10th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100058709 | CLIP - A device for securing a conduit to a structural object. The device including a clip having a longitudinally extending clip body with a conduit receiving cavity extending in the longitudinal direction and about a cavity axis with a longitudinally extending conduit receiving slot. The device further including a panel strap securable to the structural object. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058710 | POLE MADE FROM A PLURALITY OF WOOD BOARDS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - The pole can include a plurality of elongated panels, the elongated panels being oriented substantially longitudinally relative to an axis of the pole and being face-joined in a stacked arrangement. Each one of the elongated panels can be an assembly of substantially longitudinally-oriented wood boards. The method can include face joining a plurality of elongated panels into an elongated stack, where each one of the elongated panels can be an assembly of substantially longitudinally-oriented wood boards. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058711 | PACKAGING MACHINE - The invention relates to a packaging machine for closing a container having a lid, which includes a supply unit for delivering the container along with a loosely seated lid. A rotating crimping head is provided with a plurality of recesses for one container each, a plurality of tensioning units each hold a container into a recess, and a crimping unit crimps the lids onto the container in order to close the container. A plurality of sensor units are provided such that one sensor unit is arranged on each tensioning unit. Each sensor unit records a container rotation and/or a container tensioning force in the crimping head. Each sensor unit has a transmitter to send signals and a control unit which has a receiver to receive signals sent from the transmitter. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058712 | FEEDER DEVICE STAND, IN PARTICULAR FOR PACKAGING LINES - A feeder device stand ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100058713 | DEVICE FOR THE FILLING OF BAGS - The invention relates to a device for the filling of bags in automatic machines for the formation, filling and closing in a continuous process of bags from a tubular mesh, of those comprising a tubular body outside which the storage of tubular mesh is assembled, the device comprising means for the conveyance of individual pieces of large fruit and vegetable products, such as melons, watermelons or the like, from a loading position to a delivery position, and means for the holding and transfer, one by one, of the individual pieces conveyed to the delivery position, which comprise a head for the holding and subsequent release of the pieces and a mechanism for transmitting to the head a movement the path of which comprises a vertical downward section, of a sufficient length to convey the held piece through the inside of the tubular body of the machine towards the mouth of a bag open at the upper part, and such that the piece is accompanied in its entire downward path. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058714 | METHOD OF, AND APPARATUS FOR, PRODUCING BAG PACKS - For the production and filling of (sheet-material) bags ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100058715 | METHOD OF WRAPPING BOTTLE PACKAGING UNITS, IN A BEVERAGE BOTTLING PLANT, WITH SHRINKWRAP MATERIAL AND SHRINKING THE SHRINKWRAP MATERIAL AROUND BOTTLE PACKAGING UNITS, METHOD OF WRAPPING PACKAGING UNITS WITH SHRINKWRAP MATERIAL AND SHRINKING SHRINKWRAP MATERIAL AROUND PACKAGING UNITS AND MINIMIZING FAULTY PACKAGING UNITS, AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method of wrapping bottle packaging units, in a beverage bottling plant, with shrinkwrap material and shrinking the shrinkwrap material around bottle packaging units, method of wrapping packaging units with shrinkwrap material and shrinking shrinkwrap material around packaging units and minimizing faulty packaging units, and apparatus for performing the method. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058716 | Centering Unit for Aligning at Least Two Grouped Vessels and Method for Aligning Two Grouped Vessels - A centering unit for aligning at least two grouped vessels, a liftable and lowerable precentering mechanism as well as a liftable and lowerable final centering mechanism being provided so as to improve the alignment. According to a preferred embodiment, the precentering mechanism may include a plurality of subcentering mechanism so that vessels coming from different infeeds can be centered by mechanism a centering unit. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058717 | PACKAGING AND DISPLAY BOX WITH A DETACHABLE BLANK - A packaging and display box blank comprising a display blank joined to a removable blank at overlapping portions, such that the box blank can be folded and joined to form a box for enclosing product and wherein the removable blank can be partly or fully detached from the display blank. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058718 | Packaging Method And Apparatus For Stacked Articles - A machine for packaging stacks of articles into containers using selectors for grouping the article stacks. The selectors include arrays of vertically spaced wedge members which engage the articles in each stack. The wedge members are aligned with slots in comb-like guide rails and operate to form groups of predetermined numbers of stacks of articles while keeping the articles in each stack in vertical alignment as they progress through the machine into the containers. A method of grouping stacked articles and a method of packaging stacked articles is also disclosed. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058719 | Conveying apparatus for envelopes and related methods - An apparatus for conveying envelopes traveling in a travel direction in a generally upright orientation. The apparatus includes a first pair of conveyor assemblies disposed opposite one another and configured to engage lateral edges of the envelopes, and configured to move the envelopes in the travel direction. The apparatus includes a second pair of conveyor assemblies disposed opposite one another and positioned downstream of the first pair of conveyor assemblies in the travel direction, with the second pair of conveyor assemblies being configured to move the envelopes in the travel direction independently of the first pair of conveyor assemblies. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058720 | Vacuum Cleaner Filter Bag with Deflection Device - A vacuum cleaner filter bag with an inlet opening and a deflection device arranged in the area of the inlet opening, which is configured in such a way that an air stream flowing through the inlet opening can be deflected. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058721 | BAG TYPE FILTER STRUCTURE - The present invention discloses a bag type filter structure including a filter frame module and filter bags. The filter frame module has a frame edge at each side of the perimeter of the filter frame module, and connecting ribs between two opposite frame edges for partitioning the filter frame module into air inlets. The quantity of filter bags is equal to the quantity of air inlets. Each filter bag includes a bag body and a frame, and the bag body has a mouth, and the frame is a grid frame composed of connecting members and a side frame and connected to the mouth of the bag body for bracing the mouth, and the side frame of the frame is embedded into the air inlet of the filter frame module for mounting the filter bag onto the filter frame module through the frame. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058722 | FABRIC FILTER SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a fabric filter system, which may be used for removing particulate matter from a gas, such as a combustion process gas. The filter system includes a fabric filter ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100058723 | ADAPTER FOR A COMPRESSED AIR FILTER AND USE OF THE SAME - A compressed air filter adapter is provided for connecting a filter element ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100058724 | AIR CLEANING APPARATUS FOR CEILING - The present invention relates, in general, to air cleaning apparatuses and, more particularly, to a ceiling-mounted air cleaning apparatus which can be conveniently installed and used as room ventilation equipment, which discharges contaminated indoor air to the outside a room and supplies fresh outdoor air to the interior of a room so as to maintain clean air in the interior of the room. The ceiling-mounted air cleaning apparatus of the present invention includes an upper casing ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100058725 | CERAMIC HONEYCOMB FILTER AND ITS PRODUCTION METHOD - A ceramic honeycomb filter comprising a honeycomb structure having large numbers of flow paths partitioned by porous cell walls, and plugs alternately formed in the flow paths on the exhaust-gas-inlet and outlet sides, the outlet-side plugs having porosity of 65% or less, and the upstream-side end surfaces of the outlet-side plugs having surface roughness Ra of 13-50 μm. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058726 | INTERCHANGEABLE ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR POWERED GARDEN IMPLEMENTS - An electric motor sub-assembly with a gear train or drive train and clutch, which replaces a conventional internal combustion engine unit including its conventional clutch. The speed increase or decrease of the gear train is selected so that irrespective of whether an induction or universal electric motor is used, the speed of the clutch substantially replicates the speed of the conventional internal combustion engine clutch. As a consequence, a wide range of implement frames can accept either the internal combustion engine unit or the electric motor sub-assembly to create differently powered implements with a maximum of commonality of parts. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058727 | Yarn Draw-Off Device for a Textile Machine Producing Cross-Wound Bobbins - Yarn draw-off device for a textile machine producing cross-wound bobbins with a yarn draw-off roller that can be driven by a single motor and an associated pressure roller which is driven via frictional engagement, characterised in that the yarn draw-off roller ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100058728 | CABLE CHAIN RETURN SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Disclosed is a cable chain return system | 2010-03-11 |
20100058729 | Lubricant scavenge arrangement - There is disclosed a lubricant scavenge arrangement provided on a chamber having an outer wall and configured to house a lubricated rotative component for rotation about an axis. The scavenge arrangement comprises: a substantially elongate channel provided in a substantially arcuate region of the wall, the channel being open to the chamber over substantially its entire length between an inlet end and an outlet end, said inlet end and said outlet lo end being angularly spaced apart around said longitudinal axis. The scavenge arrangement is particularly suited to use on bearing chambers in gas turbine engines. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058730 | GAS TURBINE POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING CALORIFIC ABNORMALITY OF THE SAME - A variation in calorific value is detected using existing measurement values, without using a measurement device such as a calorimeter. An allowable variation range of a gas turbine power generation output with respect to a charged fuel amount or an allowable variation range of a charged fuel amount with respect to a gas turbine power generation output is set from a relation between the fuel amount charged to the combustor of the gas turbine and the gas turbine power generation output when the fuel gas calorific value is constant, and a calorific abnormality is detected when an actually charged fuel amount or an actual gas turbine power generation output falls outside the allowable variation range. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058731 | ASSISTANCE DEVICE FOR TRANSIENT ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION PHASES - A turbine engine, for example for a helicopter, including a gas generator and a free turbine driven in rotation by the gas flow generated by the gas generator. The turbine engine further includes a motor/generator coupled to a shaft of the gas generator, to provide a quantity of additional rotational kinetic energy to the shaft during a stage of turbine engine acceleration, or to draw a quantity of rotational kinetic energy from the shaft during a stage of turbine engine deceleration. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058732 | COMBUSTION CHAMBER FOR A GAS TURBINE - A combustion chamber for a gas turbine is provided. The combustion chamber comprises at least one first and one second jet carrier, of which at least one is provided for injecting an operating gas in the combustion chamber such that waste gas fanned in the flame zone thereof is circulated to a mixing zone of the first jet carrier. In order to achieve a compact combustion chamber, the jet carriers are positioned in relation to each other such that waste gas from the flame zone of the first jet carrier flows directly to the mixing zone of the second jet carrier. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058733 | ECOLOGY VALVE FUEL RETURN SYSTEM FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - An ecology valve (EV) fuel return system is provided. In one embodiment, the EV fuel return system includes a housing assembly having a fuel return outlet and a first manifold inlet. The fuel return outlet is fluidly coupled to a fuel supply system, and the first manifold inlet is fluidly coupled to a first manifold of a gas turbine engine (GTE). An ecology valve is disposed in the housing assembly and fluidly coupled to the fuel return outlet and to the first manifold inlet. A fuel routing assembly is fluidly coupled between the first manifold inlet, the fuel return outlet, and the ecology valve. The fuel routing assembly routes fuel: (i) from the first manifold inlet to the ecology valve when the GTE is in a shut-down mode, and (ii) from the ecology valve to the fuel return outlet when the GTE is in an engine start mode. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058734 | METHOD OF ENHANCING MICROTHRUSTER PERFORMANCE - Coaxial micronozzle designs are presented. Initial coaxial micronozzle designs utilizing center-body geometries to better exploit pressure thrust show a potential threefold increase in specific impulse under vacuum and near vacuum conditions. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058735 | OPERATIONAL LINE MANAGEMENT OF LOW PRESSURE COMPRESSOR IN A TURBOFAN ENGINE - A turbofan engine control system is provided for managing a low pressure compressor operating line. The engine includes a low spool having a low pressure compressor housed in a core nacelle. A turbofan is coupled to the low spool. A fan nacelle surrounds the turbofan and core nacelle and provides a bypass flow path having a nozzle exit area. A controller is programmed to effectively change the nozzle exit area in response to an undesired low pressure compressor stability margin which can result in a stall or surge condition. In one example, the physical nozzle exit area is decreased at the undesired stability condition occurring during engine deceleration. A low pressure compressor pressure ratio, low spool speed and throttle position are monitored to determine the undesired stability margin. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058736 | DEVICE FOR OPENING AND CLOSING A THRUST REVERSER DOOR OF A JET ENGINE - A device for opening and closing a thrust reverser door ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100058737 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF HYBRID VEHICLE - In a hybrid vehicle using an engine as one of power sources, an ECU obtains catalyst temperature. The ECU performs a catalyst warm-up operation if the catalyst temperature is lower than first catalyst temperature necessary for exhaust gas purification during a continuous operation of the engine. The ECU performs intermittency prohibition operation for prohibiting an intermittent operation of the engine if the catalyst temperature is between the first catalyst temperature and second catalyst temperature necessary for the exhaust gas purification at starting of the engine. The ECU performs a normal operation for allowing the intermittent operation of the engine if the catalyst temperature is higher than the second catalyst temperature. Thus, deterioration of fuel consumption due to catalyst warm-up is inhibited while inhibiting deterioration of emission in the hybrid vehicle. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058738 | Engine Idling Duration Control - Systems and methods are described for controlling an engine in a vehicle. One example method includes, after a threshold duration of engine idling, continuing engine idle operation when an exhaust NOx sensor indicates a NOx level below a NOx threshold, and stopping engine idle and shutting down the engine when the exhaust NOx sensor indicates the NOx level is above the NOx threshold. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058739 | EXHAUST EMISSION PURIFICATION CATALYST AND ENGINE CONTROLLER - An exhaust emission purification catalyst which purifies exhaust gas of an engine, includes: a carrier which is formed with a plurality of cell holes; and a plurality of catalytic layers which are carried in the plurality of cell holes. The plurality of catalytic layers includes: a first layer including an auxiliary catalyst that includes a zeolite including a transition metal that occludes NOx in the exhaust gas during a time period of low temperature; and a second layer disposed adjacent to a surface of the first layer and including a main catalyst that includes at least one of an alkali metal and an alkali earth metal and that occludes the NOx occluded in the auxiliary catalyst when temperature of the main catalyst reaches active temperature. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058740 | Managing Reductant Slip in an Internal Combustion Engine - A method for controlling operation of vehicle system including an internal combustion engine and a catalytic emission control device coupled in an exhaust of the engine, the method including delivering, which may include injecting into the exhaust, reductant to the emission control device responsive to vehicle operating conditions, and increasing emission control device inlet-NOx in response to reductant release from the emission control device. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058741 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an internal combustion engine, an NO | 2010-03-11 |
20100058742 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - One object of the present invention is to provide an exhaust emission control apparatus for an internal combustion engine that is capable of improving the NOx purification performance. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058743 | EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEM FOR DIESEL ENGINE - Each time a starting process for a diesel engine | 2010-03-11 |
20100058744 | Optimization of Soot Distribution in a Diesel Particulate Filter - A diesel particulate filter (DPF) configured to separate a particulate from an engine exhaust is provided. The DPF comprises a downstream filtration stage including a plurality of downstream channels, an upstream filtration stage disposed upstream of and in fluidic communication with the downstream filtration stage, and including a plurality of upstream channels, and a shell at least partly enclosing the downstream filtration stage and the upstream filtration stage, the shell including an inlet configured to conduct the engine exhaust to the upstream filtration stage and an outlet configured to release the engine exhaust from the downstream filtration stage. The plurality of upstream channels may include a plurality of open upstream channels, the arrangement of which disperses the particulate more evenly over the plurality of downstream channels, as more flow is directed away from the major axis of the filter. In this way, during regeneration, it is possible to reduce one or both of longitudinal and radial thermal gradients, and thereby improve structural integrity of the filter. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058745 | Exhaust Gas Purification Device - An exhaust gas purification device that includes a catalytic particulate filter having at least an exhaust gas channel, the exhaust gas channel may include a first channel and a second channel being laterally coupled each other and fluidly communicating therebetween, wherein the exhaust gas is inlet through inlet opening of the first channel and outlet through lower portion of the first channel and/or outlet opening of the second channel, and wherein a first coating layer is formed on an interior surface of the first channel in a longitudinal direction thereof substantially from the inlet opening in a first predetermined length, the first coating layer being coated with a catalyst, and a second coating layer is formed on an interior surface of the second channel in a longitudinal direction thereof substantially from the outlet opening in a second predetermined length, the second coating layer being coated with the catalyst. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058746 | CATALYTIC ACTIVATED DIESEL PARTICLE FILTER WITH AMMONIA TRAP EFFECT - A catalytically active diesel particulate filter with ammonia trap action is presented, which, in addition to an oxidation-active coating ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100058747 | Model For Inferring Temperature Of Exhaust Gas At An Exhaust Manifold Using Temperature Measured At Entrance Of A Diesel Oxidation Catalyst - An engine processor ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100058748 | EGR Cooler Defouling - A method to dislodge an adherent residue in an EGR cooler, the EGR cooler installed in an engine. The method comprises flowing an exhaust gas through an adherent-residue bearing surface of the EGR cooler when a temperature of the adherent-residue bearing surface is below a dewpoint temperature of the exhaust gas, enabling water vapor from the exhaust gas to condense on the adherent-residue bearing surface, heating the adherent-residue bearing surface to above the dewpoint temperature of the exhaust gas, and enabling condensed water on the adherent-residue bearing surface to evaporate. Other embodiments provide a method to recirculate an exhaust gas from an exhaust port of an engine to an intake of the engine via an EGR cooler, and a related EGR system. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058749 | EXHAUST EVACUATION APPARATUS - An apparatus for evacuating exhaust from an exhaust pipe of a vehicle having an external turbine and an internal turbine connected to the external turbine such that when the external turbine rotates the internal turbine rotates. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058750 | THRUST ROLLER BEARING AND TORQUE CONVERTER - A thrust roller bearing includes a plurality of rollers, a retainer, an annular first track ring having a track surface, an outer periphery flange part, and a first claw part, and an annular second track ring having a track surface, an inner periphery flange part, and a second claw part. Bearing internal gaps to allow the eccentric rotation of the first track ring and the second track ring are provided between the outer periphery flange part and an outer edge part of the retainer, and between the inner periphery flange part and an inner edge part of the retainer. In addition, at least one of the first and second claw parts is a projection part formed by a bending process. Furthermore, an edge part of the retainer opposed to the projection part has a first slope part formed at a corner part on the side opposed to the track surface, and a second slope part having a radial length relatively shorter than that of the first slope part, and formed at a corner part on the opposite side in a thickness direction. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058751 | RECIPROCATING PNEUMATIC PISTON GRAVITY ENGINE - A pneumatic reciprocating piston engine that uses a mixture of compressed air and water as the working fluid with a combination of gravity and spring force functioning to return the piston after completion of the power stroke is disclosed. A working fluid, preferably comprising a source of compressed air, is in fluid communication with the bottom portion of a generally vertically disposed cylinder via an inlet valve biased to a normally closed position. A piston is configured for reciprocating motion within the cylinder and traverses between bottommost and topmost positions. The piston is configured to engage the inlet valve when at the bottommost position thereby actuating the valve for a limited period of time to an open position so as to allow the introduction of compressed air and initiating of the power stroke to drive the piston upward. In a preferred embodiment, water is injected into the compressed air stream entering the cylinder to provide lubrication for the piston. The piston is drive upward by the working fluid until an uppermost stop is reached wherein the piston head has cleared an exhaust port formed in the cylinder thereby allowing the working fluid to escape. A mass is connected to the piston, in overhead relation, by a spring connection. When the piston reaches the uppermost stop, momentum causes the spring connected mass to continue upward thereby placing the spring in compression and maintaining the piston above the exhaust port so as to allow escape of the working fluid therethrough. Return of the mass downward, caused both by gravity and spring energy, causes the mass to engage the piston and return the piston to its bottommost position whereby another stroke is initiated. Power output may be transferred to any suitable system. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058752 | ROTATION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR WORKING-MACHINE PUMP - A rotation control system of a hoist pump includes: the hoist pump ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100058753 | VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR AN ACTUATING DEVICE - A valve assembly for controlling the flow of pressurized fluid supplied to an actuating cylinder having a piston driven by the pressurized fluid along a stroke path therewithin, the pressurized fluid being applied to alternative driving sides of the piston. The valve assembly comprises a first and a second valve pistons, which cooperate to block the supply of pressurized fluid to the current driving side of the piston when the piston reaches the end of its stroke path, thereby limiting the pressure of the pressurized fluid supplied to the driving side to a level reduced compared to a pressure level applied to drive said piston. If a leak occurs within the actuating cylinder at the end of the stroke path of the piston, it will be at the reduced pressurized fluid pressure. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058754 | Wave energy machine - This invention relates to an apparatus for harvesting both potential and kinetic energy stored in ocean waves. The ocean's surface waves can simultaneously cause a cylindrical float to move up and down as well as rotate. By incorporating this float into a mechanical rectifying assembly comprised of unidirectional drive gears, the float's vertical motion as well as its rotation can be converted into continuous, one-way rotation of a power output shaft to drive an electric generator. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058755 | Closed loop scroll expander engine - An engine comprising a closed circulating system containing a working fluid, the system comprising; means to raise the pressure of said working fluid from a low cycle pressure to a high cycle pressure by use of at least one variable displacement pump; means to add heat to said fluid substantially at said high cycle pressure to raise it to its high cycle temperature substantially above its critical temperature; means to expand said fluid by use of at least one scroll expander to do useful work; means to cool said fluid substantially at said low cycle pressure to a low cycle temperature by a regenerator and a condenser; and means to power said at least one variable displacement pump from said at least one scroll expander. With the working fluid in the closed circulating system able to have temperatures and entropies associated with a Rankine, Brayton, or supercritical cycle. In the preferred embodiment, a pair of scroll expanders is used to obtain a low weight, small package device that is capable of producing a variety of power outputs. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058756 | MOVEMENT DEVICE - A movement device suitable for performing a mechanical movement upon being powered by a power source includes a control element, a temperature chip, and two memory deforming elements. The temperature chip has a first surface and a second surface. The two memory deforming elements have a connection part and a movement part respectively. The temperature chip is electrically connected to the control element. The connection parts of the two memory deforming element are respectively disposed on the first surface and the second surface. The control element controls a direction of a current from the power source when passing through the temperature chip, and the first surface and the second surface respectively generate an exothermic effect or an endothermic effect according to a direction of the current from the power source, so the two memory deforming elements are heated or cooled, thus the movement part produces a movement through temperature control. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058757 | REGULATING METHOD FOR A TURBOCHARGER OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND TURBOCHARGER - The invention relates to a regulating method for a turbocharger ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100058758 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM, TURBOMACHINE SYSTEM HAVING THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM AND EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION CONTROL METHOD - An exhaust gas recirculation system that includes an exhaust gas recirculation regulator operatively connectable to a turbomachine system, and regulating a predetermined amount of exhaust gas to be recirculated. The exhaust gas recirculation system further includes a measuring unit that measures fuel composition of incoming fuel, and a control unit connected to the EGR regulator and the measuring unit, and determining a Wobbe Index and/or reactivity of the incoming fuel based on the measured fuel composition and determining the predetermined amount of exhaust gas to be recirculated based on the determined Wobbe Index and/or reactivity. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058759 | Device and method for operating an internal combustion engine, computer program, computer program product - For operating an internal combustion engine having a throttle situated in an exhaust line or exhaust return line, in which a heat engine is driven by a quantity of heat produced by the internal combustion engine, in a first non-heating operating mode of the internal combustion engine, a first setpoint value is preset, a first operating parameter that characterizes a temperature of the internal combustion engine is detected, a first triggering value is determined for the triggering of the at least one throttle as a function of the first setpoint value and the first operating parameter, the at least one throttle is triggered in accordance with the first triggering value, and the at least one heat engine is driven by the resulting quantity of heat. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058760 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING MECHANICAL ENERGY - The invention relates to a method for generating mechanical energy, characterised by a gas or a liquid which drives an expansion machine designed therefor even at a low pressure, i.e. economically. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058761 | FUEL GAS CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A feed gas conditioner. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058762 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF MIXED VAPOUR - Method for production of mixed vapours at low temperatures. The thermal energy stored in the mixed vapours is intended to be converted to mechanical energy in a thermal power machine, in order to operate an electrical generator. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058763 | SEGMENTED ANNULAR COMBUSTOR - A combustor for use in a turbine engine including a compressor section, a combustion section downstream from the compressor section, and a turbine section downstream from the combustion section. An inner annulus wall extends from a burner end of the combustor to an outlet end of the combustor. An outer annulus wall is disposed outwardly from the inner annulus wall and extends from the burner end of the combustor to the outlet end of the combustor. A passageway is formed between the inner annulus wall and the outer annulus wall and extends from a combustion zone to the outlet end of the combustor. A plurality of symmetrically distributed section walls extends between the inner annulus wall and the outer annulus wall from the burner end of the combustor toward the outlet end of the combustor. The section walls divide the combustion zone into a plurality of segments. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058764 | LOW BTU FUEL FLOW RATIO DUCT BURNER FOR HEATING AND HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEMS - Duct burner systems configured to utilize low BTU fuel sources are provided in the disclosed embodiments. In certain embodiments, the systems may include a primary duct configured to receive a primary flow stream of exhaust gases from an exhaust duct and a secondary duct configured to receive a secondary flow stream of exhaust gases from the exhaust duct. Primary and secondary variable geometry diverters may be configured to allow and restrict the primary and secondary flow streams, respectively. A combustion system may receive the secondary flow stream, combine it with at least one low BTU fuel source, combust for heating the secondary flow stream, and re-inject the heated secondary flow stream into the primary duct. A blower may be used to blow the secondary flow stream through the combustion system. In addition, a system controller may be used to control the stoichiometric flow ratio between the low BTU fuel flow source and the secondary flow stream by actuating the primary and secondary variable geometry diverters. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058765 | TURBOMACHINE COMBUSTION CHAMBER - A turbomachine combustion chamber including a substantially L-shaped fuel injector and means for mounting and fastening the injector in an orifice of the casing of the chamber, said means including an outer collar carried by the injector and a removable annular spacer surrounding the injector and designed to be interposed between the collar of the injector and the casing. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058766 | Segmented Combustor Cap - A combustor cap is cooperable with an impingement plate in a turbine fuel nozzle and includes a plurality of cap segments independently securable to the impingement plate. The plurality of cap segments are radially and tangentially movable relative to the impingement plate. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058767 | SWIRL ANGLE OF SECONDARY FUEL NOZZLE FOR TURBOMACHINE COMBUSTOR - A combustor includes a primary combustion chamber and a secondary combustion chamber, one or more primary nozzles disposed in the primary combustion chamber and providing fuel to the primary combustion chamber, a centerbody assembly, a venturi disposed downstream of the centerbody assembly, and a secondary fuel nozzle housed within the centerbody assembly and extending towards the venturi and providing fuel to the secondary combustion chamber. The secondary fuel nozzle includes a fuel passage and an air passage, and a swirler positioned around the fuel passage and having one or more vanes projecting radially within the air passage, each vane having a trailing edge arranged at a swirl angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the secondary fuel nozzle, the swirl angle is greater than 45°. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058768 | AXIAL DIFFUSOR FOR A TURBINE ENGINE - A turbine engine having a plenum for passing fluids from an outlet of a compressor to an inlet of a combustor that may increase the efficiency of the turbine engine. The turbine engine may include a combustor, a compressor positioned upstream of the combustor, a transition channel extending from the compressor to the combustor, and a shell extending between the compressor and a combustor portal and positioned around the at least one transition channel. The turbine engine may also include an axial diffusor in the shell near the at least one transition channel, wherein the axial diffusor may include a fluid flow recess in a trailing edge of the axial diffusor. The turbine engine may also include a wave protrusion extending from a surface positioned radially inward of the axial diffusor. The fluid flow recess and the wave protrusion may reduce fluid flow loss within the shell. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058769 | FAN VARIABLE AREA NOZZLE FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE FAN NACELLE WITH DRIVE RING ACTUATION SYSTEM - A fan variable area nozzle (FVAN) includes a flap assembly which varies a fan nozzle exit area. The flap assembly generally includes a multiple of flaps, flap linkages and an actuator system. The actuator system radially and axially translates a drive ring relative an engine centerline axis. A slot within the drive ring receives the flap linkages to asymmetrically and symmetrically vary the fan nozzle exit area in response to movement of the drive ring. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058770 | Method and System for Controlling Fuel to a Dual Stage Nozzle - A method and system for controlling delivery of fuel to a dual stage nozzle in the combustor of a gas turbine. A liquid fuel is conveyed from a single stage fuel supply through a plurality of primary fuel supply lines to a first nozzle stage including a plurality of primary nozzles. A predetermined operating condition of the gas turbine is identified and a signal is produced in response to the identified operating condition. The signal effects actuation of valves located on secondary fuel supply lines extending from each of the primary fuel supply lines to supply fuel to respective secondary nozzles. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058771 | CARBON REMOVAL FROM AN INTEGRATED THERMAL RECOVERY PROCESS - The present invention is directed to the recovery of hydrocarbons wherein a portion of carbon is removed from the product by a combination of reforming and water-gas shift. The resulting carbon dioxide is removed by known techniques to provide a fuel having reduced levels of carbon. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058772 | BATCH FREEZER WITH CLEANING SYSTEM - A batch freezer for frozen food products comprises—a freezing cylinder,—a dasher designed to propel the product toward a discharge port of the cylinder, and—a refrigeration unit arranged for cooling the cylinder, wherein the discharge port can be selectively connected to a cleaning pipe leading from the discharge port into the casing of the batch freezer. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058773 | POINT OF SALE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING AND DISPENSING AERATED FROZEN FOOD PRODUCTS - An apparatus for making and dispensing frozen aerated products includes a rotating horizontal freeze plate with an upper surface for receiving a chilled aerated mix. The chilled aerated mix includes, in one embodiment, a base that has been sufficiently aerated, and at least one flavor. The horizontal freeze plate rotates about its central axis. The apparatus also includes a spreader body for distributing the chilled aerated mix on the rotating freeze plate. The spreader body extends radially across at least a portion of the upper surface of the freeze plate. The apparatus further includes a scraper for scraping frozen aerated mix off of the rotating freeze plate. The scraper includes a scraper blade with a leading edge that extends radially across the portion of the freeze plate and that engages the upper surface of the freeze plate. The scraper blade is directed opposite the direction of rotation of the freeze plate. The scraper further includes a body that forms an elongated semi-cylindrical channel above the scraper blade that extends radially above the freeze plate for the collection of scraped, frozen and aerated mix. The apparatus also includes a plow for pushing the scraped, frozen and aerated mix through the channel towards a cup held by a cup-lifter mechanism disposed at an end of the channel. The action of the plow pushes the scraped frozen aerated mix through the channel and into the cup resulting in a generally round scoop of scraped frozen aerated mix in the cup that resembles a serving scoop experienced at a traditional ice cream shop. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058774 | REFRIGERATOR AND/OR FREEZER - The present invention relates to a refrigerator and/or freezer with an interior to be cooled for accommodating the goods to be refrigerated and/or frozen and with a magnetic cooler, wherein the magnetic cooler is at least partly arranged in the interior of the appliance. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058775 | MAGNETICALLY REFRIGERATING MAGNETIC MATERIAL, MAGNETIC REFRIGERATION APPARATUS, AND MAGNETIC REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - There are provided a magnetic material for magnetic refrigeration improving a magnetic refrigeration efficiency by including a wide operation temperature range and a magnetic refrigeration apparatus and a magnetic refrigeration system using the magnetic material. The magnetically refrigerating magnetic material is formed of a magnetic material shown by a composition formula of Gd | 2010-03-11 |
20100058776 | BOTTLE STAND WITH ACTIVE COOLING - A bottle display stand with an active cooling function. The display stand includes a housing having an opening into which a beverage bottle may be inserted. A reservoir for containing a cooling medium is disposed inside the hollow housing. A pump, in fluid communication with the reservoir, recirculates the cooling medium from the reservoir through a fluid passageway and out of a spray jet. The spray jet is aimed at an upper region of the bottle, preferably the shoulder. Cooling medium travels down the body of the bottle substantially in a thin film that does not obscure the bottle or its label and creates a waterfall- or fountain-type effect that is extremely aesthetically pleasing without splashing, dripping, or a similar mess. Simultaneously, the thin film of cooling medium chills the beverage and keeps it cold. A cooling unit may optionally remove heat from the cooling medium. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058777 | APPARATUS FOR COOLING CASSETTE MAGAZINES CONTAINING TISSUE SAMPLES - An apparatus for cooling cassette magazines containing tissue samples is described. The apparatus comprises a housing, a cooling device, and a transport apparatus for transporting one or more cassette magazines within the housing. The cassette magazines are introduced into the apparatus via an input chute and can be removed via an output chute. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058778 | Thermoelectrically powered indirect evaporative cooling system with desiccant dehumidification - Disclosed is a system for cooling using indirect evaporative cooling, dehumidification using desiccant, and a thermoelectrically powered heat exchanger. The thermoelectric heat exchanger pulls heat from the working air exiting the indirect evaporative cooler and injects that heat energy into ambient air that is then forced through a portion of the rotating desiccant wheel to regenerate the desiccant by removing water molecules from the desiccant material. Liquid water that is condensed by cooling the working air with the thermoelectric heat exchanger is saved and provided to the indirect evaporative cooler for use to cool via evaporation. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058779 | STORAGE OF NATURAL GAS IN LIQUID SOLVENTS AND METHODS TO ABSORB AND SEGREGATE NATURAL GAS INTO AND OUT OF LIQUID SOLVENTS - Bulk storage of natural gas or methane is facilitated by absorbing and storing the gas in a liquefied medium through the interaction of moderate pressure, low temperature and a solvent medium. Systems and processes are provided that facilitate the absorption of natural gas or methane into a liquid or liquid vapor medium for storage and transport, and back into a gas for delivery to market. In a preferred embodiment, the absorptive properties of ethane, propane and butane under moderate conditions of temperature and pressure (associated with a novel mixing process) are utilized to store natural gas or methane at more efficient levels of compressed volume ratio than are attainable with natural gas alone under similar holding conditions. The preferred mixing process efficiently combines natural gas or methane with a solvent medium such as liquid ethane, propane, butane, or other suitable fluid, to form a concentrated liquid or liquid vapor mixture suited for storage and transport. The solvent medium is preferably recycled in the conveyance vessel on unloading of the natural gas. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058780 | Liquefied Gas Storage Tank and Marine Structure Including the Same - The present disclosure relates to a liquefied gas storage tank and a marine structure including the same. The storage tank includes a plurality of liquefied gas storage tanks received in a plurality of spaces defined in a hull of the marine structure by a cofferdam and arranged in two rows. The cofferdam includes at least one longitudinal cofferdam extending in a longitudinal direction of the hull and at least one transverse cofferdam extending in a transverse direction of the hull. Each of the storage tanks is sealed and thermally insulated by a sealing wall and a thermal insulation wall extending without being disconnected. The longitudinal cofferdam supports load of an upper structure while suppressing a sloshing phenomenon. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058781 | REFRIGERANT SYSTEM WITH ECONOMIZER, INTERCOOLER AND MULTI-STAGE COMPRESSOR - A refrigerant system is provided with a multi-stage compression system. An intercooler is positioned between at least two compression stages to cool a refrigerant, by heat transfer interaction with a secondary fluid, after it has been compressed in the lower compression stages to some intermediate pressure. The intercooler enhances refrigerant system performance, improves compressor reliability, and extends operational envelope. Further, at least one economizer circuit is incorporated into the refrigerant system that returns the economized refrigerant flow at the location between at least two compression stages. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058782 | ADSORBER AND ITS USE IN HEAT ACCUMULATORS AND HEAT PUMPS, OR REFRIGERATORS - The invention relates to an adsorbent having a porous carrier structure, the pore walls of which are coated with a material which displays a temperature-induced reversible switching-over of the surface properties from hydrophilic to hydrophobic behaviour, the hydrophobicity increasing with rising temperature. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058783 | INJECTION OF REFRIGERANT IN SYSTEM WITH EXPANDER - A refrigerant system incorporates an expander. At least a portion of refrigerant bypasses an evaporator and is injected into the compression process to cool main refrigerant vapor flow and compressor elements. In disclosed embodiments, the injected refrigerant may be partially expanded in the expander and routed either into the compressor suction or to an intermediate point in the compression process. A valve may control the amount of the injected refrigerant to achieve desired operational characteristics for the refrigerant system. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058784 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING UNIFORMITY OF VAPOUR AND LIQUID PHASES IN A MIXED STREAM - In method of providing uniformity of vapour and liquid phases in two or more streams derived from a mixed vapour and liquid stream ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100058785 | ENGINE LIFE PREDICTING APPARATUS AND REFRIGERATING APPARATUS - A current detector and a voltage detector respectively detect a current value and a voltage value outputted from an engine generator. An operating block determines a weight constant on the basis of the current value and the voltage value, weights the operating time of an engine by using the weight constant, and integrates the weighted operating time to calculate an integral time. A judging block compares the integral time and a reference time, and gives a notification to an indicator when it judges that the integral time exceeds the reference time. Receiving the notification, the indicator makes an external indication. The current detector and the voltage detector can be made of electric circuitry, so that the life of the engine can be predicted at low costs and with high reliability. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058786 | LOW TEMPERATURE SHOWCASE - There is disclosed a highly safe low temperature showcase in which an insulating wall and insulating side panels constituting a main body are provided with continuity in respect of design, whereby appearance can be improved. The low temperature showcase has a constitution in which insulating side panels are attached to the left and right sides of a main body having a display chamber, each of the insulating side panels includes a see-through transparent wall, an insulating wall which holds upper and lower portions and a rear edge of this transparent wall and whose outer surface is positioned outside the outer surface of the transparent wall, a side panel rear cover which covers the insulating wall from the outside, and a side panel front cover which extends over the insulating wall and the transparent wall to cover the front edges of these walls. The side panel front cover has at least a front wall and a side wall, and the side wall is positioned outside the outer surface of the transparent wall. Moreover, the inner side of the side wall is provided with a plurality of ribs which reach the outer surface of the transparent wall. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058787 | LOW TEMPERATURE SHOWCASE - An object is to prevent any gap from being generated in an abutment portion between an outer surface cover and a back surface plate or the like, whereby these components are provided with a sense of continuity, and the improvement of an appearance can be achieved. In a low temperature showcase in which insulating side panels are attached to the left and right sides of a main body having a display chamber, each of the insulating side panels includes a see-through transparent wall; an insulating wall which holds upper and lower portions and a rear edge of this transparent wall; a side panel rear cover which covers this insulating wall from the outside; and a side panel front cover which covers the front edges of the insulating wall and the transparent wall and which is attached to the front part of the side panel rear cover, and abutment portions of the side panel front cover and the side panel rear cover are provided with inclined surfaces directed outwards as the surfaces extend rearwards, respectively. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058788 | LOW TEMPERATURE SHOWCASE - There is disclosed a low temperature showcase in which dew condensation occurring on transparent walls is efficiently decreased, whereby the lowering of visibility can be avoided, and a disadvantage that customer's clothes are made dirty can be suppressed. The low temperature showcase has a constitution in which insulating side panels are attached to the left and right sides of a main body having a display chamber and in which a machine chamber is disposed in the lower part of the main body outside the display chamber, each of the insulating side panels includes a see-through transparent wall and a side panel front cover which covers the front edge of this transparent wall, and this side panel front cover has a waste heat passage which communicates with the inside of the machine chamber and a space of the outer surface of the transparent wall. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058789 | AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED CASE - A temperature-controlled case is provided including a base having a deck, a tower having a cavity, and an improved air distribution system. The air distribution system provides enhanced air flow throughout the case and a more balanced cooling profile to maintain products at a more uniform temperature. The air distribution system may include a duct and/or one or more air diverting devices, such as scoops, to permit a first portion of an air flow to be received into the tower and to direct second portion toward the deck. Sub-portions of the first portion may be directed at the rear portions and the front portions of one or more product supporting surfaces. The tower may include an exterior wall having openings through which air is directed by diffusers. The exterior wall may be faceted and the cavity may be segmented into channels corresponding to the facets. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058790 | ROTARY TYPE ULTRALOW TEMPERATURE REFRIGERANT SUPPLY APPARATUS - The rotary type ultralow temperature refrigerant supply apparatus includes a refrigerant introduction pipe coupled to the super conductive rotor for supplying a liquid-phase ultralow temperature refrigerant cooled by the refrigeration system to the evaporator, a refrigerant withdrawal pipe disposed spaced apart from the refrigerant introduction pipe for withdrawing a gas-phase ultralow temperature refrigerant obtained through the evaporation of the liquid-phase refrigerant by the evaporator and guiding the withdrawn gas-phase ultralow temperature refrigerant to the refrigeration system, and a vacuum housing fixedly disposed outside the refrigerant introduction pipe and the refrigerant withdrawal pipe, the vacuum housing having a vacuum heat insulation space defined inside. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058791 | Transport refrigeration system - Self-contained refrigeration units include evaporator modules, condenser modules, compressor modules, control subassemblies, and all other refrigeration components in compact interconnected modular packages. The modules, which are assembled in rigid or flexible self-contained monoblock refrigeration units, are installable, removable and replaceable as complete self-contained refrigeration units without requiring transport downtime for servicing and repairing of the refrigeration units. Vehicles with refrigeration systems arrive at a distributor and have malfunctioning units removed and complete units replaced and installed and are back on the road within minutes. Dealers' inventories are small and non complex and dealers' workers need not be skilled transport refrigeration mechanics. Dealer trucks have light cranes to remove and replace complete self-contained refrigeration units on site. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058792 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator including a main body having storage spaces and doors to selectively close the storage spaces, and a control panel with a display configured to input/output control information on the main body and a plurality of buttons, the refrigerator comprising: a brightness adjusting unit configured to adjust a brightness of the display to avoid a unnecessary power consumption occurred by the main body; and a power amount display unit configured to display an amount of power supplied to the main body and electric charges therefor on the display. By providing the display on the control panel to display an amount of power consumed and electric charges therefor, a user can easily recognize the amount of power consumed and the electric charges therefor due to the use of the refrigerator. Also, the brightness of the display can be adjusted by the user's selection, so as to enable the reduction of the amount of power consumed. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058793 | INDOOR EQUIPMENT OF AIR CONDITIONER - In an indoor equipment of an air conditioner in which a heat exchanger, a blower, and a drain pan receiving a drain water having been condensed at mentioned heat exchanger below the heat exchanger are contained in an internal part of the indoor equipment housing including an air inlet and an air outlet; and a back portion of the drain pan is faced to an air flow path communicating with mentioned air outlet, and a stabilizer is disposed at an end portion on the upstream side of the air flow path of this drain pan, the drain pan | 2010-03-11 |
20100058794 | Low profile evaporative cooler - An evaporative cooler assembly includes a plurality of tubes extending from a refrigerant tank in a spaced relationship to one another with each tube defining a wet air passage. Each pair of adjacent tubes defines a dry air passage extending transversely to the tubes. Each tube includes a plurality of orifices each in fluid communication with the corresponding wet air passage and the adjacent dry air passage. A pair of air ducts are disposed on the refrigerant tank with the tubes being disposed between the air ducts and the air ducts being in fluid communication with the dry air passages whereby a dry air stream flows sequentially through a portion of the dry air passages and into one of the air ducts and through another portion of the dry air passages and into the other air duct until the dry air stream flows out of a dry air outlet as conditioned air. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058795 | Automotive dash board mounted evaporative cooling system - An Automotive dash board mounted evaporative cooling system. A small, light weight, portable square housing manufactured from molded plastic. The housing has two air intake doors that open up to a forty-five degree angle. These doors open from the top and have piece of cloth that can be cleaned and reused. There is a fan shroud that is built into the front section of the housing that helps direct the air be pushed out of it. A suction pump is mounted to the back of the housing which pulls water from a separate water bottle through a pair of plastic or vinyl tubing. There is a universal bottle cap that allows the suction pump hoses to fit on any water bottle. The system is powered by a cord that can be plugged into an automotive accessory outlet and or cigarette lighter outlet. It mounts on all dash boards. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058796 | ICE BANK FOR REFRIGERATOR - Disclosed is an ice bank for a refrigerator including: an inner case and an outer case forming one storage space having an opened top by being coupled to each other; and a coupling unit coupling the inner and outer cases to each other so that either one is relatively movable with respect to the other one so as for the capacity of the storage space to be variable. The ice bank for a refrigerator includes the inner and outer cases coupled to each other so that either one is relatively movable with respect to the other one, whereby accordingly the capacity of the ice bank is variable depending on the amount of ice that a customer needs, thereby enhancing the customer's product satisfaction. Further, when the customer needs a small amount of ice, the capacity of the ice bank can be reduced, accordingly enabling to effectively utilize the storage space of the refrigerator. Further, the ice bank stores as much ice as the customer needs, accordingly preventing deterioration of the ice resulting from long-time storage in the ice bank. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058797 | LOW TEMPERATURE MAINTANING APPARATUS FOR FOOD ITEM - An apparatus for maintaining low temperature of a food item includes a first bowl member, a second bowl member, and a lid member. The first bowl member includes a first body portion, a first open top end portion, and a first closed bottom end portion. The first bowl member is capable of receiving a cooling material therewithin. Further, the second bowl member includes a second body portion, a second open top end portion, and a second closed bottom end portion. The second bowl member is capable of receiving the food item therewithin. The second bowl member is configured to be removably received within the first bowl member. The second bowl member includes at least one handle member for facilitating lifting and carrying of the second bowl member. The lid member covers the food item received in the second bowl member. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058798 | COOLANT-CIRCULATION COOLING DEVICE FOR COMPUTER SERVO - A coolant-circulation cooling device is provided for cooling a plurality of computer servos, including a compressor, a condenser, a coolant reservoir, an evaporation coil, a cooling head, and a pump. The coolant reservoir is provided with the evaporation coil in a wound condition and connected to the compressor and the condenser to form a closed refrigeration circulation system. The cooling head is connected via piping to the coolant reservoir and can be directly attached to a heat generation element to remove heat therefrom by a circulation of a coolant from the coolant reservoir to the cooling head by being driven by the pump. The coolant circulating back to the coolant reservoir | 2010-03-11 |
20100058799 | SUCTION VALVE PULSE WIDTH MODULATION CONTROL BASED ON EVAPORATOR OR CONDENSER PRESSURE - A refrigerant system is provided with a suction pulse width modulation valve, and a pulse width modulation control for controlling this valve. System pressures, such as the pressure on the evaporator and the condenser are monitored. The measured system pressures are maintained within a band of acceptable lower and upper limits. As the pulse width modulation control cycles the valve, the refrigerant pressures in the evaporator and the condenser tend to fluctuate. The control ensures those fluctuations are within the limits by controlling the duty cycle of the valve. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058800 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air conditioning apparatus includes a supercooling heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between a high-pressure refrigerant and a low-pressure refrigerant. A high-pressure liquid refrigerant pipe is wound around an external periphery of a low-pressure refrigerant suction pipe. Preferably, the supercooling heat exchanger is disposed inside the indoor unit at a position below an evaporator. Drain water from the evaporator is dispersed over the supercooling heat exchanger or a drain pipe leading from a drain pan of the evaporator is wound together with the high-pressure liquid refrigerant pipe around the low-pressure refrigerant suction pipe. In either case, cold energy of the drain water is made to effectively acts on the high-pressure liquid refrigerant pipe to exchange heat. The supercooling heat exchanger operates with improved efficiency without any increase in the volume of the heat exchanger so that the evaporator can be made as small and compact as possible. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058801 | SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED GAS TURBINE PERFORMANCE IN A LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS FACILITY - A system for liquefying natural gas that includes a process and apparatus for enhancing the performance of one or more gas turbines. Gas turbine power output can be stabilized or even enhanced using the interstage cooling system configured according to one or more embodiments of the present invention. In one embodiment, partially compressed air from a lower compression stage of a gas turbine is cooled via indirect heat exchange with a primary coolant before being returned to a higher compression stage of the same gas turbine. Optionally, the interstage cooling system can employ one or more secondary coolants to remove the rejected heat from the primary coolant system. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058802 | METHOD FOR LIQUEFACTION OF GAS - The present invention relates to a process plant and method for cooling and optionally liquefaction of a product gas, particularly for liquefaction of natural gas, based on a closed loop of multi-component refrigerant in heat exchange with the gas to be cooled and optionally condensed. The process plant is comprises at least one primary heat exchanger ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100058803 | SYSTEM FOR INCONDENSABLE COMPONENT SEPARATION IN A LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS FACILITY - A liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility that employs a system to remove incondensable material from one or more refrigeration cycles within the facility. One or more embodiments of the present invention can be advantageously employed in an open-loop refrigeration cycle to remove at least a portion of one or more high vapor pressure components that have accumulated in the refrigerant cycle over time. In addition, several embodiments can be advantageously employed to stabilize facility operation in the event of drastic changes to the concentration of the natural gas feed stream introduced into the facility. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058804 | Purification Or Separation Process Using Several Out-of-Phase Adsorbers - A method of purifying or separating a gas using a number of adsorbers on phase-shifted cycles, and more particularly to the purification of atmospheric air, prior to cryogenic separation of the said air by cryogenic distillation is provided. More specifically still, it relates to the purification of air with a TSA cycle using radial adsorbers. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058805 | AIR SEPARATION REFRIGERATION SUPPLY METHOD - A method of supplying refrigeration to air separation plants within an air separation plant facility in which a refrigerant stream is produced at cryogenic temperature within a centralized refrigeration system. Streams of the refrigerant at the cryogenic temperature are introduced into the air separation plants such that all or a part of the refrigeration requirements of the air separation plants are supplied by the streams of the refrigerant. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058806 | BACKUP POWER SYSTEM FOR CRYO-COOLED ELEMENTS IN WIND TURBINES - A cooling system is provided for supplying cryogenic cooling fluid to a thermal load. The system includes a cryogenic refrigeration system, a cryogenic cooling fluid coupled to the thermal load, and a primary power supply for providing power to the cryogenic refrigeration system. A backup power supply provides power to the cryogenic refrigeration system in the event that the primary power supply is unable to provide sufficient power to the cryogenic refrigeration system. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058807 | GLASS MELTING PLANT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING IT - A glass melting installation and a method of operation of this with a melting tank, with burners for fossil fuels and with at least one regenerator for preheating oxidation gases, whereby between the at least one regenerator and the melting tank at least two step-free port necks are provided for the alternating supply of oxidation gases and the removal of combustion gases, and whereby the port necks are provided with lateral supply openings for the supply of secondary oxidation gases. In order to achieve injection into the waste gas flow without directional influence, with a simple construction and good energy usage, the supply openings for the supply of secondary oxidation gases are perpendicular to the free cross-section of the port necks above the step-free bottom surfaces. | 2010-03-11 |
20100058808 | Method and Device for Supplying Lubricant to an I.S. Glassware Forming Machine - The invention relates to a method for supplying lubricating points of an I.S. glassware forming machine, wherein a used lubrication system comprises a plurality of lubricant metering devices ( | 2010-03-11 |