Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
422109000 | Controls heat transfer | 62 |
20080241002 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REPROCESSING A DEVICE HAVING INTERNAL PASSAGEWAYS - A system for reprocessing contaminated medical instruments includes at least one reprocessing unit, the reprocessing unit being adapted to perform the reprocessing of at least one of a predetermined type of contaminated medical instrument. The system also includes an electronic controller including a user input device, an electronic processor, associated memory, and an operating system capable of being run on the processor. The controller is operably coupled to the reprocessing unit to enable control of the operation of the reprocessing unit. A control program for the controller for disposition in the memory is provided. The control program establishes at least one protocol of processing steps for effecting the reprocessing of the medical instrument in the reprocessing unit. A monitor provides a visual display of various operating conditions of the system. | 10-02-2008 |
20090092522 | Wireless temperature sensor for obtaining temperature profiles in a mixing vessel - A wireless temperature sensor for use in monitoring the temperature of a fluid or gas in a mixing vessel. The wireless temperature sensor comprises a temperature probe for contacting the fluid or gas and generating a signal based on the gas/fluid temperature; a temperature reader for receiving the signal generated by the temperature probe and determining therefrom a temperature reading of the fluid or gas; and a radio frequency (RF) transceiver for transmitting the temperature reading determined by the temperature reader to a control apparatus external to the mixing vessel. | 04-09-2009 |
20090169437 | Apparatus for Producing Nano-Particles of Molybdenum Oxide - Apparatus for producing nano-particles includes a furnace defining a vapor region therein. A precipitation conduit having an inlet end and an outlet end is positioned with respect to the furnace so that the inlet end is open to the vapor region. A quench fluid supply apparatus supplies quench fluid in a gas state and quench fluid in a liquid state. A quench fluid port positioned within the precipitation conduit is fluidically connected to the quench fluid supply apparatus so that an inlet to the quench fluid port receives quench fluid in the gas state and quench fluid in the liquid state. The quench fluid port provides a quench fluid stream to the precipitation conduit to precipitate nano-particles within the precipitation conduit. A product collection apparatus connected to the outlet end of the precipitation conduit collects nano-particles produced within the precipitation conduit. | 07-02-2009 |
20090175767 | Crystal-growing furnace having slurry drainage duct structure - A crystal-growing furnace having a slurry drainage duct structure includes a furnace body, a supporting table, a loading frame, a plurality of eaves elements, and a set of eaves gutters. The supporting table includes a table plate and a plurality of supporting posts. The loading frame includes a lower plate and four side plates, where four elongated eaves boards descend from sides of the lower plate. Four eaves gutters, having V-shaped grooves, are connected with one another and disposed beneath the four eaves elements correspondingly. Therefore, in case high-temperature silicon slurry leaks and drains from a crucible of the crystal-growing furnace, the silicon slurry will first be guided and flows along the elongated eaves boards and down into V-shaped grooves of the eaves gutters so as to prevent the silicon slurry from flowing along periphery of the table plate and down to the supporting posts, such that the supporting posts will not be broken and the crucible not fall down and the silicon slurry not flood. A receiving pan is additionally provided, at a lower body of the furnace body, for containing a great amount of the leaking silicon slurry so as to block the silicon slurry from flowing close to the supporting posts. This will protect the supporting posts from being damaged, and will prevent torsion and deformation incurred to the lower body due to impact of heat by the molten silicon slurry. | 07-09-2009 |
20090180934 | OZONE-BASED CONTAMINANT ERADICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A device and method is provided for converting oxygen within air into ozone. The device has a portable housing with an air inlet and an enhanced ozone air outlet. The air inlet has a first diameter and the enhanced ozone air outlet has a second diameter. A lamp housing positioned within the portable housing. The lamp housing has a plurality of UV lamps for emitting UV radiation, and the plurality of UV lamps extend from a first end of the lamp housing to a second end of the lamp housing in a generally parallel configuration. In one aspect, a first UV lamp is positioned adjacent a first side of the lamp housing and the second UV lamp being positioned adjacent a second side of the lamp housing, and the air enters the lamp housing closer to the first side than the first UV lamp is positioned relative to the first side. The ozone generator further has a blower positioned within the portable housing for moving the air into contact with UV radiation from the plurality of UV lamps. The ozone generator further has a plurality of baffles positioned within the lamp housing for dispersing the air as the air moves through the lamp housing. The ozone generator also has a control unit with a timer for operating the generator. The ozone generator can used to eliminate odors and contaminants that are often found in air, such as bacteria, mold, spores, fungus, and/or viruses, as well as to eliminate oils and contaminants found in water and to kill insects. | 07-16-2009 |
20100129264 | High Purity Magnetite Formation Process and Apparatus, and Product Thereof - A process of producing magnetite with a high purity of greater than 90% magnetite, more typically greater than 98% magnetite, by reducing powdered hematite into magnetite under maximum temperatures of about 700 to 1300° C. against a counter-current of or concurrent with methane or natural gas in a heating device. The amount of methane used to reduce the hematite may be about 0.18 and 1.8 standard cubic feet of methane per pound of hematite. A product of high purity methane produced from the process is also provided, where the magnetite is below 1 μM in diameter and has a magnetic saturation greater than 90.0 emu/g. Corresponding apparatus using an improved feeder system for powdered hematite is provided. | 05-27-2010 |
20100221152 | CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED-BED REFORMER - Inexpensive heating fuel is used to generate heat required for completion of reformation of raw material to be reformed such as hydrocarbon gas, heavy oil or oil refining pitch so that the raw material may be reformed economically and stably. A reformer has a raw material feeder that feeds a predetermined amount of raw material to be reformed to a fluidized-bed reforming furnace; a fuel feeder feeds heating fuel to a fluidized-bed combustion furnace; and a controller regulates the fuel to be fed to the combustion furnace so as to impart heat to the circulating particles in the combustion furnace such that the raw material fed to the reforming furnace can be completely reformed in the reforming furnace. | 09-02-2010 |
20100266458 | Construction Machine - Provided is a construction machine, which can suppress a rise in the temperature of a liquid reducing agent in a liquid reducing agent tank. The construction machine is provided, within an engine compartment | 10-21-2010 |
20100290957 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING SYSTEM - An exhaust gas purifying system includes an exhaust passage, an oxidation catalyst, a selective catalytic reduction catalyst, a urea water supply device, a first heating mechanism and a controller. The exhaust gas discharged from an internal combustion engine flows through the exhaust passage. The oxidation catalyst for oxidizing nitrogen monoxide contained in the exhaust gas to nitrogen dioxide is disposed in the exhaust passage. The selective catalytic reduction catalyst is disposed downstream of the oxidation catalyst. The urea water supply device supplies urea water into the exhaust passage at the upstream of the selective catalytic reduction catalyst. The first heating mechanism heats the oxidation catalyst. The controller controls the first heating mechanism to adjust the temperature of the oxidation catalyst such that molar ratio between nitrogen monoxide and nitrogen dioxide in the exhaust gas flowing into the selective catalytic reduction catalyst become one to one. | 11-18-2010 |
20110020183 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SYNTHETIC FUEL - The apparatus for producing synthetic fuel comprises a loading unit ( | 01-27-2011 |
20110129390 | APPARATUS FOR THE GENERATION OF GASES - The instant application provides apparatus and methods for the generation of gas, preferably chlorine dioxide. The methods and apparatus of the invention use a removable reaction chamber for the reaction of precursor chemicals, e.g., chlorite salt and an acid. The methods and compositions of the invention provide gas for a number of personal and commercial applications. | 06-02-2011 |
20110206562 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR AND STARTUP METHOD THEREOF - A hydrogen generator is described, which comprises: a material supply device ( | 08-25-2011 |
20110300023 | Shell Egg Pasteurization System and Method - A batch processing control system for a shell egg pasteurizer controls the time and temperature in which batches of shell eggs are held in a pasteurization bath in accordance with a predetermined pasteurization protocol for designated egg size and start temperature. The predetermined pasteurization protocol is preferably statistically verified to optimize batches of eggs having the designated size and start temperature. The system also includes reporting software that generates daily reports to track each respective batch and verify that the batch has been pasteurized according to the statistically verified protocol. | 12-08-2011 |
20110305601 | Electrical Heating Catalyzer Having Honeycomb Structure - A honeycomb body of a honeycomb structure is made of ceramic, and a plurality of electrodes are provided apart from one another on a surface of the honeycomb body. In the honeycomb body, energization is performed for each of a plurality of current paths Xa to Xc formed by the plurality of electrodes, thereby heating the honeycomb body. A controlling device detects heater current Ia, Ib, and IC that flow when a predetermined voltage is applied for each of the plurality of current paths Xa, Xb, and Xc, and controls an energization timing of each current path Xa to Xc based on the detection results. | 12-15-2011 |
20120058013 | MODEL BASED TEMPERING AIR CONTROL AND ENHANCEMENT OF EXHAUST FOR SELECT CATALYTIC REDUCTION - A method and system for controlling a temperature of an exhaust gas being introduced to a catalyst is provided. Using an adjustable flow controller, an adjustable amount of tempering fluid is provided to the exhaust gas prior to the exhaust gas proceeding to the catalyst. A sensor senses a parameter indicative of a temperature of the exhaust gas being introduced to the catalyst. A computer processor uses a relationship to relate the parameter to an adjustment of the adjustable flow controller that will adjust the amount of tempering fluid provided to the exhaust gas and change the temperature of the exhaust gas being introduced to the catalyst toward a target temperature. Adjustment of the adjustable flow controller is initiated by the computer processor to change the flow of the tempering fluid, and the relationship between the parameter and the adjustment of the adjustable flow controller is updated. | 03-08-2012 |
20120082590 | GAS HYDRATE REACTOR COMPRISING THERMOELECTRIC MODULE - Disclosed is a gas hydrate reactor including a supply line for supplying water and gas, a thermoelectric module assembly, a front panel including an observation window, and a housing to which the thermoelectric module assembly and the front panel are attached and into which water and gas are supplied using the supply line so that a gas hydrate is formed therein. This reactor enables rapid and precise temperature control, thus allowing accurate data about properties to be easily acquired in kinetics, phase equilibrium, morphology and microscopic (Raman, XRD, etc.) research of a gas hydrate, thereby leading to the discovery of a gas hydrate production/decomposition mechanism and ensuring important information necessary for a gas hydrate application process. | 04-05-2012 |
20120189498 | System for Making Renewable Fuels - Multiple catalytic processing stations couple with a system which produces volatile gas streams from biomass decomposition at discrete increasing temperatures. These catalytic processing stations can be programmed to maximize conversion of biomass to useful renewable fuel components based on input feedstock and desired outputs. | 07-26-2012 |
20120224997 | Reformed Gas Production Method And Reformed Gas Production Apparatus - The present invention relates to a reformed gas production apparatus that includes a reaction chamber containing a reforming catalyst, a supply route to the reaction chamber, a reformed gas conduction route from the reaction chamber, and a reaction chamber temperature control means that controls a temperature of the reaction chamber. The supply route supplies a fluid that includes a fuel containing a hydrocarbon having at least two carbon atoms, at least one of steam and a carbon dioxide-containing gas, and an oxygen-containing gas. The fuel can be a mixed fuel that includes a plurality of types of hydrocarbons that each have at least two carbon atoms. The reaction chamber temperature control means relates to the thermal decomposition index temperature of the fuel, which defines an upper limit temperature of the reforming reaction region. | 09-06-2012 |
20120251394 | CHEMICAL HEAT ACCUMULATOR - A chemical heat accumulator includes a receptacle, a first reaction vessel, and a second reaction vessel. The first reaction vessel is hermetically connected to the receptacle and supplied with water from the receptacle. The first reaction vessel contains a chemical compound that causes a hydration reaction with the water from the receptacle to generate water vapor by a heat of reaction, and causes a dehydration reaction by receiving heat. The second reaction vessel is hermetically connected to the first reaction vessel and supplied with the water vapor from the first reaction vessel. The second reaction vessel contains a chemical heat storage material that generates heat by causing a hydration reaction with the water vapor from the first reaction vessel and stores heat through a dehydration reaction caused by receiving heat. The chemical heat storage material is thermally in contact with an object to be heated. | 10-04-2012 |
20120282144 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING VOLATILE ORGANIC CONTENT IN POLYOLEFIN - The present invention relates generally to polyolefin production and to reducing volatile organic content (VOC) associated with the polyolefin. Techniques include the construction and implementation of a purge column model to calculate or estimate the VOC content in the polyolefin exiting the purge column. The techniques facilitate the design and operation of the polyolefin manufacturing process. | 11-08-2012 |
20120288411 | GAS SENSOR - Provided is a gas sensor that needs no temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of a heater for preventing dew condensation. The gas sensor comprises a hydrogen sensor | 11-15-2012 |
20120315192 | EXHAUST PURIFYING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust purifying apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to the present invention comprises an exhaust purifying catalyst provided in an exhaust passage, a burner device provided upstream of the exhaust purifying catalyst and generating a heated gas for heating the exhaust purifying catalyst, the burner device including at least a glow plug and a fuel injection nozzle injecting fuel toward the glow plug, and a heat spot member as a heat accumulator provided downstream of the burner device and upstream of the exhaust purifying catalyst. | 12-13-2012 |
20120315193 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING HYDROCARBON FUEL - An apparatus suitable for generating gaseous hydrocarbon fuel from a carbon based synthesis gas including a reaction chamber having a rotating shaft including a plurality of radial blades mixing and circulating carbon based synthesis gas and particulate catalyst upwardly generating gaseous hydrocarbon fuel, a stripping chamber located above the reaction chamber having a second axial rotating shaft including a plurality of radial blades driving hydrocarbon fuel radially outwardly, a source of hot stripping gas, an annular filter surrounding the stripping chamber and an annular gas collection chamber surrounding the filter. The blades in the stripping chamber are rotated independently at a greater velocity than the blades in the reaction chamber and the reaction is controlled by the temperature of the synthesis gas and the rotational velocity of the mixing blades in the reaction chamber. | 12-13-2012 |
20130011300 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust gas purifying device for an internal combustion engine, including: an electrically heated catalyst which has a catalyst carrier supporting a catalyst and a carrier retention unit which is provided on an outer periphery of the catalyst carrier, which retains the catalyst carrier, and which has an electrical insulation property; and a cooling unit which cools the carrier retention unit. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the temperature of the carrier retention unit from becoming high, and it becomes possible to appropriately ensure the insulation property of the electrically heated catalyst. Hence, it becomes possible to expand a condition range in which the current can be applied to the electrically heated catalyst. | 01-10-2013 |
20130022504 | PLASTIC REPROCESSING WITH CONTROLLED DECONTAMINATION - A device for reprocessing used plastic containers including a system for analyzing the degree of contamination of the plastic, a system for determining decontamination process parameters as a function of the degree of contamination thus detected, and a system for controlled decontamination of the plastic according to the decontamination process parameters thus determined. The system for determining decontamination process parameters provides determined decontamination process parameters to corresponding decontamination control elements that are automatically adjusted depending on the degree of contamination. | 01-24-2013 |
20130022505 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING SYSTEM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust purification system of an internal combustion engine, having an exhaust purification catalyst in the exhaust passage of the engine of a vehicle, a fuel supply device provided in the exhaust passage upstream the exhaust purification catalyst and supplies fuel to an exhaust gas flowing into the catalyst, a heating device which heats the fuel supplied from the fuel supply device, and a controller which controls the heating device. The controller controls the heating device, when a first processing request based on a state of the exhaust purification catalyst is standing and a second processing request based on an operating state of the vehicle is not standing (t | 01-24-2013 |
20130028793 | OZONE GENERATOR - An ozone generator includes a housing with a plurality of openings and containing an ultraviolet lamp and a blower. A control is remotely connected to the housing for turning the generator on and off. The ultraviolet lamp emits ultraviolet radiation. The blower moves air into contact with radiation from the ultraviolet lamp. A modular arrangement of the invention includes components for assembling an ozone generator. The arrangement includes a first generator component and a second generator component connected by a hose. Another embodiment of a modular arrangement includes a generator and a blower connected by a hose. A method for operating an ozone generator includes placing an ozone generator in an unoccupied, enclosed space; placing. a controller that is connected to the generator outside of the enclosed space; and turning on the controller. | 01-31-2013 |
20130058832 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust gas purification system is equipped with a burner in an exhaust passage upstream of an exhaust gas purification apparatus and having a burner combustion chamber in which flame is produced. When the temperature of the exhaust gas purification apparatus is raised, the burner produces flame that extends from the interior of the burner combustion chamber to the interior of the exhaust passage when the flow rate of the exhaust gas is not higher than a predetermined flow rate, and the burner causes the size of the flame to be smaller than when it is determined that the flow rate of the exhaust gas is not higher than the predetermined flow rate or to produce flame only in the interior of the burner combustion chamber when it is determined that the flow rate of exhaust gas is higher than the predetermined flow rate. | 03-07-2013 |
20130084217 | DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER SYSTEM - A diesel particulate filter (“DPF”) system that is more convenient than a conventional DPF system, including a DPF having a catalyzed soot filter (“CSF”) that is connected to an exhaust pipe of a diesel engine in order to collect particulate matter (“PM”) in exhaust gas, and a diesel oxidation catalyst (“DOC”) provided on an upstream side of the CSF; and temperature sensors provided respectively on an upstream side and a downstream side of the DOC. When a PM accumulation amount in the CSF exceeds a fixed amount, DPF regeneration is performed by setting a temperature detected by the upstream side temperature sensor at or above a first threshold and setting a temperature detected by the downstream side temperature sensor at or above a second threshold. When a breakdown is detected in the upstream side temperature sensor, the second threshold is modified upward. | 04-04-2013 |
20130108511 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | 05-02-2013 |
20130129569 | REACTOR, AND METHOD FOR THE GASIFICATION OF BIOMASS - A reactor for the gasification of biomass having a reactor vessel that defines a gasification chamber with an oxidation zone, to which oxidation zone an oxygen containing gasification agent, in particular air, may be supplied from outside of the reactor vessel, wherein biomass may be continuously transported to the oxidation zone in the gasification chamber, wherein air supply elements having exit openings in the area of the oxidation zone are arranged in the reactor vessel, which extend in the transport direction of the biomass. The air supply elements are each configured in lance form and provided along at least one insulation section with an external insulation layer. | 05-23-2013 |
20130136659 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust purification system of an internal combustion engine is provided with an exhaust purification catalyst which includes an upstream side catalyst and a downstream side catalyst and which makes NO | 05-30-2013 |
20130149198 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an internal combustion engine, inside an engine exhaust passage, a hydrocarbon feed valve ( | 06-13-2013 |
20130164177 | BIOWASTE STERILIZER - Biowaste sterilizers are described. In one implementation an exemplary system has waste transport vessels that can be intermittently heated and pressurized, for example, with steam, and are interconnected to provide multiple sterilization pathways for waste as the waste is transported. Selected sterilization pathways may depend on attributes of the waste. Sterilization factors, such as mechanical shredding, application of steam, application of pressure, maintenance of temperature, separation of liquid, etc., are integrated into the waste transport features of the system, which can be made compact to save space while processing relatively large bulk amounts of materials, such as medical wastes. The system maintains safe isolation of bio-hazardous components in the waste from the external environment. A system controller provides parameters management, smart sterilization cycle control, quality assurance, safety management, diagnostics, and reporting over a network. | 06-27-2013 |
20130177482 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE OF DIESEL ENGINE - A DPF target temperature setting unit has a temperature increase rate setting portion which sets a temperature increase change rate such that, until a target set temperature at which PM is burnt is reached after the start of late post injection, the temperature increase change rate is reduced in accordance with an increase in temperature or a period of time elapsed since the start of the late post injection, a stepwise temperature increase change rate in the temperature increase rate setting portion includes two stages of a first-stage change rate A and a second-stage change rate B lower than the first-stage change rate, and a target temperature of the DPF temperature is calculated by using the temperature increase rate of the temperature increase rate setting portion. | 07-11-2013 |
20130209316 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE DEGREE OF SATURATION OF SOLID AMMONIA STORAGE MATERIALS IN CONTAINERS - A method is provided for estimating the degree of saturation (S) of a reversible solid ammonia storage material ( | 08-15-2013 |
20130230430 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GAS STERILIZATION - A system for gas sterilization includes a sterilization chamber, a source of sterilant gas, and a sterilant gas remediation mechanism. Embodiments relate to systems and methods for delivering humidified air to a sterilization chamber, systems and methods for removing gaseous NO | 09-05-2013 |
20130236364 | EXHAUST PURIFYING APPARATUS IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention provides an exhaust purifying apparatus in an internal combustion engine provided with an exhaust treatment device in an exhaust passage. The exhaust purifying apparatus comprises an oxidation device provided upstream of the exhaust treatment device, a fuel adding valve for adding fuel upstream of the oxidation device, and a glow plug provided upstream of the oxidation device for heating the fuel added from the fuel adding valve. The oxidation device is formed to be provided with gas passages the number of which is equal to or more than 30 and is equal to or less than 200 per 0.00064516 m | 09-12-2013 |
20130259754 | CATALYTIC CONVERTER - A catalytic converter is obtained that can suppress deterioration in insulating ability between electrode members that is caused by moisture within exhaust. Insulating layers are provided at peripheries of electrode rods that are for energizing a catalyst carrier, and the electrode rods are insulated from a case tube. The catalyst carrier is structured of a material whose temperature rises due to application of voltage. Temperatures of the insulating layers are raised by applying voltage from a power supply to the catalyst carrier. | 10-03-2013 |
20130336843 | ENGINE EXHAUST TREATMENT DEVICE - An engine exhaust treatment device is capable of combusting PM accumulated in a DPF or activating an exhaust purification catalyst even immediately after engine startup or at the time of light load operation. A combustible gas supply passage ( | 12-19-2013 |
20140037508 | VEHICULAR AIR CLEANER - The present invention relates to a vehicular air cleaner. It is an object to provide a DOR system which can utilize a purifying function of an ozone purifying element containing an activated carbon for a long period of time. | 02-06-2014 |
20140065020 | HYDROGEN GENERATION ASSEMBLIES - Hydrogen generation assemblies and their components are disclosed. In some embodiments, the assemblies may include a pump controller configured to select a flowrate from a plurality of flowrates based on detected pressure, and to operate the pump at the selected flowrate. In some embodiments, the assemblies may include a purge valve assembly configured to allow at least one pressurized gas to flow through a purge conduit from a pressurized gas assembly to a fuel processing assembly when power to the fuel processing assembly is interrupted. In some embodiments, the assemblies may include a damper controller configured to move a damper between fully open and closed positions based, at least in part, on detected temperature in a hydrogen-producing region. In some embodiments, the assemblies may include a reformer controller configured to operate a fuel processing assembly between run and standby modes based, at least in part, on detected pressure. | 03-06-2014 |
20140065021 | HYDROGEN GENERATION ASSEMBLIES AND HYDROGEN PURIFICATION DEVICES - Hydrogen generation assemblies, hydrogen purification devices, and their components are disclosed. In some embodiments, the devices may include a permeate frame with a membrane support structure having first and second membrane support plates that are free from perforations and that include a plurality of microgrooves configured to provide flow channels for at least part of the permeate stream. In some embodiments, the assemblies may include a return conduit fluidly connecting a buffer tank and a reformate conduit, a return valve assembly configured to manage flow in the return conduit, and a control assembly configured to operate a fuel processing assembly between run and standby modes based, at least in part, on detected pressure in the buffer tank and configured to direct the return valve assembly to allow product hydrogen stream to flow from the buffer tank to the reformate conduit when the fuel processing assembly is in the standby mode. | 03-06-2014 |
20140086797 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRE-HEATING RECIRCULATED FLUE GAS TO A DRY SCRUBBER DURING PERIODS OF LOW TEMPERATURE - A method and system for preventing exclusions in an air quality control system (AQCS) of a type having a scrubber, either a circulating fluidized bed (CFB), transport reactor (TR) or spray-dryer absorber SDA, and in all three cases with a flue gas recirculation FGR system. The invention automatically pre-heats flue gas recirculated to the input of the CFB/TR/SDA scrubber during periods of low temperature operation. The system supplements the “traditional” gas recirculation scheme with heater(s) that are used during periods of low temperature. During periods of low load conditions, the system monitors the SDA/TR/CFB inlet temperature and, when it falls below a setpoint, the control system increases the heat input of the pre-heater(s) in the FGR system in order to maintain a minimum inlet temperature. This satisfies the need for the inlet temperature to be above a certain level, thereby ensuring that the temperature is high enough so that when process water is added for promotion of the acid gas reactions with lime the scrubber exit temperature is maintained above the minimum required for proper system operation. The temperature sensor may be a conventional dry bulb temperature sensor or its functional equivalent installed at or near the CFB, TR or SDA scrubber FGR inlet. | 03-27-2014 |
20140119997 | APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A BIOMASS - An apparatus to convert carbonaceous materials, particularly biomass and those biomass resources which are remotely located, into a solid material, which may be a high performance solid fuel, are presented. The apparatus provides a continuous process which can be completely powered by the energy contained in the biomass. The heat, mechanical power and electrical power are provided from the energy in the biomass, through the methods described. In this way, the apparatus is free to operate in remote locations, where no power or auxiliary fuel sources are available. | 05-01-2014 |
20140140892 | EXHAUST AFTER-TREATMENT SYSTEM - An exhaust after-treatment system for heating a sensor system attached to a diesel particulate filter for determining the condition of the diesel particulate filter is provided. The exhaust after-treatment system includes a diesel particulate filter, a sensor system, and a heating mechanism. The sensor system is configured to monitor pressure at an input end and an output end of the diesel particulate filter. The heating mechanism is in thermal contact with the sensor system. The heating mechanism is disposed downstream of an engine cooling system and enables a flow of engine coolant around the sensor system, preventing condensation and freezing of the sensor system. | 05-22-2014 |
20140147338 | All-In-One-Type Continuous Reactor For Preparing Positive Electrode Active Material For Lithium Secondary Battery, And Crystal Separation Apparatus Comprising The Same - The present invention provides an all-in-one type continuous reactor for preparing a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery. The continuous reactor includes a flange unit provided at one side of a cylinder; at least one reactant inlet port provided on the flange unit; a reaction product outlet port provided at the other side of the cylinder; a plurality of extra ports provided between the reactant inlet port and the reaction product outlet port; a temperature control unit disposed between an inner circumferential surface and outer circumferential surface; a pulverizing unit provided in the reactant inlet port; a flow rate sensor provided in at least one of the reactant inlet port; and a flow rate control unit configured to control the flow rate of the reactant. | 05-29-2014 |
20140219873 | GASIFIER IN ISO CONTAINER - The application provides a containerized gasifier plant. The containerized gasifier plant comprises a first ISO container having an interior, an exterior, and a primary container volume defined by the outer dimensions of the container; and a second ISO container having an interior, an exterior, and a secondary container volume defined by the outer dimensions of the container. A gasifier is placed within the primary container volume of first ISO container and an electric power supply unit is placed within the secondary container volume of second ISO container. The containerized gasifier plant further comprising at least one electric power supply cable apparatus electrically in communication between electric power supply unit and gasifier, and, a cooling tower device placed within first ISO container, second ISO container, or in combination, configured to be in operational communication with at least a portion of electric power supply unit so as to provide temperature regulation of at least a portion of electric power supply unit. | 08-07-2014 |
20140241947 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING A PLATINUM CONTAMINATED CATALYTIC COMPONENT - An example method includes determining that a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) component having a zeolite-based catalyst is contaminated with platinum (Pt). The method further includes elevating the temperature of the SCR component to at least 600° C. in response to the determining the catalytic component is contaminated with Pt, and maintaining the elevated temperature of the catalytic component for a predetermined time period thereby restoring reduction activity of the catalyst. | 08-28-2014 |
20140286828 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust purification system of an internal combustion engine provided with an exhaust purification catalyst which reacts NO | 09-25-2014 |
20140294677 | Exhaust Purification Device Capable of Performing Regeneration by Using Quick Combustion - An exhaust purification device for vehicles comprises a connection unit, a combustion unit, a buffer unit, a filtration unit, an emission unit, and a control unit. The connection unit is adapted to be connected to an exhaust pipe of a vehicle's engine. The combustion unit includes a main housing, a fuel-atomization nozzle, and an igniter. The nozzle and the igniter are arranged in an open-end container. The nozzle is connected to a fuel tank. An air pump is connected to the open-end container. The buffer unit is provided with a temperature sensor, an exhaust-buffering mask, and a fan. The filtration unit can remove the soot contained in the exhaust gas. The emission unit includes an L-shaped porous tail pipe being sealed with a porous cover. The control unit is electrically connected with the igniter, the fuel pump, the air pump, and the temperature sensor for controlling their operations. | 10-02-2014 |
20140322083 | CURING SYSTEMS FOR MATERIALS THAT CONSUME CARBON DIOXIDE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The invention provides a curing system that is useful for curing materials that consume carbon dioxide as a reagent. The system has a curing chamber that contains the material to be cured and a gas that contains carbon dioxide. The system includes apparatus that can deliver carbon dioxide to displace ambient air upon loading the system, that can provide carbon dioxide as it is needed and as it is consumed, that can control carbon dioxide concentration, temperature and humidity in the curing chamber during the curing cycle and that can record and display to a user the variables that occur during the curing process. | 10-30-2014 |
20140369890 | FUEL REFORMER AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFIER USING THE SAME - A carrier gas supplied from a carrier gas source is injected from a carrier gas injection nozzle. Also, a fuel including a hydrocarbon-based liquid and supplied from a fuel source is supplied to a tip end of the carrier gas injection nozzle, whereby this fuel is atomized with the carrier gas injected from the carrier gas injection nozzle. Furthermore, an inlet of a reforming part that decomposes the atomized fuel and reforms the atomized fuel into a reducing gas including either or both of hydrogen and an oxygen-containing hydrocarbon is provided so as to face the carrier gas injection nozzle and the fuel supply nozzle, and a reducing gas supply nozzle that supplies the reducing gas discharged from an outlet of the reforming part is provided in an exhaust pipe. | 12-18-2014 |
20150110678 | Pre-heat system for Catalysts of the Selective Catalytic Reduction Device - A pre-heat system for the catalyst of the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) device includes an air blower, an interconnecting pipe, a heater unit, and a heat supply pipe. The air blower and the heater unit are in fluid communication with each other through the interconnecting pipe while the heater unit is in fluid communication with an exhaust system through the heat supply pipe. A hot-air flow generated from the air blower and the heater unit flows into the exhaust system so that the hot-air flow is able to pre-heat the catalyst of the SCR device at or close to an activation temperature. Then the SCR device can efficiently and quickly reduce Nitrogen Oxides (NO | 04-23-2015 |
20150125348 | Hydrogen Generation Apparatus - The apparatus includes: a hydrogen generation container provided with a magnesium-based hydride accommodation part accommodating magnesium-based hydride; a reaction water tank storing water or an aqueous solution; the pipes connected to the reaction water tank and the hydrogen generation container; a pump operating such as to suction water or the aqueous solution from the reaction water tank and then exhaust it through the pipes to the hydrogen generation container; a pressure gauge measuring the pressure in the inside of the hydrogen generation container; and a control unit, on the basis of the pressure value of the pressure gauge, controlling the amount of water caused to flow through the pipes by the pump. | 05-07-2015 |
20150139858 | SATURATED STEAM STERILIZATION DEVICE AND PROCESS HAVING IMPROVED STERILIZATION RELIABILITY - A sterilization device is described having improved temperature sensing and feedback systems such that temperature control of about ±1 deg. C. is achieved. Some embodiments include concurrent temperature and pressure sensing. The result is more reliable sterilization. | 05-21-2015 |
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20160107120 | Combined Catalytic Converter and Cyclonic Separator for Biofuel-Fired Furnace - A pollution reduction system includes a catalytic converter, fabric filtration and a plurality of cyclonic separators to effectively reduce CO, VOCs and particulate matter emissions from biomass fuel-fired furnaces, while efficiently extracting heat from exhaust gas. | 04-21-2016 |
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20160158725 | Dual Mobile Phase Apparatus and Method - An apparatus and system for contacting a mobile elongate solid phase, e.g. a ribbon with a flowing fluid phase, and a method for using the same in, for example solid phase synthesis. A particular apparatus comprises (i) a conduit which is of circular or non-circular transverse cross section and which defines a lumen to contain both the flowing fluid phase and the mobile elongate solid phase; (ii) fluid phase ports in communication with the lumen to allow the fluid phase to enter the lumen, flow through it and exit it; and (iii) solid phase ports in communication with the lumen to allow the mobile solid phase to enter the lumen, move through it and exit it, the apparatus being adapted to prevent fluid egress from its interior through the solid phase ports. | 06-09-2016 |