A hydrocarbon generation pyrolysis simulation experimental device for centrifugal continuous gas sampling of a hydrocarbon source rock, including a centrifugal turntable, a motor, a quartz sample tube, a heating set, a cooling set, a rotary joint mounted coaxially with a rotating shaft of the centrifugal turntable, a vacuum pump, and vacuum gas collecting pipes, wherein a sealing plug is arranged at an orifice of the quartz sample tube, a thermocouple and a first exhaust pipeline connected with an inlet of the rotary joint are mounted on the sealing plug, the rotary joint is communicated with a vacuum pump through a second exhaust pipeline, a plurality of vacuum gas collecting pipes are respectively communicated with the second exhaust pipeline through an electromagnetic valve, a vacuum pump switching valve is mounted on the second exhaust pipeline at an inlet end of the vacuum pump, and a control circuit board is mounted on the centrifugal turntable.

A hydrocarbon generation pyrolysis simulation experimental device for centrifugal continuous gas sampling of a hydrocarbon source rock, including a centrifugal turntable, a motor, a quartz sample tube, a heating set, a cooling set, a rotary joint mounted coaxially with a rotating shaft of the centrifugal turntable, a vacuum pump, and vacuum gas collecting pipes, wherein a sealing plug is arranged at an orifice of the quartz sample tube, a thermocouple and a first exhaust pipeline connected with an inlet of the rotary joint are mounted on the sealing plug, the rotary joint is communicated with a vacuum pump through a second exhaust pipeline, a plurality of vacuum gas collecting pipes are respectively communicated with the second exhaust pipeline through an electromagnetic valve, a vacuum pump switching valve is mounted on the second exhaust pipeline at an inlet end of the vacuum pump, and a control circuit board is mounted on the centrifugal turntable.

A notification system for notifying detection of vaping, smoking, or potential bullying at a premises includes a plurality of sensors, each being configured to sense air quality, sound, and temperature at the premises, a memory configured to store a responsibility schedule, and positional information and base data for each of the plurality of sensors, a controller configured to determine detection of vaping, smoking, or potential bullying by comparing results sensed by the plurality of sensors with the base data, and a message server configured to send an alert to a person based on the responsibility schedule, a detection location, and a detection time. The person is responsible at the detection location and at the detection time based on the responsibility schedule.

A notification system for notifying detection of vaping, smoking, or potential bullying at a premises includes a plurality of sensors, each being configured to sense air quality, sound, and temperature at the premises, a memory configured to store a responsibility schedule, and positional information and base data for each of the plurality of sensors, a controller configured to determine detection of vaping, smoking, or potential bullying by comparing results sensed by the plurality of sensors with the base data, and a message server configured to send an alert to a person based on the responsibility schedule, a detection location, and a detection time. The person is responsible at the detection location and at the detection time based on the responsibility schedule.

A household appliance and method for determining if an amount of deposition of scale exceeds a reference amount of deposition of scale may include obtaining a start temperature of a heating element, turning on the heating element at first point in time to heat the liquid from the liquid start temperature and simultaneously starting measuring a time interval from the first point in time, monitoring, at a second point in time, a behavior of the measured temperature of the heating element during heating of the liquid in the heating space in order to determine if a boiling temperature of the liquid has been reached, comparing the measured time interval with a reference heating duration and determining if the amount of deposition of scale on the heating element exceeds the reference amount of deposition of scale.

An embodiment provides a system for measuring temperature and deformation fields of at least a portion of a sample, comprising a visible light camera, an infrared camera, and a beam splitter. The visible light camera is at a first location with respect to the sample and can take a visible light image of at least a portion of the sample at a first time. The infrared camera is at a second location with respect to the sample and can take an infrared image of the at least a portion of the sample at the first time. The beam splitter can receive a beam of light, comprising infrared and visible light, traveling in a direction normal to the at least a portion of the sample and direct the infrared light to the infrared camera and the visible light to the visible light camera.

In an embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to electric field generators that include a signal generator electrically connected to a power amplifier, a impedance matching circuit electrically connected to the power amplifier, and a power divider electrically connected to the impedance matching circuit and to at least one of a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, a fourth wall, or a base area. In an additional embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to method of determining radio frequency (RF)-induced heating on a medical device utilizing an electric field generator of the present disclosure. Additional embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to methods of making electric field generators for testing a medical device.

In an embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to electric field generators that include a signal generator electrically connected to a power amplifier, a impedance matching circuit electrically connected to the power amplifier, and a power divider electrically connected to the impedance matching circuit and to at least one of a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, a fourth wall, or a base area. In an additional embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to method of determining radio frequency (RF)-induced heating on a medical device utilizing an electric field generator of the present disclosure. Additional embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to methods of making electric field generators for testing a medical device.

A mechanism for thermal testing is described. The system includes a heating element, a thermal sensor and a processor. The processor is configured to control the heating element to output an amount of the energy per unit time; receive temperature readings using the thermal sensor; and determine a thermal property associated with a thermal mass based at least in part the amount of the energy output and the received temperature readings.

A mechanism for thermal testing is described. The system includes a heating element, a thermal sensor and a processor. The processor is configured to control the heating element to output an amount of the energy per unit time; receive temperature readings using the thermal sensor; and determine a thermal property associated with a thermal mass based at least in part the amount of the energy output and the received temperature readings.