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An apparatus using activated sludge for the removal of biological nutrients from a wastewater includes a bioreactor for containing a mixture of wastewater under treatment and activated sludge. The bioreactor is divided into a plurality of serially connected treatment zones and includes a wastewater inlet, a downstream aerobic zone and an upstream aerobic zone between the wastewater inlet and the downstream aerobic zone, the upstream and downstream aerobic zones being separated by an anoxic zone. A method for removal of nutrients from a wastewater includes providing a wastewater to an inlet of a serial, multi-zone, activated sludge bioreactor containing an activated sludge. The bioreactor has a downstream aerobic zone from which water is removed and an upstream aerobic zone between the wastewater inlet and the downstream aerobic zone, the upstream and downstream aerobic zones being separated by an anoxic zone.

The invention relates to compact optical arrangement for a helmet mounted display. The arrangement is well suited to use with spatial light modulators which require front illumination such as LCoS modulators but can also be adapted to rear illuminated devices such as LCD's and to self luminous devices such as OLEDs. The device uses polarization and reflection to make dual use of both volumes and lenses.

Highly efficient and reliable methods of Current Injection Patel Super Decoupled Loadflow (CIPSDL), New Gauss-Seidel-Patel Loadflow (NGSPL), Decoupled Gaus-Seidel-Patel Loadflow, and Current Injection Newton-Raphson-Patel Loadflow (CINRPL) are invented. One of the versions CIPSDL method is characterized in 1) the use of the same coefficient matrix [−Y] for both the RI-f and II-e sub-problems, and in all the methods 2) all the nodes being active, no re-factorization of gain matrices [−Y], [Y], [Y*] are required for implementation of Q-limit violations. The invented DGSPL calculation method is characterized in decoupling the calculation of real and imaginary components of complex node voltage leading to increased stability and efficiency of the DGSPL calculation method. Also invented are Constant Matrix Patel Loadflow (CMPL) and Patel Transformation Decoupled Loadflow (PTDL) methods.

A sorbent dialysis cartridge is provided for removal of uremic toxins from dialysate wherein the sorbent cartridges can use non-enzymatic urea-binding materials in place of urease. The cartridge can have a first sorbent layer loaded with a polymerizable urea complexing agent and a second sorbent layer loaded with a crosslinker. The crosslinker can be crosslinkable with a soluble urea complex reaction product of the polymerizable urea complexing agent and urea when passing through the first sorbent layer to form a crosslinked polymeric urea complex which is attachable to the second sorbent layer. In another option, a sorbent layer can be used which has an insolubilized crosslinked polymeric urea-bindable complex attached thereto, wherein the crosslinked polymeric urea-bindable complex can be a reaction product of a crosslinker and polymerizable urea complexing agent. Methods and sorbent dialysis systems using the cartridge, and methods of making the sorbent material, are provided.

A method and system are described for on-board treatment of an exhaust stream containing CO₂ emitted by a hydrocarbon-fueled internal combustion engine (ICE) used to power a vehicle in order to reduce the amount of CO₂ discharged into the atmosphere which include:

• • a. a treatment zone on board the vehicle containing a capture agent having a predetermined capacity for extracting CO₂ from the exhaust stream,
    • the treatment zone preferably operating in swing mode with at least two subsystems, each having an inlet for admitting the exhaust gas stream and an outlet for passage of a treated exhaust stream having a reduced CO₂ content,
    • the treatment zone preferably operating in swing mode with at least two subsystems, each including a heat exchanger with an inlet for receiving the hot exhaust gas stream from the ICE for passage in heat exchange relation with the capture agent to release CO₂ and regenerate the capture agent, and an outlet for the cooled exhaust gas stream,
    • the treatment zone having a CO₂ discharge outlet for CO₂ released from the regenerated capture agent;
  • b. a compression zone in fluid communication with the CO₂ discharge outlet from the treatment zone, the compression zone including one or more compressors for reducing the volume of the CO₂;
  • c. a storage zone for receiving the compressed CO₂ for temporary storage on board the vehicle; and
  • d. an exhaust gas conduit in fluid communication with the treated exhaust gas stream outlet from the treatment zone.

A device for radiation therapy implemented with image monitoring has a magnetic resonance device and an exposure device. The magnetic resonance device has a magnet and primarily serves for image monitoring an examination object of a patient in an examination volume of the magnetic resonance device. The exposure is fashioned to be static and serves to expose the examination subject in the examination volume with therapeutic beams. The patient (and therefore the examination subject) are supported by a patient positioning device such that the examination subject can be moved relative to the magnetic resonance device and the exposure device around at least one rotation axis.

A method and apparatus for hydrocracking an oil feedstock to produce a light oil stream without build-up of heavy polynuclear aromatic (HPNA) hydrocarbons in the recycle stream is provided. The method includes the steps of (1) hydrocracking the oil feedstock with a hydrotreating catalyst in a first reactor to produce an effluent stream; (2) fractionating the effluent stream into first, second and third product streams, wherein the first product stream includes C₁-C₄, naphtha and diesel boiling in the range of 36-370° C., the second product stream includes hydrocarbon components with an initial nominal boiling point of 370° C. and a final boiling point ranging from 420-480° C., and the third product stream that includes HPNA hydrocarbons and other hydrocarbons boiling above about 420° C. to about 480° C., depending upon the final boiling point of the second product stream; (3) cracking the second product stream in a second reactor; and (4) cracking the third product stream in a third reactor at a higher operational pressure than the second reactor.

A pressure vessel provided with a first port acting as a high pressure inlet of a first stream and a second port acting as a high pressure outlet. A rotatable valve element is located in the centre of the machine and includes a centre plate, which is utilized to separate high pressure streams. At each end of the valve element are valves. The valves ensure that as the valve element rotates the exchange ducts are either both isolated or that one is exposed to high pressure while the other is exposed to low pressure. In operation, a fluid stream is introduced to the machine at high pressure through port and flows around the outside of the exchange duct towards the centre of the machine. The stream then flows downwardly to the valve element, where it then passes through the open ports of the valve element and into flow distributor. The stream then passes into and upwardly in the exchange duct, causing upward displacement of the duct piston, resulting in the pressurization and flow of the second fluid above the duct piston. The second fluid then flows into the upper flow distributor, into the valve element, and then downwardly and finally between the exchange duct and out through the high pressure port. At the same time a fluid stream is introduced to the machine at low pressure through port. This flows into the valve element and then into the flow distributor. From the flow distributor it flows and downwardly into the pressure exchange duct, causing downward displacement of duct piston and resulting in flow of the first fluid below the duct piston, which then flows into the lower flow distributor, into the valve element, and then out of the lower sealing plate at port. A planar radial sealing surface promotes sealing connection between the rotatable valve element and various pressure exchange ducts within the pressure vessel.

A device for rectifying the current of a rotary electric machine comprising a bearing (50) with through openings (51) for a coolant, that comprises at least one module (100) including a holder (10, 16) for holding current rectifying members (93, 94) having the same phase as the machine, said holder (10, 16) including a heat sink (16) with vanes (18) at least partially covering an opening (51) in the bearing (50). A rotary electric machine including such a current rectifying device. Application: alternators of automotive vehicles with internal ventilation.

The present invention comprises a metal plating apparatus and method, particularly suitable for autocatalytic (i.e., electroless) plating, comprising a pressurized sealable vessel for disposing a substrate to be plated and for the circulation of plating solutions wherein temperatures and pressure are highly controllable.

A defined catalyst withdrawal and replacement program for optimizing the productivity and the economics of catalyst consumption in a multi-reactor system is disclosed. Catalyst cost is reduced by minimizing removal of the newest catalyst and maximizing removal of older catalyst to achieve an overall reduction of catalyst age in the multi-reactor system.

Propounding statement of Patel Numerical Method (PNM) for solution of simultaneous algebraic equations, both linear and non-linear, is presented. A new class of Patel Loadflow Methods are invented. These invented Patel Loadflow Methods are Patel Loadflow-1 (PL-1) PL-2, Patel Super Decoupled Loadflow-1 (PSDL-YY1), PSDL-YY2, C-matrix based Patel Loadflow-1 (CPL-1), CPL-2, Sparse Z-matrix based Patel Loadflow {SZPL or S[C]⁻¹PL (SCIPL)}, and Gauss-Seidel-Patel Loadflow (GSPL) that can also be developed into Decoupled GSPL-method.

A method and system of distributed Compressed Air Energy Storage with thermal energy interchange network of cooling and heating circuits and dynamically scheduled power production, energy storage and power generation from storage, of integrated individual power resources to enhance system thermal efficiency and capacity factor.

The present invention provides a system 10 for construction of formwork where a settable compound is pourable into a cavity in the formwork and retained by the formwork to set to form a completed structure. The formwork comprises structural panels 12, 14 connected by adjustable connectors 34 for varying the spacing between the panels.