at most a first predetermined number of the L data elements and greater than or equal to at least a second predetermined number of the L data elements other than itself.
Abstract:
The present invention provides infusion devices and methods for subcutaneous delivery of high viscosity fluids. The devices and methods described are innovative subcutaneous infusion systems that allow for the rapid delivery of viscous therapeutic fluids while avoiding adverse side effects and promoting patient comfort. The devices and methods described are also useful for rapid delivery of high volumes of therapeutic fluids.
Abstract:
The seam welder conductive mechanism is the main part of the resistance seam welding machine. When the electrode wheel rolling on the welded parts, the Seam welder conductive mechanism will withstand the high press of electrode force and pass the high welding current from welding transformer to the electrode wheels of seam welding machine. Because of these two characteristics the following factors must be considered during the design of seam welder conductive mechanism. First of all, in order to withstand the high press of electrode force two bearings are introduced in the mechanism, the bearing should be lubricated and also isolated from the welding current in order to get long working time without damaging the bearing. Second of all, in order to pass the high welding current, the conductive pair with relative motion must be keep conduction all the time with certain surface pressure and lubrication, the conductive pair without relative motion must be keep conduction all the time with big surface pressure. Because of the high current pass through the conductive mechanism must be cooled with water during working. This is a mechanism equipped with water cooling for Electrode, main shaft, and Silver-plate conductive pads.