A method for producing clean water, in which water that is to be cleaned is caused to undergo membrane distillation by means of one or several units (1) comprising a first wall (2) that is impermeable to water and that has the form of a sheet, a membrane (3) through which water in the gaseous phase can pass, and through which water in fluid phase cannot pass, and a second wall (4) in the form of a...

A method for producing clean water, in which water that is to be cleaned is caused to undergo membrane distillation by means of one or several units (1) comprising a first wall (2) that is impermeable to water and that has the form of a sheet, a membrane (3) through which water in the gaseous phase can pass, and through which water in fluid phase cannot pass, and a second wall (4) in the form of a...

A method for selectively removing hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide from sour gas by reacting the hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide in the sour gas with sodium hydroxide is disclosed. Also disclosed is a process for the production of a salt product from a sour gas stream. The reaction with sodium hydroxide creates a scrubbe r solution comprising water, hydrocarbons, contaminants and salts. The...

A stress and torque reducing tool has a plunger that reciprocates inside of a body. The tool is connected between the pump and the sucker rod string and reduces stress transmitted therebetween. The body and plunger have longitudinally extending surfaces located at the plunger upper end portion, which surfaces cooperate and limit rotation of the body with respect to the plunger. An upper fluid port...

A sustained release dosage form comprising a sulfonylurea compound, preferably, gliclazide, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as active ingredient. The dosage form comprises water-swellable polymer, a pH modifier selected from sodium hydrogen carbonate, potassium hydrogen carbonate, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, and calcium carbonate, a diluent modifier sele...

A sanitary napkin including a first embossing pattern including a first and second plurality of arcuate channels and a second embossing pattern including a thi rd and fourth plurality of arcuate channels, the channels cooperating to define a pluralit y of protrusions extending upwardly from the channels.

In an exemplary briefcase embodiment as depicted in FIG. 48, exemplary batteries (525) and (526) would be contained in very close proximity to an exemplary twelve-coil PMG assembly (300'). The exemplary twelve-coil PMG assembly (300') would comprise a twelve-coil stator (not visible) in between two rotors (e.g., 217b). In an exemplary briefcase embodiment, exemplary batteri es (525) and (526) woul...

Each received piece of configuration data is added at a next currently free location in a volatile buffer. The contents of the volatile buffer are compressed after adding each received piece of configuration data. The compression result is stored in a non-volatile flash memory. If the compression result was shorter than a limit, it is allowed to be overwritten in the flash memory by a next compres...

The invention relates to a luminaire having a reflector that comprises an upper reflector rear wall and reflector side walls that define a lower light exit opening, a nd having a high-pressure discharge lamp having an burner that is arranged inside the reflector, there being present in the reflector rear wall at least one cutout that enables air and radiation to exit from the reflector; and in the...

Apparatus for securing vapor barrier film to subfloor material and to floor joists is disclosed. The apparatus comprises: a first portion having an adhesive receiving surface adapted to adhesively receive said film; and a second adhesive portion secured to said first portion and adapted for adhesion to said subfloor material and to said floor joists. A method for securing vapor barrier film to sub...

A method for identifying a fault condition associated with a power line conductor of an electrical power distribution network. The method comprises determinin g a load current carried by the conductor is above a minimum load current, determinin g a learned phase angle relationship between the load current and a source signa l, determining a load current magnitude, determining a real-time phase ang...

In a high heel shoe the heel seat is angled upwards approximately 3-5 degrees. The insole follows the natural shape of the inside long arch of the foot so that the medial arch of the foot is raised higher than the lateral arch of t he foot in order to support the natural angle of the calcaneus, the navicular, the medi al cuneiform and the first metatarsal. The angle of the heel seat is more acute ...

A compound operation input device includes a case; an operating member for pushing operation, tilting operation and rotating operation, having a push button for pushing operation and a rotary knob for rotating operation; an operation support portion for supporting the operating member in a pushingly, tiltingly and rotatingly operable manner; and at least one of a tilting operation detecting push s...