38th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110229298 | Methods and Devices for Shipping Solar Modules - Methods and devices are provided for improved solar module shipping techniques. In one embodiment, the method includes stacking a plurality of glass-based photovoltaic modules in the shipping container, wherein the modules are mounted in a surface supported configuration wherein at least 50% of a top substrate of the modules is a weight bearing surface, transferring weight through cells in the module to a bottom substrate of one of the modules, which transfers weight to a surface of an underlying module. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229299 | METHOD OF DETECTING STOP OF TRANSPORT APPARATUS - There is provided a method of detecting a stop of a transport means in which the stop of the transport means after operation can be quickly and easily detected and in which the throughput and the ratio of utilization can be improved without incurring an increase in the number of parts. An apparatus is used which is provided with a drive motor and a transport arm one side of which is mounted on a rotary shaft of the drive motor. As the drive motor there is used one in which an induced electromotive force is generated when a force in the direction of rotation is applied to the rotary shaft. Then, an article S to be transported is held on the other side of the transport arm. When the above-described drive motor is operated to drive the rotary shaft by a predetermined angle of rotation and then stopped, the above-described induced electromotive force to be generated due to the vibrations of the transport arm is detected. When the detected induced electromotive force becomes smaller than a predetermined value, a judgment is made that the transport arm has stopped. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229300 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INDIVIDUAL PITCH CONTROL IN WIND TURBINES - In a method for blade load reduction control of a rotor of a wind turbine, the rotor includes a plurality of blades, and a pitch angle of each blade is controllable by an actuator. The method includes measuring mechanical load parameters on the rotor, providing control for a collective pitch blade setting based on a rotor speed; providing individual pitch control including transforming the mechanical load parameters from a rotational reference frame to a mechanical load on the rotor in a fixed reference frame; determining from the mechanical load two multi-blade pitches; correcting the multi-blade pitches to corrected multi-blade pitches using actuator limitations; inversely transforming the corrected multi-blade pitches to an individual pitch deviation for each blade in the rotational reference frame; adding up for each blade, the individual pitch deviation to the collective pitch to form an individual pitch; and setting each blade to the respective individual pitch. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229301 | ACTIVE TIP CLEARANCE CONTROL FOR SHROUDED GAS TURBINE BLADES AND RELATED METHOD - A turbine bucket tip clearance control system includes a rotor assembly having a rotor supporting a plurality of axially spaced wheels, each wheel mounting an annular row of buckets, the annular row of buckets on at least one of the plurality of axially-spaced wheels having a radially outer tip shroud provided with at least one seal tooth. A stator assembly includes a radially inwardly facing, axially-stepped surface, formed with radially inner and outer seal surfaces connected by a shoulder. The stator assembly and rotor assembly are moveable axially relative to each other, enabling selective positioning of the at least one seal tooth radially opposite one of the radially inner and outer seal surfaces to thereby selectively alter a clearance gap between the at least one seal tooth and the radially inward facing axially-stepped surface. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229302 | WIND TURBINE WITH MIXERS AND EJECTORS - A Mixer/Ejector Wind Turbine (“MEWT”) system is disclosed which routinely exceeds the efficiencies of prior wind turbines. Unique ejector concepts are used to fluid-dynamically improve many operational characteristics of conventional wind/water turbines for potential power generation improvements of 50% and above. Applicants' preferred MEWT embodiment comprises: an aerodynamically contoured turbine shroud with an inlet; a ring of stator vanes; a ring of rotating blades (i.e., an impeller) in line with the stator vanes; and a mixer/ejector pump to increase the flow volume through the turbine while rapidly mixing the low energy turbine exit flow with high energy bypass wind flow. The MEWT can produce three or more time the power of its un-shrouded counterparts for the same frontal area, and can increase the productivity of wind farms by a factor of two or more. The same MEWT is safer and quieter providing improved wind turbine options for populated areas. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229303 | Method for operating a multistage compressor - A method for operating a multistage compressor is provided. The method includes monitoring the pump limit, wherein at least a first measurement parameter measured during operation is compared to a reference parameter. The reference parameter is characteristic of reaching the surge limit or a specific distance of the operating point from the surge limit. A multistage compressor is also provided. In order to enlarge the operating range without risking safety, it is proposed that each stage to be monitored individually for the onset of the surge. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229304 | Vertical axis wind turbine system - A wind turbine system utilizes three vertical shaft rotor units, each rotor unit consisting of three blades. The rotor units are synchronized such that the blades of each unit are maintained at twenty degree intervals, so as to capture head on wind at maximum efficiency. The front rotor unit comprises baffles which appropriately redirect airflow to the rotor units. A stabilizing fin is provided to ensure that the wind turbine system is always headed into the prevailing wind. The system achieves near one hundred percent efficient use of ongoing ambient wind. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229305 | COVER PLATE FOR TURBINE VANE ASSEMBLY - Embodiments of a cover plate and material blank for forming the cover plate may include features and characteristics to accommodate tolerance issues in a turbine vane assembly. In one embodiment, the cover plate is formed from a material blank configured to provide the cover plate with a flexible flange area that can be secured to the turbine vane assembly. The flange area may have a range of motion that may be responsive to an installation force, which effectively modifies the configuration of the cover plate to such degree as to seal the cover plate to the turbine vane assembly. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229306 | ROTOR BLADE TIP CLEARANCE CONTROL - A gas turbine engine has a row of circumferentially spaced rotor blades and a plurality of seal segments circumscribing the rotor blade tips and attached to a radially inward side of a casing of the engine. The seal segments are spaced from the casing by a spacing cavity. A flow of relatively hot cooling air is routed to the spacing cavity to cool the seal segments. The engine has an external cooling arrangement for impinging relatively cold cooling air on a radially outward side of the casing. The engine has a wall containing a plurality of through-holes which is attached to a radially inward side of the casing adjacent the seal segments. The wall is spaced from the casing to define a heating control chamber between the wall and the casing. The engine has one or more closable ducts which allow air to be exhausted from the heating control chamber. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229307 | Optical Monitoring System for a Turbine Engine - The monitoring system for a gas turbine engine including a viewing tube assembly having an inner end and an outer end. The inner end is located adjacent to a hot gas flow path within the gas turbine engine and the outer end is located adjacent to an outer casing of the gas turbine engine. An aperture wall is located at the inner end of the viewing tube assembly and an optical element is located within the viewing tube assembly adjacent to the inner end and is spaced from the aperture wall to define a cooling and purge chamber therebetween. An aperture is defined in the aperture wall for passage of light from the hot gas flow path to the optical element. Swirl passages are defined in the viewing tube assembly between the aperture wall and the optical element for passage of cooling air from a location outside the viewing tube assembly into the chamber, wherein swirl passages effect a swirling movement of air in a circumferential direction within the chamber. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229308 | Centrifugal pump having an apparatus for the removal of particles - A centrifugal pump ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110229309 | LIGHTWEIGHT STOW ABORT MECHANISM - A ram air turbine (RAT) includes a movable turbine support structure that is prevented from moving to a stowed position by a stow abort mechanism when turbine blades are not locked in a desired position. The stow abort mechanism includes a pawl that is driven by a cam on a release lever. The release lever is movable in response to a position of a release pin that prevents rotation of a turbine drive shaft from a desired orientation that locks the turbine blades in a desired position required for stowage. Disengagement of the release pin causes the stow abort mechanism to maintain a position where the pawl blocks movement to the deployed position. Engagement of the release pin to prevent rotation results in movement of the pawl to a position that provides for movement to the stowed position. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229310 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING VARIABLE GEOMETRY EQUIPMENT OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE PARTICULARLY COMPRISING A BARREL LINK - A system for controlling at least two variable geometry apparatuses of a gas turbine engine that includes at least a first body and a second body, the first apparatus including a stator blade stage with a variable setting angle of a compressor of the first body capable of switching between a closed position in an idle mode and an open position in a high-speed mode, and the second apparatus including at least one discharge valve of a compressor of the second body capable of switching between an open position in an idle mode and a closed position in a high-speed mode. The system further includes an actuator for actuating the two apparatuses. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229311 | SEAL ASSEMBLY - A seal assembly comprising a first movable stator member movable between a sealing position and a non-sealing position, a second fixed stator member, the first stator member being movable relative to the second stator member, the seal assembly further comprising at least one flexure member coupled to the second stator member, and at least one biasing member coupled between the at least one flexure and the movable stator for biasing the movable stator to a non-sealing position. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229312 | ROLLING BEARING ASSEMBLY AND WIND TURBINE EQUIPPED THEREWITH - A rolling bearing arrangement comprising two rings arranged concentrically and at least regionally one inside the other, and a gap between the rings, such that the rings are rotatable in opposite directions about an axis at the center of the rings and perpendicular to a ring plane, wherein at least one raceway is closed on itself in a circular shape in a plane and is provided with at least one row of symmetrical rolling bodies between the rings, wherein the rolling bodies of one row are guided at generally equidistant spacings by a cage having at least one disk-shaped region is placed in continuously circumferential, groove-shaped depression in the region of the raceway of one bearing ring, and wherein the cage is shaped like a comb, comprising a plurality of spacers that are joined together along a spine region, and, between every two neighboring spacers, a respective pocket for receiving a respective rolling body. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229313 | THRUST BEARING COOLING PATH - A compressor rotor compresses and delivers compressed air across a turbine rotor. The turbine rotor is connected to the compressor rotor such that rotation of the turbine rotor drives the compressor rotor. A shaft is connected to rotate with the turbine rotor and the compressor rotor. A thrust bearing is provided by a member extending perpendicular and radially outwardly of the shaft. The member rotates with the shaft and faces a first housing wall. A hollow chamber is formed on an opposed side of the first housing wall. A cooling air path supplies air across a thrust bearing surface, and between the member and the first housing wall. The first housing wall has a communication hole for communicating cooling air from the cooling air path into the hollow cavity to drive air within the hollow chamber. Also, a housing incorporating the communication hole is disclosed. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229314 | HIGH-PRESSURE TURBINE FOR TURBOMACHINE, ASSOCIATED GUIDE VANE SECTOR AND AIRCRAFT ENGINE - An assembling of a guide vane assembly of a turbomachine turbine, formed by an annular row of stationary flow-stabilizing vanes. An outer edge of the guide vane assembly is axially bearing on a line of an external casing of the turbine and an inner edge of the guide vane assembly is in axial sliding connection with the line of the internal casing of the turbine, the axial sliding connection allowing the inner edge to be free along the motor axis with the axial stop being achieved by the axial bearing of the outer edge of the vane. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229315 | HIGH EFFICIENCY ROTOR BLADES FOR A FLUID TURBINE - A shrouded fluid turbine includes an impeller surrounded by a turbine shroud. The turbine shroud has a plurality of mixing lobes on a trailing edge, resulting in the trailing edge having a circular crenellated shape. An ejector shroud is located downstream of the turbine shroud, an inlet end of the ejector shroud surrounding the mixing lobes of the turbine shroud. The impeller is a rotor/stator assembly. In particular, the rotor comprises a rotor hub formed from a cylindrical sidewall and has seven rotor blades extending radially from the hub. It has been found that seven rotor blades optimizes the total-to-total efficiency of the shrouded fluid turbine. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229316 | IMPROVED AEOLIAN APPARATUS - The invention relates to an eolic silos ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110229317 | HP TURBINE VANE AIRFOIL PROFILE - A two-stage high pressure turbine includes a second stage vane having an airfoil with a profile substantially in accordance with at least an intermediate portion of the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table 2. The X and Y values are distances, which when smoothly connected by an appropriate continuing curve, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z. The profile sections at each distance Z are joined smoothly to one another to form a complete airfoil shape. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229318 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAXIMIZING ENERGY EXTRACTION FROM MOVING FLUIDS - A fundamental departure from previous methods of extracting energy from moving fluids—increasing by several orders of magnitude the quantities of energy extracted over currently used methods and systems: A part of a moving mass of fluid, or large aggregate thereof, are permitted to flow into encapsulation; the entire flowing mass is then decelerated to zero, or nearly zero velocity, with the entire original level of energy of the moving fluids transferred to the encapsulating/decelerating means or directly to energy users. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229319 | CONTROLLING BLADE PITCH ANGLE - A method and arrangement of controlling blade pitch angle of a set of rotor blades. The method comprises providing a target blade pitch angle to a controller mounted on the rotor; measuring the speed of rotation of the rotor using a rate gyro mounted on the rotor; calculating the blade pitch angle required to match the target blade pitch angle by summing the target blade pitch angle and the measured rotational speed; and actuating the blades to the calculated blade pitch angle. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229320 | WIND TURBINE BLADE WITH DEVICE FOR MODIFYING THE BLADE AERODYNAMIC SURFACE - The invention further relates to a wind turbine blade comprising at least one device for modifying the aerodynamic surface or shape of the blade. The device is connected to a drive system for operating the device, and the drive system is arranged such that it is drivable by a pressure difference across the drive system. In one embodiment of the invention the wind turbine blade further comprises a number of conduits guiding a flow of air between an outer surface of the wind turbine blade and the drive system. The invention further relates to a method for operating an aerodynamic device for modifying the aerodynamic surface or shape of a wind turbine blade comprising the steps of exploiting a pressure difference across a drive system, inside or around the wind turbine blade in providing operating power for operating said device. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229321 | VORTEX DYNAMICS TURBINE - The invention relates to the use of Air and Hydro Turbines for power generation. It seeks to enhance the energy-capturing potential of air/water turbines, and hence expand the geography where they can be used. It is mainly represented by a device consisting of a vortex generator and a vortex accelerator. This vorticity device operates in a combination of 2 modes: (1) Control airfoil circulation at the blade tips and hence control or alleviate the aerodynamic loading on the turbine blades. (2) Induce suction that can be used to transfer momentum to the flow close to the surface of the blade. Specifically, the generated suction drives secondary fluid flow, which is used to enhance the aerodynamic characteristics of the turbine blades/wings, by doing the following: (1) Suppressing adverse pressure gradients, (2) Suppressing the stall or separation bubble, (3) Laminarize the flow over the blade or wing. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229322 | Wind Turbine Blade System with Air Passageway - In this presentation, we study various aspects of the wind turbines or wind mills. We optimize the performances of both a single wind turbine and a wind farm, collectively. We study the nozzles on the blades and all the variations and accessories for the operation of a nozzle. We also explore flow patterns around the blades, the mechanisms to get air or other gasses to the blades, the couplers for the electrical connections and the gas connections, and the gaps, holes, channels, conduits, or openings on the body or structure of a tower. We also present various mathematical models and formulations for optimizations. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229323 | FAN DRIVE SYSTEM WITH OIL PRESSURE CONTROL - Hydraulic fan drive system with oil pressure control. A microprocessor based three-way valve is utilized for modulating the oil pressures. Closed loop feedback is used for optimal control of the fan speed. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229324 | WIND POWER STATION - An energy production plant, in particular a wind power plant, has a drive shaft, a generator ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110229325 | ROTOR FOR A CHARGING DEVICE - A rotor for a charging device may include a shaft, a turbine wheel and a compressor wheel. The turbine wheel may be connected to the shaft. The rotor may also include at least one of a metal or ceramic adapter connected to the turbine wheel or the shaft via an infiltration process. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229326 | STRUCTURAL AND AERODYNAMIC MODULE FOR A TURBOMACHINE CASING AND CASING STRUCTURE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SUCH A MODULE - The invention relates to a structure and aerodynamic module comprising two blades each extending along a longitudinal axis, each blade each comprising a leading edge, a trailing edge, a radially inner edge and a radially outer edge, the module also comprising a radially inner platform mechanically connecting the radially inner edges of the two blades, and a radially outer platform mechanically connecting the radially outer edges of the two blades such that the two blades and the radially outer and inner platforms delimit a flow stream, the two blades and the platforms being made from a composite material and the two blades being fixed on the radially outer and inner platforms using screw-nut assemblies. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229327 | Centrifugal multiblade fan - A centrifugal multiblade fan includes a rotatable shaft, blades, a side shroud, and a main shroud. A front edge has a shape inclined radially outward in a direction from the main shroud toward the side shroud. When viewed from an axial direction, a corner part on a positive pressure surface-side is located on a tangential line of a positive pressure surface reference curve at a positive pressure surface side reference corner part, and when viewed from the axial direction, a curvature radius of a negative pressure surface becomes larger in a direction from the side shroud toward the main shroud. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229328 | Turbomachine Blade Locking Structure Including Shape Memory Alloy - A system for locking blades to a rotor of a turbomachine including adjacent pairs of generally axially extending grooves for receiving blades inserted in an axial direction. A circumferential slot is disposed around the periphery of the rotor and a locking device assembly is located in the circumferential slot between an adjacent pair of grooves. The assembly includes a last locking device, a spacer and key member formed of a shape memory alloy. The key member is located in a gap between the last locking device and the spacer. The shape memory alloy key member is heated to cause a transition from a martensite to an austenite phase to cause the key member to engage and press against opposing faces of the last locking device and the spacer to increase a force applied to a respective pair of blades in the adjacent pair of grooves. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229329 | Propeller augmentation - The invention relates a fluid or air propeller propulsion apparatus using the state of the art propeller that reduces the typical propeller slipstream disc contraction taking place very close to the propeller tips, containing an inlet slot on the leading edge of the propeller some distance measured from the propeller tips and connected internally to an exit tip slot at the propeller trailing edge. Fluid or air enters the leading edge slot during rotation of the propeller and is acted upon by centrifugal force varying directly with the propeller speed causing the fluid or air to be accelerated thru the internal passage and out the trailing edge exit slot parallel to the cambered face of the propeller at less than a right angle to the trailing edge, inducing flow at zero or low forward speed previously with little or no flow at the propeller tips and at greater speeds, increasing the propeller capacity, and adding an additional jetting action or bootstrapping which causes the propeller to turn more easily, all of which increases the propeller thrust and efficiency. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229330 | AXIAL FLOW FAN - An axial flow fan comprises a central hub ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110229331 | Wind Turbine Rotor Blade - Wind turbine rotor blade with a longitudinal axis, a blade tip, a blade root, a leading edge, a trailing edge and a cross-section arranged orthogonally to the longitudinal axis and changing from the blade root to the blade tip, is the cross-section being formed at the blade root and in the middle of the rotor blade by an aerodynamic profile, and an imaginary reference plane arranged with respect to the rotor blade which includes the longitudinal axis of the rotor blade, wherein, in a cross-section, an angle α | 2011-09-22 |
20110229332 | Wind Turbine Rotor Blade - Wind turbine rotor blade with a blade tip, a blade root, a leading edge, a trailing edge, a pressure side, a suction side and a cross-section, which changes from the blade tip to the blade root, the longitudinal portion being arranged between the blade root and the middle of the rotor blade, has the following:
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20110229333 | SHEAR WEB CONNECTION - A shear web ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110229334 | COMPOSITE LEADING EDGE SHEATH AND DOVETAIL ROOT UNDERCUT - An airfoil having a composite blade formed from a plurality of plies and having a leading edge and a root for attachment to an engine. The blade has a decreased number of plies at the junction of the blade leading edge and the root. A metallic sheath is attached to the leading edge, wherein the sheath has a portion proximate the junction of sufficient thickness to restore at least a portion of the decreased number of plies | 2011-09-22 |
20110229335 | MACHINE FOR CENTRIFUGALLY SHOOTING ABRASIVES - A machine for centrifugally shooting abrasives that shoots the abrasives by rotation of an impeller is provided. In the machine, the impeller comprises a pair of disc-shaped side plates that face each other at a predetermined distance and a plurality of blades disposed between the side plates in the radial direction of the side plates. The impeller is mounted on a hub that is fitted into an output shaft of an electric motor. The impeller is covered by a cover. The side liner and blades of the machine can be easily replaced. A side liner | 2011-09-22 |
20110229336 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BLADE SPAR FOR A WIND TURBINE - A method for manufacturing a blade spar for a wind turbine blade includes positioning a first spar segment having a first adhering portion; positioning a second spar segment having a second adhering portion at the first spar segment such that the first adhering portion and the second adhering portion are at least partially overlapping, wherein an adhesive is at least partially provided between the overlapping adhering portions; providing at least one fiber layer impregnated with an uncured resin on the outer surfaces of the first and second spar segments at least in the joint region of the first and second spar segments; and simultaneously curing the adhesive and the resin, thereby fixating the first and the second spar segments to each other. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229337 | HYBRID CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE TURBINE BLADES FOR IMPROVED PROCESSIBILITY AND PERFORMANCE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYBRID TURBINE BLADES - The present invention is a hybrid ceramic matrix composite turbine engine component comprising an outer shell section(s) and an inner core section(s), wherein the outer shell section(s) and the inner core section(s) were bonded together using a melt infiltration (MI) process. The outer shell section(s) comprises a SiC/SiC material that has been manufactured using a process selected from the group consisting of a slurry cast MI process and a prepreg MI process. The inner core section(s) comprises a material selected from the group consisting an Si/SiC composite material and a monolithic ceramic material. The Si/SiC composite material may be manufactured using the Silcomp process. The present invention may be a high pressure turbine blade, a high pressure turbine vane, a low pressure turbine blade, or a low pressure turbine vane. The present invention is also a method of manufacturing a hybrid ceramic matrix composite turbine engine component. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229338 | COMPRESSOR WHEEL - A compressor wheel for a turbocharger comprising a central hub and a plurality of impeller blades extending outwardly from the hub. Each of the blades defines a leading edge, a trailing edge and a root portion which connects the blade to the hub. At least one of the blades has a surface provided with a variable thickness surface layer of a ceramic material. The leading edge of the blade is provided with a thicker surface layer of the ceramic material than the trailing edge of the blade, the root portion of the blade, or both the trailing edge and root portion of the blade. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229339 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING STEAM TURBINE ROTOR AND STEAM TURBINE ROTOR - A method of manufacturing a steam turbine rotor which includes an ultra-high temperature side portion in which ultra-high temperature steam flows and a high temperature side portion in which high temperature steam flows, the manufacturing method including the steps of: preparing a first electrode having a chemical composition corresponding to a chemical composition of a heat resistant alloy making up the ultra-high temperature side portion and a second electrode having a chemical composition corresponding to a chemical composition of the high temperature side portion; tentatively joining together joints of the electrodes, with the joints of the electrodes made smaller in cross sectional area than other electrode portions; subjecting the tentatively joined first and second electrodes to an ESR process to obtain an ESR ingot and forging the ingot into a shape of a rotor to obtain a rotor forging; and heat-treating the rotor forging to obtain a rotor blank and manufacturing the steam turbine rotor from the rotor blank. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229340 | PENTAGONAL TRUSS UNIT FOR TURBINE OF GENERATOR AND STRUCTURE FOR GENERATION PLANT USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a pentagonal truss structure for generator and its structure for use in generation plant purpose. The purpose is to provide pentagonal truss structure for generator where solid support of turbine is possible by having truss structure configuration support device and convenient maintenance or replacement work of installed turbine, and generator purpose structure using pentagonal truss structure. Thus, present inventions is located at each upper and lower section of turbine as upper support and lower support to support the rotating turbine, each vertex of above upper and lower support are interconnected, but connect vertex of one support to two vertexes of other support, creating numerous coupling elements forms several triangle shaped truss structure sides, thus above higher support with regular pentagonal planar structure with upper left and right sides, lower left and right sides, and bottom side is composed, above lower support with regular pentagonal planar structure with upper left and right sides, lower left and right sides, and bottom side is composed, and upper left and right sides of lower support is located vertically below the bottom side of higher support, bottom side of lower support located vertically below upper left and right sides of upper support where one side of upper support and one side of bottom support that is located diagonally can maintain mutual parallel, a pentagonal truss unit for turbine of generator and structure for generation plant using the same are the technical essentials. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229341 | IMPELLER FOR A FAN - An impeller for a fan having a hub that can be easily fastened to a shaft is disclosed. A multiplicity of vanes is fastened to the hub. At least one elastic damping body is provided in the hub between the receptacle and the vanes to damp the transfer of vibrations from the shaft to the vanes, and prevent vibration of the vanes relative to each other. A slotted central sleeve in the inner section of the hub forms the receptacle for the shaft and is surrounded by an annular spring. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229342 | STOW ABORT MECHANISM FOR A RAM AIR TURBINE - A disclosed ram air turbine assembly includes a movable support structure that is prevented from moving to a stowed position by a stow abort mechanism that prevents movement to the stowed position when the turbine is not in a desired orientation. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229343 | APPARATUS FOR COOLING AN AIRFOIL - An apparatus for cooling an airfoil is provided. The airfoil includes an upper airfoil section, a lower airfoil section, at least one cooling passage, and a transition section. The at least one cooling passage is defined at least partially within the lower airfoil section. The at least one cooling passage is configured to flow a cooling medium therethrough, cooling at least a portion of the airfoil. The transition section is disposed between the upper airfoil section and the lower airfoil section and has an outer surface. The outer surface defines at least one cooling hole. The at least one cooling hole is fluidly connected to the at least one cooling passage. At least a portion of the cooling medium is exhausted through the at least one cooling hole. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229344 | Apparatus For Cooling A Bucket Assembly - A bucket assembly cooling apparatus is provided. The bucket assembly includes a platform, an airfoil, and a shank. The airfoil may extend radially outward from the platform. The shank may extend radially inward from the platform. The shank may include a pressure side sidewall, a suction side sidewall, an upstream sidewall, and a downstream sidewall. The sidewalls may at least partially define a cooling circuit. The cooling circuit may be configured to receive a cooling medium and provide the cooling medium to the airfoil. The upstream sidewall may at least partially define an interior cooling passage and at least partially define an exterior ingestion zone. The cooling passage may be configured to provide a portion of the cooling medium from the cooling circuit to the ingestion zone of an adjacent bucket assembly. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229345 | PUMPING SYSTEM FOR PUMPING LIQUID FROM A LOWER LEVEL TO AN OPERATIVELY HIGHER LEVEL - A pumping system for pumping liquid from a lower level to an operatively higher level; said pumping system comprising, pumping device fitted at the lower level; a bent delivery conduit; said conduit having an operatively inclined ascending conduit section; an operatively inclined descending conduit section and an operatively horizontal peak section between said inclined sections; one end of said ascending conduit fitted to the outlet of said pumping device and one end of said descending conduit being below liquid level of said higher level; a junction being defined between said horizontal peak section and said descending conduit section; a port opening provided at the peak section spaced apart from said junction; and control means adapted to introduce pressurized air into and evacuate air from said delivery conduit through said port. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229346 | Vacuum Ejector and Vacuum Apparatus Having the Same - A vacuum pump ejector may include ejector body and a nozzle. The ejector body may have a passageway through which fluids may flow. The passageway may have an orifice. The nozzle may inject a purging gas to the orifice. The ejector may decrease a pressure between the vacuum pump and the scrubber, so that the vacuum pump may have improved efficiency. Thus, the vacuum pump may be effectively operated. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229347 | WABBLE PLATE TYPE VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR - A compressor reciprocates pistons via a wabble plate wabbled while being prevented from rotating. A wabble plate rotation preventing mechanism is constructed as a mechanism comprising an inner ring axially movable relative to a main shaft, an outer ring connected to the wobble plate, a plurality of balls placed between guide grooves of the inner and outer rings and performing power transmission, and a sleeve axially movably engaged with the inner ring, provided so as to be axially movable together with the inner ring, and functioning as a central member for wabbling of the wabble plate. A difference in shape is provided between the axial cross-sectional profile of a substantially concave spherical surface formed in the inner periphery of the outer ring and the axial cross-sectional profile of a substantially convex spherical surface formed on the outer periphery of the sleeve such that the closer to the axial opposite ends of the contact portion between both the surfaces the position is, the greater the clearance between the surfaces becomes. Seizure and abrasion in sliding sections in the wabble plate rotation preventing mechanism using a specified constant velocity universal joint are suppressed, and a wabble plate type variable displacement compressor exhibiting excellent durability and silent performance can be provided. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229348 | Variable Displacement Type Reciprocating Compressor - The power conversion mechanism of a variable displacement reciprocating compressor includes a joint shaft ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110229349 | FAN DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a fan device for a vehicle, the fan device comprising a regulating device and a motor for actuating a ventilation device of the fan device, characterized in that the fan device is designed such that the motor and the regulating device can be cooled by a common air flow of the ventilation device. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229350 | BLOWER - A blower for use with a hand dryer and the like has a motor; an impeller driven by the motor; a diffuser for directing air from the impeller; and a housing accommodating the motor, the impeller and the diffuser. The motor has a rotor and a stator. The rotor has a shaft, a rotor core fixed to the shaft, a ring magnet fixed to the rotor core, and a protective sleeve surrounding the ring magnet. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229351 | JOURNAL BEARING WITH DUAL PASS COOLING FOR AIR MACHINE - A compressor rotor compresses air and delivers the compressed air to a downstream inlet and across a turbine rotor. A shaft rotates with the turbine rotor and the compressor rotor. The shaft is hollow with an inner bore and an outer periphery. At least one journal bearing supports a portion of the shaft, and has an inner bore spaced from the outer periphery of the shaft. A cooling air path is provided between the shaft outer periphery and the bearing inner periphery, and along a length of the bearing to at least one connection hole. The connection hole provides cooling air from an outer periphery of the shaft to the inner bore of the shaft. In a separate feature, a shaft for use in an air supply machine includes a hollow interior, with such a connection hole. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229352 | High Pressure Double Membrane Pump and Membrane Element for Such a Pump - A high pressure double membrane pump has a central housing ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110229353 | MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT FOR AN OIL PUMP IN A REFRIGERATION COMPRESSOR - The refrigeration compressor includes a cylinder block carrying a crankshaft and a stator of an electric motor, whose rotor is mounted to the crankshaft; and an oil pump presenting: a tubular sleeve affixed to the crankshaft or to the rotor and having a pump body internal to the tubular sleeve and carried by the cylinder block or by the stator. A fixation rod is superiorly articulated to the cylinder block or to the stator and has a lower portion angularly and freely displaced orthogonally to the articulation axis and around which the lower end portion of the pump body is axially retained and slidably mounted, orthogonally and coplanar to the rotation axis of the rotor. The tubular sleeve is provided with an upper tubular portion having a circumferential groove, which fits and retains, rotationally and axially, a tubular metallic connector telescopically mounted and retained to the rotor or to the crankshaft. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229354 | FAN COMPRISING ANTI-DEFLAGRATION HOUSING - The fan comprises a first electromechanical module including a wheel supported by a shaft coupled to a driving motor, a second mechanical module including a body delimiting a space for receiving the first electromechanical module in which the wheel and the driving motor are received, and a third electronic module including a plurality of electronic components. The third electronic module includes a housing in which the plurality of electronic components is housed, the housing also comprising a deflagration protection exhaust comprising an upper wall and two inclined walls extending on either side of the upper wall so as to form a space extending substantially axially between the upper surface of the housing and the upper wall in order to allow the discharge of overpressures in case of deflagration. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229355 | FUEL PUMP - A fuel pump has collar members, which are inserted in end portions of brush insertion holes of an end cover on an opposite side from brushes. The fuel pump has brush terminals press-fitted into the collar members. The brush terminals are connected to annular terminals, which are inserted in a secondary mold member by molding. Tip end portions of the collar members are press-fitted into the secondary mold member. Because of the press-fitting, an insulative resin intervenes between the brush terminals or between the annular terminals, to which different voltages are applied. Accordingly, passage of a leak current through fuel can be prevented, and electric corrosion can be prevented. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229356 | FLUID CONVEYANCE DEVICE - A fluid conveyance device includes a substrate, and a disk-shaped piezoelectric element arranged in a bendable manner on the substrate. A plurality of substantially circular concentric segment electrodes are provided on the piezoelectric element, and are provided with voltages with phases that are shifted. A wavy ring deformation is thus produced on the piezoelectric element. A pocket produced between the piezoelectric element and the substrate is moved in a radial direction so as to convey a fluid from an outer substantially circular portion to a central portion and to discharge the fluid from the central portion. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229357 | PUMP ASSEMBLY - The present invention provides a pump assembly having an intake, an outtake, and a rotor rotatably mounted to a shaft. A propeller is fixedly mounted to the upstream portion of the rotor and is rotatable upon actuation of the rotor. A passageway is disposed on the rotor so as to provide a path for fluids to cool the shaft. The pump assembly includes chamber and a pipe. The chamber is disposed within the housing and is located downstream the intake and is in communication with the passageway. The pipe interconnects the chamber with the outtake. An impeller is fixedly mounted to the rotor. opposite the propeller and draws air bubbles from the passageway into the chamber. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229358 | Ventilator | 2011-09-22 |
20110229359 | DIAPHRAGM PUMP FOR A SEAT ADJUSTING DEVICE AND SEAT ADJUSTING DEVICE - A diaphragm pump for a seat adjusting device comprises a diaphragm and a valve member which define a pump chamber therebetween. An inlet valve and an outlet valve are formed on the valve member. A pressure chamber is in fluid communication with the outlet valve and receives fluid discharged from the pump chamber via the outlet valve. One of the diaphragm and the valve member comprises a valve membrane of a pressure relief valve integrated in the pump. The valve membrane is integrally formed with the one of the diaphragm and the valve member. The valve membrane is moveable between a first configuration in which the valve membrane closes a pressure relief channel and a second configuration in which the valve membrane opens the pressure relief channel to allow fluid to be discharged from the pressure chamber. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229360 | POWDER METAL SCROLL HUB JOINT - A scroll component including a spiral scroll wrap, a baseplate having a first major surface coupled to the scroll wrap and a second opposing major surface comprising a protruding pilot extending a distance from the baseplate, and a hub fastened to the baseplate adjacent to the protruding pilot. A method of forming a scroll compressor element is also provided. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229361 | ROTARY PUMP - A housing includes a pump chamber, which rotatably receives an inner rotor and an outer rotor that define a pressure chamber therebetween. An inlet port of the housing is communicated with the pressure chamber to supply fluid into the pressure chamber. An outlet port of the housing is communicated with the pressure chamber to discharge the fluid from the pressure chamber. An axial size of an axial clearance, which is formed between an axial end surface of the pump chamber and an axial end surface of the inner rotor, differs from an axial size of an axial clearance, which is formed between the axial end surface of the pump chamber and an axial end surface of the outer rotor. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229362 | NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET - A non-oriented electrical steel sheet contains: C: not less than 0.003 mass % nor more than 0.05 mass %; N: not less than 0.001 mass % nor more than 0.01 mass %; and Si: not less than 2.8 mass % nor more than 3.5 mass %. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet further contains at least one kind selected from a group consisting of Ni: 4.0 mass % or less and Mn: 2.0 mass % or less, in a total amount of 0.5 mass % or more, and further contains Ti, a value R | 2011-09-22 |
20110229363 | STEEL FOR MACHINE AND STRUCTURAL USE HAVING EXCELLENT MACHINABILITY - The present invention provides a steel for machine and structural use which sustains mechanical properties such as strength by reducing S content, and exerts excellent machinability (in particular, tool life) in both of intermittent cutting with HSS tools and continuous cutting with carbide tools. The invention relates to a steel for machine and structural use which contains an oxide inclusion containing, wherein a total mass of an average composition of the oxide inclusions is 100%: CaO: 10 to 55 mass %; SiO | 2011-09-22 |
20110229364 | LOW ALLOY STEEL WITH A HIGH YIELD STRENGTH AND HIGH SULPHIDE STRESS CRACKING RESISTANCE - A steel contains, by weight: C: 0.2% to 0.5%, Si: 0.1% to 0.5%, Mn: 0.1% to 1%, P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.005% or less, Cr: 0.3% to 1.5%, Mo: 0.3% to 1%, Al: 0.01% to 0.1%, V: 0.1% to 0.5%, Nb: 0.01% to 0.05%, Ti: 0 to 0.01%, W: 0.3% to 1%, N: 0.01% or less, the remainder of the chemical composition of the steel being constituted by Fe and impurities or residuals resulting from or necessary to steel production and casting processes. The steel can be used to produce seamless tubes with a yield strength after heat treatment of 861 MPa or more. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229365 | MAGNESIUM ALLOYS CONTAINING RARE EARTHS - Magnesium alloys containing: Y: 2.0-6.0% by weight Nd: 0-4.0% by weight Gd: 0-5.5% by weight Dy: 0-5.5% by weight Er: 0-5.5% by weight Zr: 0.05-1.0% by weight Zn+Mn: <0.11% by weight, optionally other rare earths and heavy rare earths, the balance being magnesium and incidental impurities and the total content of Gd, Dy and Er is in the range of 0.3-12% by weight, wherein either the alloy contains low amounts of Yb and Sm and exhibits a corrosion rate as measured according to ASTM B117 of less than 30 Mpy, and/or the area percentage of any precipitated particles arising when the alloy is processed having an average particle size greater than 1 m and less than 15 m is less than 3%. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229366 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING RHENIUM AND OTHER METALS FROM RHENIUM-BEARING MATERIALS - The present invention relates to a method of recovering rhenium (Re) and other metals from Re-bearing materials. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229367 | COPPER NICKEL ALUMINUM ALLOY - An alloy including at least 6 weight percent aluminum, greater than 6 weight percent nickel, and at least 50 weight percent copper. In some embodiments, the alloy includes 6 to 9 weight percent aluminum, 6 to 11 weight percent nickel, 1.5 to 3 weight percent iron, 1.5 to 3 weight percent manganese, 1 to 3 weight percent silicon, 1 to 5 weight percent tin, and 75 to 80 weight percent copper. The alloy is particularly suitable for jewelry, e.g., wrist watches, and materials exposed to aquatic environments for extended periods of time, e.g., boat hulls and boat propellers. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229368 | White precious metal alloy - The present disclosure relates to white precious metal alloy compositions comprising at least one of platinum and palladium alloyed with gold, silver, and optionally one or more additional alloying elements. More specifically, and in one embodiment, the present disclosure relates to white precious metal alloy compositions that are suitable for the manufacture of jewelry and other finished articles. In addition, the present invention also relates to a method of manufacturing finished articles from such white precious metal alloy compositions. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229369 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DISINFECTING SPACES - The instant invention provides methods and apparatus for disinfecting a space, e.g., a hospital room, using chlorine dioxide. One aspect of the invention provides an apparatus for disinfecting a space. The apparatus includes: a chlorine dioxide gas generator; a sensor adapted and configured to measure the relative pressure inside the space and outside the space; and a computer operatively connected to the sensor and the chlorine dioxide generator, the computer adapted and configured to control the chlorine dioxide generator to operate only when the space is under negative pressure as compared to outside the space. Another aspect of the invention provides a method of disinfecting a space. The method includes: setting an apparatus as described herein in the space; and allowing the apparatus to determine if the space is under negative pressure. If the space is under negative pressure, the apparatus generates chlorine dioxide gas to disinfect the space. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229370 | Methods for Controlling Perspiration-Related Body Odor - A deodorizer device for controlling body odor comprises a structure having an external metal oxide surface with a contour to contact the surface of the skin where perspiration is produced and is degraded by bacterial organisms on the skin into body odor. The metal oxide surface is reactable with water supplied to the surface of the skin to render the bacterial organisms ineffectual to degrade perspiration later produced on the skin into body odor. The deodorizer device together with a water source form a deodorizer system. A method of controlling body odor involves supplying water to the surface of the skin where perspiration is produced and is degraded by bacterial organisms into body odor and, at the same time, contacting the surface of the skin with a metal oxide surface of a deodorizer device. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229371 | HYBRID WATER TREATMENT FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE STEAM GENERATORS - A steam generation system comprises: an oxygenated water treatment (OWT) sub-system configured to generate water having oxidizing chemistry; a steam generation sub-system configured to convert the water having oxidizing chemistry into steam having oxidizing chemistry; an attemperator or other injection device or devices configured to add an oxygen scavenger to the steam having oxidizing chemistry to generate steam having less oxidizing or reducing chemistry; and a condenser configured to condense the steam having less oxidizing or reducing chemistry into condensed water. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229372 | STERILIZATION POUCH WITH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL INDICATORS - A sterilizable pouch having both internal and external sterilization record indicators to indicate whether attempted steam sterilization of the pouch and contents was successful or unsuccessful. The pouch preferably has one indicium in each indicator responsive to multi-parameter sterilization by steam, and another indicium in each indicator responsive to gas sterilization, such as using ethylene oxide. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229373 | ANALYZING APPARATUS AND CALIBRATION CARTRIDGE - An apparatus for analyzing a biological component in a test sample, comprising: a mounting part for selectively mounting a calibration cartridge and an analysis cartridge; a detection part for detecting a component included in a control sample accommodated in the calibration cartridge, the component included in the test sample accommodated in the analysis cartridge, and a biological component included in the analysis cartridge; and an analyzing part for analyzing the biological component included in the test sample based on a detection result of the component included in the control sample, a detection result of the component included in the test sample, and a detection result of the biological component included in the test sample detected by the detection part. A cardridge is also disclosed. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229374 | SAMPLE ANALYZER - A sample analyzer including: a first reagent container holding unit; a second reagent container holding unit being arranged on one side of the first reagent container holding portion; a reagent information reading unit; and a control unit. The reagent information reading unit includes an electric wave emitting portion, which is arranged on the other side of the first reagent container holding unit, for emitting a plurality of electric waves having mutually differing reaching ranges, and the control unit controls the reagent information reading unit to switch the electric wave emitted from the electric wave emitting portion in accordance with a read target being the first electronic tag or the second electronic tag. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229375 | Microfluidic System for Purposes of Analysis and Diagnosis and Corresponding Method for Producing a Microfluidic System - A microfluidic system for purposes of analysis and diagnosis is made up of layers arranged substantially one above the other. The microfluidic system includes at least a first and a second conducting-through layer, which respectively comprise at least one channel for a fluid to be conducted through in the respective conducting-through layer. The microfluidic system further includes at least one chip layer, which comprises at least one active, micromechanical element, the active, micromechanical element being in operative connection with at least one of the channels, and the chip layer being arranged between the first and the second conducting-through layer, and the channels being fluidically connected to one another. A corresponding production method is disclosed in addition to the microfluid system. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229376 | ELECTROSTATIC FILTER AND NON-THERMAL PLASMA SYSTEM FOR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL OF HYDROCARBON COMBUSTION ENGINES - The invention is an air pollution control apparatus for cleaning exhaust gases from motor vehicles using both electrostatic precipitation and a non-thermal plasma. The precipitator is especially useful in cleaning exhaust gases from diesel engines. The precipitator provides for easier cleaning in between uses, as well as a more efficient cleaning of exhaust gases. The air pollution control apparatus of the present invention is configured as two pass system whereas each pass is designed as multistage horizontal plate type electrostatic precipitator. The first pass applies a direct current, consistent voltage for particle collection through electrostatic precipitation. The second pass uses spiked voltage, non-thermal plasma generation for the production of free radicals to oxidize toxic gases, and with the addition of a diesel oxidation catalyst to transform harmful molecular compounds in the exhaust gas into safe gases. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229377 | Apparatus for Removal of Surface Oxides via Fluxless Technique Involving Electron Attachment and Remote Ion Generation - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for the dry fluxing of at least one component and/or solder surface via electron attachment. In one embodiment, there is provided a method for removing oxides from the surface of a component comprising: providing a component on a substrate wherein the substrate is grounded or has a positive electrical potential to form a target assembly; passing a gas mixture comprising a reducing gas through an ion generator comprising a first and a second electrode; supplying an amount of voltage to at least one of the first and second electrodes sufficient to generate electrons wherein the electrons attach to at least a portion of the reducing gas and form a negatively charged reducing gas; and contacting the target assembly with the negatively charged reducing gas to reduce the oxides on the component. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229378 | Reaction Chamber of an Epitaxial Reactor - The present invention relates to a reaction chamber of an epitaxial reactor, consisting essentially of a hollow quartz piece; the hollow quartz piece comprises a quartz piece section ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110229379 | Stable Catalyst Layers for Hydrogen Permeable Composite Membranes - The present invention provides a hydrogen separation membrane based on nanoporous, composite metal carbide or metal sulfide coated membranes capable of high flux and permselectivity for hydrogen without platinum group metals. The present invention is capable of being operated over a broad temperature range, including at elevated temperatures, while maintaining hydrogen selectivity. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229380 | CONTAINER FOR IN VITRO DISSOLUTION RATE TEST OF EFFICIENT COMPONENTS OF PHARMACEUTICAL TOPICAL PATCH - A container for an in vitro dissolution test of efficient components of a pharmaceutical topical patch includes a body having an open upper end. A mesh bottom cap is mounted to a bottom of the body. The mesh bottom cap includes a lower mesh. A mesh top cap has an upper mesh covering the upper end of the body. The pharmaceutical topical patch is retained in the body to avoid excessive expansion of the pharmaceutical topical patch due to excessive absorption of the reagent in a vessel, avoiding interference with stirring of a paddle in the vessel and providing accurate test results. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229381 | REACTION VESSEL FOR CRYSTALLIZING A SAMPLE FROM A SOLUTION - The present invention relates to a reaction vessel for crystallization of a sample from a solution and a covering foil and an arrangement for mounting the covering foil (FIG. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229382 | SYSTEM FOR HEAT INTEGRATION WITH METHANATION SYSTEM - In an embodiment, a system includes a methanation section generally including a fuel inlet configured to receive a first fuel, a fuel outlet configured to output methane, and a first fuel path configured to route a first flow of the first fuel from the fuel inlet to the fuel outlet. The first fuel path includes a first methanator configured to generate the methane from the first fuel in an exothermic methanation region. The system also includes a second fuel path configured to route a second flow of a second fuel without conversion to methane. The second fuel path is also configured to receive heat from the exothermic methanation region. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229383 | Carbon Monoxide Removal Method, Operating Method For Fuel Reforming System, Carbon Monoxide Remover, Fuel Removal System Having The Carbon Monoxide Remover, And Filter - In operating the carbon monoxide removal reactor or the fuel reforming system, there is provided a technique for removing carbon monoxide in a stable manner for an extended period of time. In a method of removing carbon monoxide including an introducing step of introducing a reactant gas including mixture gas and an oxidizer added thereto to a carbon monoxide removal reactor forming in its casing a catalyst layer comprising a carbon monoxide removal catalyst for removing carbon monoxide contained in the mixture gas and a removing step of removing the carbon monoxide by causing the oxidizer to react with the mixture gas on the carbon monoxide removal catalyst, in said introducing step, the reactant gas of 100° C. or lower is introduced to the carbon monoxide removal reactor. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229384 | CONCENTRATE QUALITY IN THE ENRICHMENT OF UG-2 PLATINUM ORE - The present invention relates to a process for separating at least one first substance from a mixture comprising this at least one first substance and at least one second substance, comprising the steps of (A) bringing the mixture comprising at least one first substance and at least one second substance into contact with at least one surface-active substance, (B) if required, addition of at least one dispersing medium to the mixture obtained in step (A) in order to obtain a dispersion, and (C) separation of the adduct of at least one first substance and at least one surface-active substance from the dispersion from step (A) or (B), for example by means of flotation, at least one additive which is either a monomolecular compound comprising amino and carboxyl groups or derivatives thereof or a polymeric compound obtainable by reaction of alkylene oxides and/or aziridines, or mixtures thereof, being added to the mixture comprising at least one first substance and at least one second substance. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229385 | METHOD OF LEACHING COPPER SULFIDE ORE - A method of leaching copper sulfide ore includes leaching copper from copper sulfide ore using a sulfuric acid solution comprising iodide ion and iron (III) ion surplus to the iodide ion as a leaching solution; reducing iodine in a solution obtained after the leaching step to less than 1 mg/L by an activated carbon treatment; and oxidizing iron (II) ion or newly added iron (II) ion in a solution obtained after the iodine reduction step by using iron oxidizing microbes to recover iron (III) ion. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229386 | Sulfate Process - A sulfate process for producing titania from a titaniferous material (as herein defined) including a step of leaching said titaniferous material with a leachant to form a process solution that includes an acidic solution of titanyl sulfate and iron sulfate, wherein said sulfate process further includes a filtration step comprising filtering said leachant to at least substantially remove titanyl sulfate particles from said leachant prior to supplying said leachant to said leach step. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229387 | Method for Operating a Regenerative Shaft Furnace for Producing Lime - The invention relates to a method for producing quick lime from lime stone in a continuous regenerative shaft kiln, characterised in that, starting with standard conditions of excessive combustion air for the operation of this kiln, it especially includes a step where the excessive combustion air is progressively reduced until a content greater than 1000 ppm (in volume) of carbon monoxide is reached in the connection flue between the tanks. An increase in the content of gaseous sulphur dioxide is then observed in the gas flue, with respect to a kiln operated in standard conditions. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229388 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING THE SERVICE LIFE AND/OR CATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF AN SCR CATALYST AND CONTROL OF MULTIPLE EMISSIONS - The present invention relates generally to the field of emission control equipment for boilers, heaters, kilns, or other flue gas-, or combustion gas-, generating devices (e.g., those located at power plants, processing plants, etc.) and, in particular to a new and useful method and apparatus for reducing or preventing the poisoning and/or contamination of an SCR catalyst. In another embodiment, the method and apparatus of the present invention is designed to protect the SCR catalyst. In still another embodiment, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for increasing the service life and/or catalytic activity of an SCR catalyst while simultaneously controlling various emissions. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229389 | Porous Bodies and Methods - Systems and methods for treating a fluid with a body are disclosed. Various aspects involve treating a fluid with a porous body. In select embodiments, a body comprises ash particles, and the ash particles used to form the body may be selected based on their providing one or more desired properties for a given treatment. Various bodies provide for the reaction and/or removal of a substance in a fluid, often using a porous body comprised of ash particles. Computer-operable methods for matching a source material to an application are disclosed. Certain aspects feature a porous body comprised of ash particles, the ash particles have a particle size distribution and interparticle connectivity that creates a plurality of pores having a pore size distribution and pore connectivity, and the pore size distribution and pore connectivity are such that a first fluid may substantially penetrate the pores. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229390 | Porous Bodies and Methods - Systems and methods for treating a fluid with a body are disclosed. Various aspects involve treating a fluid with a porous body. In select embodiments, a body comprises ash particles, and the ash particles used to form the body may be selected based on their providing one or more desired properties for a given treatment. Various bodies provide for the reaction and/or removal of a substance in a fluid, often using a porous body comprised of ash particles. Computer-operable methods for matching a source material to an application are disclosed. Certain aspects feature a porous body comprised of ash particles, the ash particles have a particle size distribution and interparticle connectivity that creates a plurality of pores having a pore size distribution and pore connectivity, and the pore size distribution and pore connectivity are such that a first fluid may substantially penetrate the pores. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229391 | PARTICLE REDUCTION WITH COMBINED SCR AND NH3 SLIP CATALYST - The present invention relates to a particle filter comprising a porous carrier body, an SCR active component and an oxidation catalyst, wherein the SCR active component is present as coating on the exhaust-gas entry surface and the inner surface of the porous carrier body and the oxidation catalyst as coating on the exhaust-gas exit surface of the porous carrier body. According to the invention the oxidation catalyst changes its function depending on operating conditions. In normal operation it serves as NH | 2011-09-22 |
20110229392 | OXIDATION CATALYST FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES COMPRISING A DIESEL MOTOR - An oxidation catalyst is described for the exhaust gas purification of utility vehicles with diesel engines, which contains a substrate and a catalytically active coating of platinum, active aluminium oxide and aluminium-silicon mixed oxide. The two oxidic support materials, aluminium oxide and aluminium-silicon mixed oxide, are catalytically activated with platinum, the majority of platinum being present on the active aluminium oxide. The oxidation catalyst is distinguished by good NO oxidation rates together with a high poisoning resistance against sulfur compounds. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229393 | METHODS FOR DEACIDIZING GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PHASE ENHANCED ABSORPTION - An improved process for deacidizing a gaseous mixture using phase enhanced gas-liquid absorption is described. The process utilizes a multiphasic absorbent that absorbs an acid gas at increased rate and leads to reduced overall energy costs for the deacidizing operation. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229394 | UREA GRANULATION PROCESS WITH AN ACIDIC SCRUBBING SYSTEM AND THE SUBSEQUENT INTEGRATION OF AMMONIUM SALT INTO UREA GRANULES - A process for the granulation of urea with a scrubbing system includes several waste streams for removal of dust and ammonia from the off-gas of a urea granulation unit. A urea granulator, a granulator scrubber dust stage, a granulator scrubber acid stage, product coolers, a product cooler scrubber dust stage, an evaporation unit, and a condenser unit are included in the system. A first stream of fresh air is sent into the urea granulator, whereby dust- and ammonia-laden air is drawn off from the granulator and conveyed into a granulator scrubber dust stage, followed by a granulator scrubber acid stage and ammonia is scrubbed from that air by the generation of an ammonium salt. A second stream of fresh air is used for cooling the product drawn off from the urea granulator in product coolers. The cooling air is thus heated up and conveyed to a product cooler scrubber dust stage. The clean off-gas drawn off from the granulator scrubber acid stage, and the clean off-gas drawn off from the product cooler scrubber dust stage, are released into the atmosphere. The scrubbing system is a complete closed system, and totally decoupled from urea synthesis. The ammonium salt solution stream from the granulator scrubber acid stage, is fed into the product cooler scrubber dust stage, whereby the ammonia of the dust-laden air stream exiting the product coolers is removed, and the released liquor from the product cooler scrubber dust stage and the released liquor from the granulator scrubber dust stage is sent to the evaporation unit. The vapour stream from the evaporation unit, which contains ammonia is sent to the condenser unit, which releases a liquid process condensate which is sent into the granulator scrubber acid stage, and the concentrated liquid stream from the evaporation unit, containing urea and ammonium salt, and a urea melt from a synthesis unit are conveyed into the urea granulator, separately. Thereby the ammonium salt contained in the concentrated liquor stream is integrated into the granulated urea product. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229395 | PHOTOCATALYST COMPRISING TiO2 AND ACTIVATED CARBON MADE FROM DATE PITS - A photocatalyst is provided that comprises activated carbon produced from date pits, impregnated with TiO | 2011-09-22 |
20110229396 | CATALYST AND PROCESS - The invention concerns a process for the oxidation of organic compounds contained in a gas stream and comprises the step of introducing the gas stream containing the organic compounds together with sufficient oxygen to effect the desired amount of oxidation into an oxidation reactor containing an oxidation catalyst and maintaining the temperature of said gas stream at a temperature sufficient to effect oxidation, characterised in that the oxidation catalyst contains at least 0.01% by weight of ruthenium, cobalt or manganese. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229397 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS FLOW SYNTHESIS OF NANOCRYSTALS - Novel reactor, systems and methods of preparing nanocrystals in a continuous flow-through process are provided. The novel reactor is highly configurable and can be modified to achieve desired reaction times of a flow through mixture. The reactor is designed to provide uniform, efficient heating of the reaction mixture. | 2011-09-22 |