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Phoenix's 'Bankrupt!' review: Sounds familiar
Why would Phoenix want to change anything from its breakthrough album, "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix"? The 2009 album was both a commercial and critical success, landing the band a string of modern rock hits, including "1901" and "Lisztomania," and a Grammy Award for best alternative music album.
Oh, that's right. It wouldn't. And on "Bankrupt!" (Glassnote), the French band led by Thomas Mars doesn't vary much from the successful formula of sleek synth-pop with just enough guitars to keep modern rock radio happy.
Yes, they do get slightly peppier on the first single -- and opening number -- "Entertainment," which picks up "1901" and transports it to Asia for the catchy, "China Girl"-ish keyboard bits. But for the rest of the album, the sonic palette is so similar, it will likely be difficult to tell which album spawned "Don't" or "Trying to Be Cool." Heck, they even throw in one of their trademark suites, this time the seven-minute title track.
The main difference between "Bankrupt!" and "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix" is the lyrical content, with Mars singing more about the downside of stardom, especially on "Drakkar Noir," when he declares, "I wish I knew you from before."
On "SOS in Bel Air," Mars croons, "Alone, alone, alone" over layers of lush, new-wave synths to create a manic effect, from icy sadness to warm, guitar-driven joy.
That's the subtle sign of Phoenix's growth as artists on "Bankrupt!" -- a sign that the band is getting better at using the same tools. It's not a leap forward, but it's still a step in the right direction.
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An automatic method of measuring foot girths for custom footwear using local RBF implicit surfaces
Ding, Yihua
Zhao, Jianhui
Goonetilleke, Ravindra S.
Xiong, Shuping
Yuan, Zhiyong
Zhang, Yuanyuan
Long, Chengjiang
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|International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing , v. 23, (6), 2010, p. 574-583
|Three-dimensional point cloud data of a foot are used to determine the critical dimensions for making custom footwear. However, automatic and accurate measurement of dimensions, especially girths, is an issue of concern to many designers and footwear developers. Existing methods for measuring girths are primarily based on points or generated triangles, but their accuracy is heavily dependent on the density of the point cloud data. In this paper we present the use of the Radial Basis Function (RBF) surface modelling technique for measuring girths as it has the advantage of being able to operate on unorganised three-dimensional points, so that the generated surface passes through every scanned point, while repairing incomplete meshes. To overcome the high computational expense of the RBF method, local surface recovery, octree division and combination, inverse power method and improved Cholesky factorisation are used. The girth measurements obtained from adopting these approaches are compared against the existing measurement methods. Experimental results demonstrate that the local RBF implicit surface can provide more stable and accurate measurements using relatively less time, proving its value in custom footwear manufacture.
|This is a preprint of an article whose final and definitive form has been published in the International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing © 2010 copyright Taylor & Francis; International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing is available online at: http://www.informaworld.com/10.1080/09511921003682648
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The winners of the 2011 NATA Young Scientists of the Year Award were presented with their prizes at ceremonies held in NSW and Victoria before the end of the school year.
This year's competition was extremely keen, with over 300 entries representing the work of more than 1,000 students from 73 schools across Australia.
Because 2011 was the International Year of Chemistry, the competition's theme was "Chemistry in our Lives." It was hoped that preparing their entries in the competition would stimulate an interest in chemistry among students that will influence their future studies and even their careers.
First place in the 7 & 8 years age category went to Magnus Andersson of Laburnum Primary School, Blackburn VIC for his entry: 'The Great Science Experiment.'
The presentation was held at the school and the prizes presented to Magnus by NATA's Victorian State Manager, Peter Williams.
First place in the 9 & 10 years age category went to Juliette Napton from Abbotsleigh, Wahroonga NSW for her entry: 'Rocks are Oresome, Chemicals are Reactionary.'
Juliette's prize was presented at a school assembly by NATA's NSW State Manager, Susan Jones.
Mr Barry O'Farrell, Premier of NSW, was unable to attend but sent his congratulations to Juliette and her school for their win.
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The presentation was made at Teesdale during a school assembly by NATA's Victorian State Manager, Peter Williams. The presentation was attended by the Victorian Education Department's Grampian Region's Assistant Manager, John Cortese.
The winner's school in each age category received a $3000 donation, with an additional cash prize of $500 for each winning group. Entries were judged by a team of NATA scientific staff for their innovation, research and presentation.
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PLEASANT GROVE — It wasn't quite the quadruple-overtime thriller Pleasant Grove endured last Friday versus Lehi, but it was sure close.
At the end of a back-and-forth showdown with American Fork, Matt Conway hit a free throw with 0.2 seconds remaining to give the Vikings a hard-fought 76-75 win over the Cavemen in double overtime Tuesday.
With just 2.6 seconds to work with and the game tied at 75-75 Conway received an inbounds pass at midcourt and surprisingly had a clear path all the way to the basket. Before making the would-be game winner, however, he was fouled just before the final horn blew.
Conway missed on his first attempt, but made true on his second — sending the home-court crowd into a frenzy as it rushed the court.
"I had confidence Matt would come through," said Pleasant Grove coach Randy McAllister. "He was big for us all night, but wow, what a crazy game. I don't know what it is about these overtime games, but it's a good thing that we came out on top of both of them because wins aren't easy to come by in this region."
Just four nights earlier, Pleasant Grove came out on top of an epic four-overtime game against Lehi, 109-107. It was something McAllister mentioned to his players throughout Tuesday's two overtime periods.
"I kept reminding the kids that we've been there before and we know how to get it done and come away with a win," he said. "I think that win against Lehi may have helped and I'm just proud of this team for pulling through like they did."
American Fork took charge early and built a 20-12 first-quarter lead before Pleasant Grove came storming back to trail by just a point, 30-29, at the half.
The Vikings took the lead back minutes into the third quarter and maintained it until Ryan Andrus hit a bucket with 40 seconds left in the game to tie it at 60-60. Pleasant Grove was unable to answer on its next possession — sending the game to overtime.
The teams swapped baskets throughout the first overtime, which ultimately ended with a 67-67 tie. The second OT period was largely the same before Conway's heroics.
"I don't know if we wanted to go through much more after what we experienced against Lehi," McAllister said. "American Fork is such a great team and Andrus is such a tough player for us. ... I'm just thankful to come away with a win against a tough region foe. It doesn't matter how we did it."Comment on this story
Andrus led the way for American Fork with a game-high 31 points. The 6-foot-9 center dominated on both ends and was aided by 6-foot-8 forward Tyler Rawson, who scored 23.
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With the win Pleasant Grove improves to 14-4 overall and 3-1 in region play. It will next travel to Riverton this Friday.
With the loss American Fork drops to 10-7 overall and 2-2 in region play. Next up for the Cavemen is a home game against Bingham this Friday.
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This tee printed so well I framed the test print and hung it in my office. It looks just as good in a frame.
Pretty sweet design! Congrats on the win! :D
Many thanks to DBH for the print! And thanks so much to all those who supported this one along the way. :)
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Voted and now purchased.
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Now in its second century, Audubon is dedicated to protecting birds and other wildlife and the habitat that supports them. Audubon's mission is engaging people in bird conservation on a hemispheric scale through science, policy, education and on-the-ground conservation action. By mobilizing and aligning its network of Chapters, Centers, State and Important Bird Area programs in the four major migratory flyways in the Americas, the organization will bring the full power of Audubon to bear on protecting common and threatened bird species and the critical habitat they need to survive. And as part of BirdLife International, Audubon will join people in over 100 in-country organizations all working to protect a network of Important Bird Areas around the world, leveraging the impact of actions they take at a local level. What defines Audubon's unique value is a powerful grassroots network of nearly 500 local chapters, 23 state offices, 43 Audubon Centers, Important Bird Area Programs in 46 states, and 700 staff across the country. Audubon is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
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Mandy, you're driving me crazy! You do know that don't you? ;-)Exactly right, whatnauts. Something for everyone! :-)
Tiles for those who can't who can't decide on a colour :)))
Gosh, Wendy, that wall is amazing!!! Thanks :~)
Pat, it took a lot of jiggling. LOL
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Scottish taxpayers must be wondering why they are paying the equivalent of £2,000 per head for a high speed rail track that goes as far north as Leeds.
The London government has pinned its hopes on HS2, which it believes can help grow the economy and bring wealth to other areas outwith the south-east of England. Disappointingly, its plans do not include Scotland.
For those who think we are better off remaining part of the UK, this is a great example of the way the London-centric UK thinks about the rest of us.
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- SyphOn - 2008-04-13
The images are compressed and can be found in the Textures.xpr file.
If you want to remove them, just remove the corresponding lines in the xml files.
- benderbends - 2008-04-13
can someone tell me what the lines are to remove for the flowery edges and the home screen icons?
- Mntz - 2008-04-13
You can only clear the homescreen icons:
Vinci\720p\Home.xml - All the images under <!-- Home Icons -->
- ewequeone - 2008-04-16
like others, I prefer to have both TV Episodes and Movies on the homepage. Thanks for putting that in.
I would like to know however, how I get each one to open to it's respective folder. At the moment, I open TV Episodes and it links to my movies!
- ewequeone - 2008-04-16
Ignore my previous request, have sorted it myself
The skin still rocks
- dephyre - 2008-04-21
Phenomenal skin! Just tried it today, can't wait to see it on my new plasma, (Wooo Wednesday!) Keep up the great work.
- smcnally75 - 2008-04-27
I just installed the latest T3CH SVN (4-20-2008) and it seems to not play well with the Vinci skin. I haven't tried any of the other skins with it yet but this is how Vinci looks with it.
The update also seems to have totally messed up my library
- Mntz - 2008-04-27
Hmm maybe some changes have been made to the xbmc code.
I'm using System.Time(hh) and System.Time(mm) in XML.
Does anyone know if there has been made a change to the system.time stuff?
- Jezz_X - 2008-04-27
Mntz maybe Agathron was playign around with all the system time stuff so may indeed done somthing
- smcnally75 - 2008-04-27
One thing strange too was that the update seemed to bork up my music database and tv shows. TV shows would not play and my music db was literally gone. I went back to the 4-6-08 build and reloaded my music and all is well now.
- fenguin - 2008-05-07
I just registered for these message boards for the sole purpose of telling you thanks for such an amazing skin. As someone else who's bored of the usual web 2.0 rounded-corner look, I've got to give you big props for setting an ambitious goal and absolutely nailing it. There might be a few minor things that still need tweaking like the audio/video OSD settings, but overall it's amazing work.
- Kuhl - 2008-05-11
You should put a webpage together to really let people get a good look at this and make it very nonspecific to the xbmc scene. That always helps bring more people in.
Can you please put this in the SVN?
- Mntz - 2008-05-17
I don't think it's a good idea to put Vinci in the official SVN since there are some pics in this skin where i'm not the owner of. For example the Vanessa Mae picture.
- Mntz - 2008-06-01
Vinci has been updated
Some of the changes:
- OSD buttons restyled
- added initial music OSD
- Fixed volume bar
- added episode icons to infopanel
- new programvisual in homewindow
Download Vinci skin


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Thread: Ten for review
April 23rd, 2014 10:29 AM #6Senior Member
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Lalita- Shortened to what? Lali? Honestly, Lola or Lila would be better. Even Lita, which I don't love. I don't like it that much.
Ariadne- Now this one is a different story. It has amazing mythological history, a connection to the very well known name Ariana, and a lovely sound, not to mention the nickname Ari. It's a favourite!
Blithe*- Hm.... I kind of like it as a middle, but I would prefer Blythe. All I see is 'lithe' which isn't really a negative word, but it isn't exactly something I'd want in my child's name, either.
Sunniva- I really like this one! It's exotic, has a pretty sound, and an adorable nickname 'Sunny' or 'Sunnie'. Another favourite.
Boheme*- I have to say I don't like this one at all. I think bohemian, which once again isn't terrible, but it isn't great. Plus, it just has an awkward sound to me.
Aviva- This is pretty, and sounds very happy and peppy. I love the meaning!
Calliope- One of my favourites again! You have a great taste in names. I like this without any nicknames, it's just gorgeous on its own. Calliope Rose is a favourite combo of mine.
Anja- I do like this, but I'd spell it Anya depending on where you are, because here in the States it would run into a lot of spelling and pronunciation issues.
Lotus*- This is beautiful. I'd probably never have the guts to use it, as a first especially, but it's simply gorgeous. I love it.
Sarai*- This one is OK. I slightly prefer Sarah.
My top five are
1. Sunniva
2. Ariadne
3. Lotus
4. Calliope
5. Anja
Aviva is a close runner up.
Great list!Madison, 14, teenberry, writer, and dreamer
Avianna Poet, Phoebe Lea, Ellisif Rue, Elisabeth Verona, Briar Magdalene, Elysia Quinn, Stella Rosalie, Alessandra Kate, Eleni Mathilde, Charlotte Sylvana
Donovan Howard, Ciaran Alexander, Micah Rhys, Judah Matthew, Niall Maddox, Fabian Luca, Nikolai Roan, Cassius Noble, Tobin Porter, Theo Xavier, Evan Beckett
Today's Crushes: Saffron and Atticus
April 23rd, 2014 01:17 PM #8
Lalita - looks like a misspelling of Lolita
Ariadne - I like the sound of this one, similar to other cool Greek names
Blithe* - looks like a misspelling of Blythe, and I'm not fond of the sound
Sunniva - not bad, has an ethnic feel - for some reason it sounds Indian to me, even though I guess it's Scandanavian
Boheme* - doesn't seem like a name to me
Aviva - not familiar with the name, but it seems name-y, so it doesn't bother me
Calliope - hard not to just think of the musical instrument
Anja - sounds Eastern European - I assume it's pronounced Anya? I would expect to hear it used on a girl whose parents are first generation immigrants
Lotus* - sounds like a word, not a name, and makes me think of the email software Lotus Notes (which I have to use and hate)
Sarai* - sounds exotic, but I think the pronunciation could be hard for people
If I had to pick from this list, I would go with Ariadne.
April 23rd, 2014 01:41 PM #10Senior Member
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April 23rd, 2014 01:51 PM #12Senior Member
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Lalita -- reminds me of Lolita, which wouldn't be an issue if it didn't have such a strong association to Nabokov's novel.
Ariadne -- I'm not a fan of this name overall. While it's fun to say and write, the actual sound as a name doesn't do it for me. Something like a whine to it at the end.
Blithe -- Prefer Blythe. I actually like this name for some reason.
Sunniva -- Love this name. As a friend of mine pointed out, it sounds like a foreigner saying "son of a…", which made me scowl at him but did not keep him from adding that it also sounded like lunesta's (the sedative) opposite.
Boheme -- I want to love it because I love the name Bo, but again the sound just doesn't do it for me. As a middle name it would be far more usable.
Aviva -- Lovely. Does have a slightly pharmaceutical sound to it though, and like it might be the name of many companies for some reason.
Calliope -- I am not a fan of the "ope" names in general. Can't ever get past that final sound, but that's just me and many people adore this one. Pronunciation issues for sure -- I lived in New Orleans where there is a street with this name. Locals simply called it the Calli, tourists butchered it quite often.
Anja -- so pretty
Lotus -- I think there are far prettier flower names and this kinda screams new-age buddhist to me, maybe because it's too obvious, but again as a middle it would work fine.
Sarai -- This has a strange sound to me, but as a middle it would work.
April 23rd, 2014 01:52 PM #14Senior Member
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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|10 Sep 1996
|Filing date
|21 Dec 1993
|Priority date
|21 Dec 1993
|Fee status
|Also published as
|Publication number
|Joseph H. Rodgers, Robert F. Kasprow
|Original Assignee
|United Technologies Corporation
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (9), Referenced by (45), Classifications (11), Legal Events (5)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This invention relates to a method of operating a gas turbine engine powerplant and more particularly, relates to a method of operation which reduces on the wing maintenance time.
Powerplants for large aircraft generally include a turbofan, gas turbine engine and a nacelle for the engine. The nacelle extends circumferentially about the engine, sheltering the engine and providing aerodynamic surfaces which reduce aerodynamic drag on the powerplant as it generates thrust.
The turbofan engine includes a compression section, a combustion section, and a turbine section. A primary flowpath for working medium gases extends axially through these sections of the engine. An engine casing extends axially through the engine and circumferentially about the flowpath to bound the primary working medium flowpath.
The working medium gases of the primary flowpath are drawn into the compression section where they pass through several stages of compression, causing the temperature and pressure of the gases to rise. The gases are mixed with fuel in the combustion section and burned to form hot, pressurized gases. These gases are a source of energy to the engine and are expanded to the turbine section to produce work.
A secondary flowpath for working medium gases is disposed outwardly of the primary flowpath. The secondary flowpath is annular in shape. The engine has a plurality of fan blades which extend radially outwardly across the primary flowpath and secondary flowpath. These fan blades pressurize working medium gases entering both flowpaths of the engine.
The nacelle includes a fan nacelle and a core nacelle. The fan nacelle extends outwardly of the fan blades. The core nacelle is spaced inwardly from the fan nacelle, leaving the secondary flowpath for working medium gases therebetween. The core nacelle is spaced radially outwardly from the engine, leaving a core nacelle compartment therebetween which extends about the gas turbine engine.
The core nacelle compartment provides an enclosed shelter for components (commonly called engine accessories) which are mounted on the exterior of the engine. These accessories might include fuel lines for flowing fuel to the combustion section; an electrical generator for supplying the engine and aircraft with electrical power; a pneumatic duct for ducting a portion of the compressed gases of the engine through the nacelle and through struts to the aircraft; a second pneumatic duct for ducting compressed gases to the engine during start up from an auxiliary power unit (commonly referred to as the "APU") located in the aircraft. Other components are a hydraulic pump for providing pressurized hydraulic fluid to hydraulic vane actuators, and heat exchangers for removing heat from high-temperature fluids such as the engines lubricating fluid, fuel, and other fluids.
Cooling is provided to all of these components to keep the temperature of the components within acceptable limits. As will be realized, a primary source of heat is the engine, which employs a combustion process having temperatures which exceed twenty-five thousand (2,500� F.) degrees fahrenheit. As a result, while some portions of the accessories on the engine may have a temperature as low as two hundred (200� F.) degrees fahrenheit, other exterior portions of the engine and accessories have temperatures in excess of one thousand (1,000� F.) degrees fahrenheit. Accordingly, the nacelle compartment is ventilated during engine operation by cooling passages which flow a portion of the cool pressurized air from the secondary flowpath to the interior of the nacelle for cooling.
One example of a cooling passage is an axially extending spray bar at the top of the nacelle or at the sides of the nacelle. The spray bar flows cooling air into the upper region or side regions of the nacelle to ventilate the core nacelle compartment during operation of the engine. Another example of a cooling and ventilating system used in gas turbine engine nacelles is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 4,019,320 entitled External Gas Turbine Cooling for Clearance Control and U.S. Pat. No. 4,069,662 entitled Clearance Control for Gas Turbine Engine both issued to Redinger et al. and assigned to the assignee of this invention. In these constructions, cool air is led from the fan discharge duct and is directed externally of the engine case into a region adjacent to seals in the turbine section of the gas turbine engine. Spray bars impinge the cooling air on the engine case to control the diameter of the case and internal operating clearances on the engine which are associated with the position of the engine case. After the cool air impinges on the engine case, the air is flowed through the engine compartment to ventilate the compartment.
Another example of a cooling passage is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 4,351,150 issued to Schulze entitled Auxiliary Air System for Gas Turbine Engine. In Schulze, an air ducting pipe is used to duct cooling air to a component which generates heat such as an electronic engine control to cool the component. After cooling the control, the air is discharged into a compartment of the nacelle to provide ventilation to the compartment.
Another example of a cooling system for the nacelle is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 5,127,222 issued to Ream et al. entitled Buffer Region for the Nacelle of a Gas Turbine Engine. In Ream et al., cooling air is flowed to a buffer region in the nacelle after engine shutdown. The cooling air surrounds the component after engine shutdown to avoid transfer of the heat from hot gases on the interior of the compartment to the component to keep the temperature of the hydraulic fluid within acceptable limits.
There is a second problem caused by the generation of heat by the engine during operation. Failure of a component requires that the component be replaced on the wing and in a short period of time. This is particularly a problem if the component is a dispatch critical item. After a dispatch critical item fails during the flight of the aircraft, the dispatch critical item must be repaired or replaced before the aircraft is permitted to continue with its regularly scheduled service. This is true even though a back-up system even though the back-up sensing system is functioning perfectly, the aircraft cannot take off until the primary sensing system is repaired (for example, main oil pressure sensing system is functioning perfectly).
Thus, the dispatch critical item must be repaired or replaced prior to departure of the aircraft which normally takes place in one to two hours. Items such as electrical connectors, pressure diaphragm sensors, components such as hydraulic actuators, electrical generators, heat exchangers are designed to be replaceable within thirty (30) minutes to ensure the aircraft meets its scheduled departure time. For example, parts are not layered to promote access to the parts and to provide spacing between the parts so that easy access is provided. Back-up wires have been eliminated from conduits carrying air to speed replacement of these components by engine maintenance personnel. Hinge clamps are employed in many locations and other designs of attaching devices to the engine are to decrease the time to remove and replace these components.
Engine maintenance personnel are provided with protective clothing, including gloves to shield them from hot components during removal and replacement of a malfunctioning component. As a result of these protective devices, the maintenance personnel are able to work on even the hottest components as soon as the components cool down to a temperature at which the protective clothing is effective.
The above art, notwithstanding, scientists and engineers working under the direction of applicant's assignee have sought to reduce the amount of time required to remove and replace components on the exterior of the engine to ensure that turn time for the repair of such components is less than one to two hours to ensure that the aircraft can meet is scheduled departure time.
This invention is in part predicated on realizing that cooling the interior of a nacelle compartment so that the temperature of the interior is lower than normal during the flight of the aircraft, will speed maintenance time and reduce the number of flight cancellations because of missed departure times; but, that over cooling the interior will cause a penalty in performance to the aircraft.
According to the present invention, a method of operating a gas turbine engine powerplant having a component which has failed during flight operation includes the steps of detecting the failure and providing additional cooling to the engine during the descent portion of the flight to decrease the amount of cool-down time before airline maintenance personnel are able to work on the failed component.
In accordance with one detailed embodiment of the present invention, the method includes providing increased oil cooling at the end of cruise and the beginning of the idle descent, operative condition of the engine and providing increased nacelle ventilation air at the beginning of the idle decent operative mode of the aircraft.
In accordance with one detailed embodiment of the present invention, the method of operating the aircraft further includes the steps of shutting down the engine having a failed component during the taxi operative condition and windmilling the engine to provide increased cooling after landing and during the deplaning operative conditions, then halting the windmilling and using cooling air provided by the auxiliary power unit or another unit independent of the engine to cool certain components of the engine.
A primary feature of the present invention is the detection of a failure mode of a component and initiating an additional cooling period prior to landing of the aircraft. Another feature of the present invention is the step of providing additional cooling during the descent operative mode of the aircraft to the lubricating oil of the engine and, at the same time, providing increased nacelle ventilation followed by windmilling the engine during the taxiing condition to force cooling air through the interior of the engine through the nacelle compartment to increase cooling. In accordance with one detailed embodiment of the present invention, our primary feature is diverting a portion of the cooling air for the interior of the aircraft to the engine to provide increased cooling to engine components.
A primary advantage of the present invention is the turn time required to repair or replace a failed component which results from over cooling the interior of the engine during the descent of the aircraft and landing to lower the temperature of the interior of the engine. Another advantage of the present invention is the increased speed at which aircraft engine maintenance personnel are able to work because of the elimination of protective clothing for some maintenance procedures on the engine. Another advantage is the reduced levels of injury to aircraft maintenance personnel which results from decreasing the temperature of the components to which the aircraft engine maintenance personnel are exposed.
The foregoing features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent in light of the following detailed description of the best mode of carrying out the invention and in the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view of an aircraft having a turbofan gas turbine engine.
FIG. 2 is a view from above of a powerplant for a gas turbine engine with portions of the nacelle broken away to show a high bypass turbine fan engine and a schematic representation of electronic engine control for the engine other components of the engine and a cooling system for such components and associated aircraft components, such as an auxiliary power unit.
FIG. 3 is a diagrammatic view of a portion of the gas turbine engine shown in FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 is a graphical representation of the temperature of the engine oil (which is representative of the nacelle compartment temperature) as a function of time during different operative modes of the engine with and without various increased cooling systems.
An aircraft 10 having a gas turbine engine 11 of the axial flow, turbo-fan type is shown in FIG. 1. A nacelle 12 circumscribes the engine. The nacelle is adapted to both support and position the engine from a support structure such as an aircraft wing and pylon 13. As shown in FIG. 2, the nacelle includes compartments for housing auxiliary equipment such as a nacelle fan compartment 14 and a nacelle core compartment 16.
As shown diagrammatically in FIG. 2, the core compartment 16 is spaced radially inwardly of the nacelle fan compartment 14, leaving a fan bypass duct 18 therebetween. A secondary flowpath 20 for working medium gases extends through the bypass duct. A primary flowpath 22 for working medium gases extends rearwardly through the engine. The engine includes a fan section 24, a compressor section 26, a combustion section 28, and a turbine section 30. A fuel supply system 32 is in fluid communication with the combustion section.
The fan section and the compressor section together are commonly referred to as the compression section. The compression section and the turbine section include rotor components 34 and stator components 36. The stator components include variable stator vanes 38 which extend across the primary flowpath 22 for working medium gases. A hydraulic vane controller 40 for positioning the vanes is linked to the vanes. A fuel recirculation system 42 for providing hydraulic power is in fluid communication with the hydraulic vane controller such that the hydraulic vane controller develops a hydraulic force in response to pressurized fuel. An engine oil system 44 is provided for lubricating components such as bearings which support the rotor components.
A component which produces excess heat, such as an electrical generator 46 for supplying electric power to the aircraft at a constant frequency, is also housed in the core compartment 16. The electrical generator is driven by the gas turbine engine. A cooling system 48 for the electrical generator is in fluid communication with the generator.
An auxiliary power unit 49 on the aircraft 10 provides air conditioning air to the aircraft, stator air via a pneumatic duct 50 to the engine, and cool air to engine components via duct 51 under certain operative conditions of the engine.
FIG. 3 shows in greater detail, the cooling system 48, the fuel recirculation system 42 and the fuel supply system 32. The fuel supply system includes a fuel tank (not shown) typically disposed in the wing of the aircraft, a main fuel pump (not shown) and a fuel control 52. The fuel control is responsive to the fuel authority digital electronic engine control (FADEC) 53. This particular engine control is the model EEC-170 electronic engine control manufactured by the Hamilton Standard Division of the assignee. A fuel nozzle 54 provides means for injecting fuel into the combustion chamber of the engine. A fuel line 56 for ducting fuel extends from the tanks through the main fuel pump and fuel control to the fuel nozzle.
The fuel supply system 32 includes means, such as a first heat exchanger 58, for transferring heat from the engine oil to the fuel. Second means, such as the second heat exchanger 62, is provided for transferring heat between the fuel in the fuel line and cooling fluid in the cooling system 48 for the electrical generator.
The fuel recirculation system 42 includes means, such as a third heat exchanger 64, for transferring heat from the cooling fluid in the cooling system 48 to the fuel in the fuel recirculation system.
The cooling system 48 for the electrical generator 46 includes means, such as a fourth heat exchanger 66, for transferring heat from the cooling fluid for the electrical generator to the cooling air. In addition, oil of the engine oil system 44 is flowed to the fourth heat exchanger 66 and to a fifth heat exchanger 67 in the flowpath 20 to provide additional cooling to the engine oil system under selected operative conditions of the engine. A conduit 68 extends between the fan duct 18 and the fourth heat exchanger 66 to place the fourth heat exchanger in fluid communication with a source of cooling air. The cooling air is discharged from the heat exchanger 66 and exhausted into a nacelle compartment such as the nacelle core compartment 16. A spray bar 71 also distributes cooling air to nacelle compartment 16. A valve 72 for regulating the fan air flow through the conduit 68 and a valve (not shown) in spray bar 71 are responsive to the temperature of the compartment and of the cooling fluid in the cooling system 48 at the point of discharge from the electrical generator. These valves are also responsive to the full authority digital electronic control (FADEC) 53 for the engine. For example, the FADEC control might be means responsive to temperature, pressure, or of other limits which indicate a failure in the systems of the engine to provide additional cooling to components in a particular system after such a failure.
Means 75 for circulating the cooling fluid in the cooling system 48 includes a pump (shown in dotted) and a conduit as represented by the conduit 76. As will be realized, the pump might be an integral portion of the electrical generator. The means 75 is used to place the cooling fluid in fluid and heat transfer communication with the electrical generator, the fourth heat exchanger 66, the third heat exchanger 64, and the second heat exchanger 62. This means 75 for circulating the cooling fluid includes a bypass conduit 78 which connects the inlet and outlet of the third heat exchanger to prevent the transfer of excessive amount of heat to the fuel. A valve 82 responsive to the temperature of the fuel in the fuel circulation system 42 or to the FADEC, is used to regulate the flow of cooling fluid through the third heat exchanger. A second bypass conduit 84 connects the inlet and discharge ports of the second heat exchanger to prevent the loss of heat from the cooling fluid during low temperatures as far as start up of the engine. A valve 86 is responsive to the temperature of the cooling fluid in the cooling system and to the FADEC to regulate the flow of cooling fluid through the bypass conduit around the second heat exchanger.
During operation of the gas turbine engine, working medium gases in the form of air are drawn into the gas turbine engine 11. These gases are compressed in the compressor section 26, causing the temperature and the pressure of the working medium gases to increase. The gases are flowed to the combustion section. Fuel from the fuel tank is injected by the fuel nozzle 54. The fuel and gases are mixed and burned to add energy by increasing the temperature of the working medium gases. The hot, working medium gases are expanded through the turbine section 30 to power the aircraft to which the engine is attached.
Moving components of the engine are lubricated by engine oil flowed to the components through the engine oil system 44. This causes heating of the engine oil. The heat is transferred from the engine oil to fuel flowed through the fuel supply system 32 to the fuel nozzles 54. An additional amount of heat is also flowed via the third heat exchanger 66 to gases passing through the interior of the engine via conduit 68. Heat produced by the electrical generator 46 is also transferred to the cooling air which is flowed through the cooling system 48 and thence to the heat exchanger 66.
The withdrawal of cooling air from the secondary flowpath 20 for cooling of fluids in heat exchanger 66 and for ventilating the nacelle core compartment removes a portion of the flow which develops thrust for the aircraft. Accordingly, only that level of cooling is provided which is required for sensible operation of the components within acceptable temperature limits.
For example, at high power operations, a large amount of heat per unit time is generated by engine components which are cooled by the lubricating oil flowing through the engine through the engine oil system 44. A sudden reduction in power, such as a decrease in power from cruise to flight idle or descent idle, reduces the fuel flow through the first and second heat exchangers 58, 62. For a short period of time this large amount of heat is removed through the first heat exchanger 58, with reduced fuel flow. Heat is then transferred via the second heat exchanger 62 to the cooling flow through the cooling system of the electrical generator. Heat is also transferred from the engine directly to the heat exchanger 66 or to other heat exchangers disposed in fluid communication with the engine oil such as the fifth heat exchanger 67. Once the heat transfer levels are balanced, the amount of cooling air flowed through the conduit 68 is decreased or eliminated.
FIG. 3 is a graphical representation of the temperature of the engine oil. The temperature of the oil flowed through the engine is the temperature seen by the heat exchangers and other components in contact with the oil. The temperature of the oil is also a relative indicator of the temperature of the nacelle component and other components as a function of time under different operative modes of the engine such as cruise, descent, approach, and landing. It includes operations on the ground such as reverse operation of the fan for stopping the aircraft and taxiing the aircraft to a location at shutdown where passengers and freight are deplaned. Engine shutdown occurs for the engine at point A for normal operation and may occur at point B if a dispatch critical item fails.
In the event of normal operation (with normal levels of cooling for each operative condition of the engine), the oil temperature will follow the solid line shown in FIG. 3 for one typical installation of an aircraft engine. Except for the transient temperature condition at the transition from cruise to descent (not shown), oil temperature decreases during the descent period and through approach until reverse operation of the engine at high power is used to stop the aircraft. Oil temperature again rises and begins to drop during taxiing and once engine shutdown occurs, as shown by point A.
The phantom line represents the cooling which takes place after a dispatch critical item fails during flight of the aircraft. As a result of the failure operative mode of the component, the FADEC control provides an additional level of cooling beyond that provided during normal operative conditions. For example, more heat is rejected from the oil to the fourth heat exchanger 66 by flowing additional amounts of oil to heat exchanger 67 or by flowing additional amounts of air through the fourth heat exchanger by opening valve 72. As a result, the temperature of the oil decreases significantly in comparison to normal operative cooling. In addition, additional nacelle ventilation air might be provided to the nacelle to further cool components in the nacelle depending on the type of component which has failed. This would further decrease the main oil temperature below the dotted line shown in FIG. 3. This air might be supplied through the independent duct 71 (spray bar) or through the conduit 68, by passing through the heat exchanger 66.
Increased power required for the approach to the landing field increases the temperature of the oil. As the aircraft touches down and begins landing, the temperature again decreases. The temperature of the oil again increases as a result of fan reversal operation at a fairly high power to stop the aircraft. The temperature of the oil remains less than the temperature of the oil under normal operative conditions because of over cooling of the engine oil and the compartment 16 during the descent operative condition.
As the aircraft is taxied to the deplaning location, the engine with the failed component might be used to produce a portion of the taxi power. In the example shown, the engine is shut off (point B) at approximately 80 minutes, and before the taxi operation is concluded. Starter air is ducted via conduit 50 from the auxiliary power unit 49 as in the normal start mode to the starter motor (not shown) and through gearing systems (not shown) to drive the high pressure rotor about the axis of rotation (windmilling).
As the engine is windmilled using the starter air provided by the APU to windmill the engine, additional cooling air is pumped through the interior of the engine, through the nacelle compartments and through the heat exchangers in flow communication with the oil. This causes a further significant decrease in the temperature of the engine and of the engine oil, thus cooling any components in contact with the oil. In addition, the ventilation air and the flow through the engine decreases the temperature of components not in flow communication with the oil by reason of cooling the interior of the nacelle.
The APU 49 might also be used to supply cool air conditioning air from the APU to preselected components, as represented by the duct 51 supplying air to the vane controller 40. Alternatively cool air might be supplied on the ground from a special cooling device, such as a portable air conditioning device powered by electrical power external to the aircraft.
As a result of the cooling during descent, a significant decrease of the temperature of components in contact with the oil and with other components occurs in comparison with constructions in which this additional cooling is not provided upon detection of a failure operative mode of a component, whether with oil cooling alone or in combination with the other cooling during repair or replacement of a component.
Aircraft engine maintenance personnel are able to work on the components earlier than normal because the components reach acceptable levels of temperature sooner. This reduces the amount of time required to replace a failed part in comparison with constructions which do not provide additional cooling to the interior of the nacelle or to the oil. Another benefit is the safety and comfort of aircraft maintenance personnel who are not subjected to as high temperature components in those situations when the personnel must work with such components in order to meet the next scheduled departure of the aircraft. Another advantage is the facility and ease with which maintenance personnel can handle the components in those cases where cooling has occurred to such an extent that the need for protective clothing and protective gloves is eliminated.
Although the invention has been shown and described with respect to detailed embodiments thereof, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail thereof may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the claimed invention.
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By David Alexander, Mirwais Harooni and Jack Kimball
Afghanistan's Taliban vowed on Friday to take revenge on NATO forces for the killing of 17 civilians, for which a U.S. soldier is due to face charges, saying they had no faith in any court proceeding.
The massacre in the southern province of Kandahar as well as the burning of Korans at a NATO base have angered many Afghans and damaged relations at a time when Western forces are drawing down combat troops and the Taliban have suspended peace talks.
"This was a planned activity and we will certainly take revenge on all American forces in Afghanistan and don't trust such trials," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Reuters by telephone from an undisclosed location.
Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, accused of killing Afghan civilians in a shooting rampage in Kandahar province last week, will be charged with 17 counts of murder, a U.S. official said on Thursday.
Earlier accounts of the incident, which has damaged U.S.-Afghan relations, had tallied 16 victims, including nine children and three women.
Bales, a four-tour combat veteran, will also face other charges, including attempted murder, but the official was unable to say how many additional counts there would be.
Legal proceedings would likely take place at Bales' home base, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, close to Tacoma, Washington, the U.S. official said.
Bales, 38, is being held in solitary confinement at a military detention center in Leavenworth, Kansas. His civilian defense attorney, Seattle-based John Henry Browne, was not immediately available for comment.
The Taliban's Mujahid reiterated the belief held by many Afghans that there must have been more than one soldier involved in the massacre — which U.S. authorities consistently deny.
"Now America tries to deceive the people and tries to blame the act on one soldier. This is a crime by the American government. Using such cleverness and deception is a huge crime," Mujahid said.
Nearly 11 years after the Taliban government was toppled, the United States and its allies face a resilient insurgency, a weak Afghan government, and an uncertain future for Western support after the end of a 2014 pullout.
Earlier this week, Browne said U.S. authorities had no proof of what occurred on the evening in question, and that Bales had "no memory" of the incident.
Browne, who has defended several multiple homicide suspects, including serial killer Ted Bundy, has indicated that stress may have played a role in his client's state of mind.
He is expected to evoke post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, as a factor in the trial, a technique he employed in the defense of a Seattle-area thief known as the "Barefoot Bandit." The U.S. Army said this week it was reviewing the way it diagnoses PTSD among troops.
Browne has said that Bales drank alcohol on the night of the shooting, but not enough to impair his judgment. He has denied that marital or financial problems may have negatively affected Bales, but he said his client was not happy at being sent on his fourth war-zone deployment after three tours of duty in Iraq, where he suffered two wounds.
Browne has played down the effect of Bales' financial problems, which include an abandoned property in the Seattle area and an unpaid US$1.5-million judgment from his time as a securities broker.
Bales' wife, Karilyn, is being sheltered by the Army at Lewis-McChord.
In a blow to NATO hopes of a negotiated end to the war, the Taliban said last week they were suspending nascent talks with the United States.
U.S. diplomats have been seeking to broaden exploratory talks with the Taliban that began clandestinely in Germany in late 2010 after the Taliban offered to open a representative office in Qatar.
The Islamist movement has said it was compelled to suspend the talks as the United States had only responded to its demands, including the release of Taliban prisoners from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, with a list of conditions.
U.S. officials believe the Taliban's suspension of preliminary peace talks was a tactical move reflecting internal tension rather than a definitive halt to discussions that the White House hopes will end the war.
Some U.S. officials and analysts have said they were relieved by the contents of the Taliban statement, which did not include a reference to the Koran burnings or civilian deaths, or announce a complete withdrawal from the process.
But in a statement on Friday, the Taliban said that the "atmosphere for negotiations" had been undermined by the burning of the Korans, the killings in Kandahar and footage of U.S. Marines appearing to urinate on the corpses of Afghans.
"How can the opposition on the one hand be calling towards a peaceful resolution to the Afghan problem and on the other justify such brutal actions?," the group said on its website.
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By the time you read this, Monroe (La.) Neville quarterback and star shortstop Robert Lane is on the Auburn campus for the Tigers baseball camp. While that's clear, what is also starting to clear up is the Rivals100's process that he'll use to come up with a decision.
"I'm pretty much ready to make a decision," Lane, who is 6-foot-3 and 210 pounds, said. "The only thing that I was waiting on was to see what type of attention that I would get from the baseball coaches in July when they can call.
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"We've been waiting and not committing because many of the schools wanted to talk to m about baseball. I want to play both in college, and guys like Ole Miss, Auburn and LSU are definitely talking about giving me that option along with football."
And for the past few months, it's been looking like the talented quarterback that threw for 2,508 yards and 28 touchdowns while only throwing 7 interceptions as a junior is going to be a Tiger of some sort.
Now the question is he going to be an Auburn Tiger or an LSU Tiger?
"Right now, LSU is still at the top," he said. "I wanted to give the Auburn a chance and give myself an opportunity to look things over while I'm there at camp.
"I can kill two birds with one stone at Auburn this week. I'm going to work on my baseball skills, but I can also look around see things for football. I hear they have a beautiful campus and it's in the SEC. You can't beat that."
That's unless you're at LSU at this point.
The Tigers continue to be Lane's team and he's getting a lot of pressure from people at home in Monroe to stay in state and play for the Tigers. But Lane is not really paying attention to the pressure that's coming from the locals. He simply sidesteps it like he does an on-coming blitzer.
"I tend not to listen to the people that want to put pressure on me," he said. "I know being an athlete that I can't please everybody. Some say I have to go here or there or that I'm over-rated or a tremendous athletic. Some of the critics are even here in my town.
"Considering I live in Louisiana, that's all I hear. 'If you don't go to LSU, you'll make a mistake,' and stuff like that. I can't help them. I just tell them to stay away or don't worry about it. I just go out there and do what I do best."


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Roberto Alomar's wife is divorcing him after a year of marriage, accusing the former Blue Jay of being HIV-positive.
Maria Del Pilar "Maripily" Rivera Alomar, 33, says Alomar "intentionally, with corrupt intent, concealed from (her) his physical condition" to have unprotected sex with her, according to papers filed in a Florida divorce court, reports the New York Post.
She is the second woman to accuse Alomar of having the disease.
A former girlfriend, Ilya Dall, sued Alomar for $15 million in early 2009, claiming that Alomar had full-blown AIDS, but had encouraged her to keep having unprotected sex with him.
"I was the victim of being a celebrity," Alomar told the Toronto Sun's Bob Elliott in late June 2009. "The case has been dropped."
"Prior to the marriage," the suit says, Alomar told her "he had been tested for sexually transmitted diseases and the tests were negative." But after their wedding in 2009, she "learned from conclusive proof" that he was HIV-positive.
It caused her to "suffer extreme emotional distress, fear and mental anguish."
In the filing, she says she has not contracted the virus to date, but is still worried about her health because of the possibility of a delay in the onset of the virus.
She wouldn't have agreed to "marry him if she had known of his true physical condition," says the lawsuit.
Alomar was one of baseball's best players in the 1990s, making 12 straight All-Star appearances and winning two World Series with the Blue Jays in Toronto. He also played for the San Diego Padres, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets, Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago White Sox. He left baseball in 2005.


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Puttur: The Uppinangady police have arrested Balakrishna Poojary of Arantabail Golitottu and driver Dhananjaya of Ichlampady on charges of transporting a cow without proper papers.
The pick-up vehicle they were in was intercepted. Another person in the pick-up, Ilyas, managed to flee. The cow was transported from Alantaya to Atur, suspectedly for slaughter
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Realisation of Methods of Flexible Policy of Employment in the Context of Effective Personnel Management in a Company
The article studies the problem of release of personnel, which has negative consequences both for the released employee and for the company itself by means of reduction of labour productivity, worsening of its image in the result of irrational procedure of release and probability of legal action. Due to this, the article conducts analysis of principles, upon which employee's release should be based, builds up an algorithm of carrying out this process with consideration of proposals of the new labour code, and also determines terms of performance of actions at each of the stages. The article studies possible changes in labour legislation of Ukraine in the event of adoption of a new labour code and analyses their advantages and disadvantages. It also considers the essence and structure of performance of outplacement as one of the most costly and most efficient methods of flexible policy of employment in a company, which would allow reduction of negative impact of the release process.
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ROCHESTER — What good is sitting, alone in your room? Life is a cabaret, ole' chum, so come to the Cabaret!
Liza Minnelli sang that in the blockbuster film 'Cabaret' following an epic Broadway run, but Rochester area fans cay can see the next best thing on stage this weekend and next at The Governor's Inn, served with a great dinner to boot.
'Life is a Cabaret' is the Inn's Broadway revue that sparkles with songs from Chicago and Cabaret, as well as other sexy and sultry show tunes from Nine, City of Angels, Crazy for You, Jekyll & Hyde, Damn Yankees, Gypsy, and more.
The Governor's Ballroom — set with glittering stage — will make for an intimate setting to enjoy this show, according to Director Seraphina Caliguire, because it will be done cabaret-style, with the cast connecting to the audience, making guests feel part of the experience.
The show is sexy, gritty, and seamless, says Caliguire. "The songs are toe tapping and the vocals are insanely strong," she added. "I needed a spectacular cast to be able to sing, act, and dance … and I ended up with completely amazing actors that have blown me away!"
The cast includes Linette Miles, who toured with 'A Chorus Line' and has been featured in numerous Seacoast area productions, Alden Caple — just finishing his run of Shrek as Shrek at the Rochester Opera House — who heads the Portsmouth High School Musical Theatre program and teaches dance to local students, Chelsea Hermann who has been a long time seacoast area performer, and Joshua Moore, who is no stranger to the Regional Theatre circuit around the United States. Director Caliguire herself stars in the show, belting out the show's title tune in an amazing way. She not only sounds like Liza Minnelli, she looks the part as well.
'Life is a Cabaret's live music is led by musical director Kathy Fink, and the revue includes some of the original choreography from Chicago as it was on Broadway, as well as original choreography from the director. The performance at The Governor's Inn will be presented as a grand dinner show, with hors oeuvres upon arrival followed by salad and a main course of sirloin steak and chicken, with dessert and coffee served during intermission.
Show nights for Life is a Cabaret are Nov. 9, 15 and 16. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with hors douerves. Tickets are only $39.95, including the four-course dinner, tax, and gratuity. Visit www.governorsinn.com or call 332-0107 for tickets or more information.