Ce procédé comprend le refroidissement du gaz naturel de charge (15) dans un premier échangeur thermique (16), et l'introduction du gaz naturel de charge refroidi (40) dans un premier ballon séparateur (18). Il comprend la détente dynamique d'un flux d'alimentation de turbine (46) dans une première turbine de détente (22), et l'introduction du flux détendu (102) dans une colonne de séparation (26)...

A vehicle for use underwater containing a buoyancy unit mounted on top of a main frame, and that said buoyancy unit contains at least one thruster, at least one camera and at least one source of light and that the main frame contains at least two thrusters and at least one set of tools or manipulators and that the vehicle is further characterised by that said buoyancy unit and said main frame can ...

The present application describes processes for the synthesis of morphinane and morphinone compounds, useful as pharmaceutical agents. Also included are novel intermediates useful in the preparation of these compounds. The process comprises quaternization of oripavine to provide a mixture of the R- and S-isomeric (at the nitrogen) quaternary salts. The R-isomer is readily isolated and converted to...

A armor system for protecting a vehicle from a projectile, the projectile having an expected trajectory and the vehicle having a hull, is disclosed. The armor system has a modular armor subsystem configured to be mounted exterior to the vehicle hull. The modular armor subsystem has a leading layer having metal, leading relative to the expected projectile trajectory, and an intermediate sheet-like ...

In some aspects, a method includes measuring unipolar signals at one or more electrodes in response to electrical activity in a heart cavity. The method also includes determining, based at least in part on Laplace's equation, bipolar physiological information at multiple locations of an surface based on the measured unipolar signals and positions of the one or more electrodes with respect to the s...

The present invention relates to fuel systems for diesel engines. In particular, the invention relates to a dual fuel supply system (10) for a diesel engine having an indirect-injection system (12). The invention extends to a diesel engine incorporating the dual fuel supply system (10) and to a vehicle that incorporates a diesel engine having the dual fuel supply system (10). The dual-fuel supply ...

The invention relates to a multi-layer, opaque, biaxially oriented polyolefin film having a thickness of at least 30µm comprising a vacuole-containing base layer and, applied on both sides thereof, intermediate layers and cover layers. Both intermediate layers have a thickness of at least 3µm and contain at least 70 wt.-% of a propylene homopolymer. Both cover layers are composed of incompatible p...

The invention relates to a method for producing reactive zinc by means of electrochemical reduction, wherein iron or steel is used as the cathode material.

An air treatment device is described comprising: a housing having at least one air inlet and at least one air outlet with at least two discrete air passageways therebetween; wherein in a first of said passageways there is located a fan and at least one air filter retaining means arranged to releasably retain, in use, an air filter within one passageway; and wherein in a second of said passageways ...

An air treatment device is described that comprises: a housing having at least one air inlet and at least one air outlet with at least one air passageway therebetween; at least one fan located within said at least one air passageway; at least one air filter retaining means arranged to releasably retain, in use, an air filter within a passageway; at least one refill securing means arranged to relea...

Compositions and methods for modulating plant development and for increasing yield in a plant are provided. The compositions include a PC4 sequence. Compositions of the invention comprise amino acid sequences and nucleotide sequences selected from SEQ ID NOS: 1 and 2 as well as variants and fragments thereof. Nucleotide sequences encoding the PC4 molecule are provided in DNA constructs for express...

A system and method for placing a prosthetic acetabular cup within an acetabulum are disclosed. The system may comprise an acetabular cup with an eccentric socket. The acetabular cup may be substantially hemispherical with a cup rim and a portion of the cup rim removed defining a relief. The cup may accommodate a concentric liner in an eccentric position. Screw apertures may be present on the peri...

A simplified method of operating an alkylene oxide production process that utilizes a high efficiency silver catalyst is shown and described. The method accounts for declining catalyst activity that occurs as the catalyst ages by making alternating changes to the reaction temperature and an overall chloriding effectiveness parameter.

Compounds having the formula I wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5a, R5b, R5c and R6 are as defined herein are Hepatitis C virus NS5b polymerase inhibitors. Also disclosed are compositions and methods for treating an HCV infection and inhibiting HCV replication.

Disclosed are methods for suppressing the innate immune response of a cell to transfection with an exogenous nucleic acid. Further disclosed are methods for increasing expression of a protein encoded by an exogenous nucleic acid by repeated delivery of the exogenous nucleic acid to a cell, and methods of changing the phenotype of a cell by differentiating, transdifferentiating or dedifferentiating...

A cooking composition comprising a non-hydrogenated vegetable oil, lecithin, monoglycerides, and optionally citric acid esters. The cooking composition is a homogenous, transparent liquid at ambient temperatures and is an effective anti-spattering composition for use in preparing food.

The present invention relates generally to the field of fluorescent dyes as a system useful for surgery imaging. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems, methods and kits for exciting fluorescent, phosphorescent or luminescent molecules with light from a light source and detecting the relative fluorescent, phosphorescent, or luminescent light intensity emitted from the fluoresc...

Terminals of a device under test are connected to corresponding contact pads or leads by a series of electrically conductive contacts. Each terminal testing connects with both a "force" contact and a "sense" contact. In one embodiment, the sense contact partially or completely laterally surrounds the force contact, so that it need not have its own resiliency. The sense contact has a forked end wit...

An adhesive system is provided that comprises a layer of adhesive without any adhesive carrier layer or screen or the like, covered on a first release surface and covered on the opposite side by a second release surface. Methods of forming the system and methods using the system to lay down a uniform layer of adhesive which can be used to secure various flooring materials are also provided.

A two-wire smart load control device, such as an electronic switch, for controlling the power delivered from a power source to an electrical load comprises a relay for conducting a load current through the load and an in-line power supply coupled in series with the relay for generating a supply voltage across a capacitor when the relay is conductive. The power supply controls when the capacitor ch...