50th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140360113 | EXTRA STRENGTH BACKING STUD HAVING NOTCHED FLANGES - Disclosed herein is an elongated C-shaped backing stud having a plurality of receiving notches positioned along its outer flanges. The backing stud is fastened to the studs of a sheet metal wall assembly by means of a plurality of fasteners, and such that the plurality of studs of the wall assembly abuts a planar web portion of the backing stud. The backing stud may be characterized in that (i) the ratio of the width of the web portion to the width of the backing stud flanges ranges from about 8 to 16, (ii) the ratio of the width of the backing stud flanges to width of the outer returns is at least about one, and (iii) the ratio of the width of the plurality of studs to the width of the outer returns ranges from about 6 to 8. The backing stud is configured to support wall hung grab bars, hand rails, cabinets, shelves, and the like. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360114 | Utility trench system components - Component sets installed at selected intervals along the lengths of upwardly opening, just-below-floor-level utility trenches maintain a substantially parallel-extending relationship between opposed pairs of elongate, upstanding panels that form opposite sidewalls of the utility trench. The component sets each include a pair of elongate uprights of channel-shaped cross-section, and elongate connecting members that bridge between the paired uprights. The connecting members include an upper connecting member having opposite end regions 1) that overlie portions of upper end regions of the uprights, 2) that extending downwardly into the upper end regions of the uprights, and 3) that are snugly received within the upper end regions of the uprights. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360115 | Adjustable head-of-wall insulation construction for use with wider wall configurations - A construction for insulating the head-of-wall joint between a wall and a floor or roof thereabove which utilizes an insulating gasket construction positionable between the ceiling track and the building structure thereabove. The insulating gasket member includes two L-shaped sections which includes co-operate to firestop both outwardly facing sides of a head-of-wall joint, but which can also be used singly. Each L-shaped section is attached to an associated side section which extends over the outwardly facing surfaces of a ceiling track with being attached thereto. Each L-shaped insulation gasket section can include securement mechanism such as adhesive on the undersurface of the main upper horizontal portion to facilitate attachment to the top of the track therebelow and can be attached to an adjacent similarly configured L-shaped section by one or more connecting straps extending through slits defined therein. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360116 | Concrete Flooring - An improved concrete floor arrangement is formed from a single cast piece or alternatively a plurality smaller cast pieces linked together to form a floor surface. The floor is arranged in the form of a grid. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360117 | FLOORING USING PVC AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING THE FLOORING - The present invention relates to PVC resin flooring in which a tile is molded out of PVC, that is, vinyl chloride resin, and the four-sided edges of the tile are molded into curved surfaces. The PVC resin flooring constructed in a floor includes a resin tile configured to include a base layer and a surface layer, wherein the surface layer comprises a dimension stabilization layer, a balance layer, a printing layer, a transparent layer, and a protection layer sequentially stacked on a top surface of the base layer, the base layer and the surface layer are made of PVC resin and jointed, and the four-sided edges of the resin tile are molded into curved surfaces; and a grouting constructed in a gap between the resin tiles, wherein the resin tile is constructed by coating an adhesive on a construction floor, the resin tiles are spaced apart from one another at intervals, and construction is finished by filling the gap between the resin tiles with the grouting. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360118 | FACTORY FABRICATED PRECOMPRESSED WATER AND/OR FIRE RESISTANT TUNNEL EXPANSION JOINT SYSTEMS, AND TRANSITIONS - A fire and/or water resistant expansion joint system for installation between substrates of a tunnel. The system includes a coating applied at a predetermined thickness to the substrates and a fire and water resistant expansion joint. The expansion joint includes a core and a fire retardant infused into the core. The core is configured to define a profile to facilitate the compression of the expansion joint system when installed between the substrates. The coating and the fire and water resistant expansion joint are each capable of withstanding exposure to a temperature of at least about 540° C. or greater for about five minutes. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360119 | ROOF FRAMING STRUCTURE USING TRIANGULAR STRUCTURAL FRAMING - A roof framing structure ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140360120 | Multi-Purpose Transport And Flooring Structures, And Associated Methods Of Manufacture - A pallet cap for covering and connecting with at least one existing pallet includes a reinforced platform having a flat top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface. Four vertical, peripheral edges connect the top and bottom surfaces. Three or more of the edges form at least one edge extension continuing outward from the reinforced platform, and at least one edge notch proximate the edge extension and recessed from the edge extension. At least one notched corner is formed by distal edge extensions of edges meeting perpendicular to one another. A plurality of retaining walls extend downward from the bottom surface of the platform and define the edge notches, proximate a junction of the platform and the edge extensions, for securing the pallet cap over a shipping pallet. Multiple caps may be connected to form an expandable raised flooring system or other structures. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360121 | PANEL-TO-PANEL CONNECTIONS FOR STAY-IN-PLACE LINERS USED TO REPAIR STRUCTURES - A stay-in-place lining is provided for lining a structure fabricated from concrete. The lining comprises a plurality of panels connectable via complementary connector components on their longitudinal edges. Each panel comprises a first connector component on a first longitudinal edge thereof and a second (complementary) connector component on a second longitudinal edge thereof. The lining comprises at least one edge-to-edge connection between the first connector component of a first panel and the second connector component of a second panel, the edge-to-edge connection comprising a protrusion of the first panel extended into a receptacle of the second panel through a receptacle opening. The receptacle is shaped to prevent removal of the protrusion from the receptacle and the receptacle is resiliently deformed by the extension of the protrusion into the receptacle to thereby apply a restorative force to the protrusion to maintain the edge-to-edge connection. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360122 | Solid-Wood Rigid Block Assemblies - In some embodiments, a durable solid-wood door or other rigid block assembly includes two generally-planar, mutually-parallel solid-wood boards each having a plurality of mutually-parallel dovetail-connection channels running generally along an internal surface of each of the boards, and a solid-wood central keying structure disposed between the two solid-wood boards. The central keying structure includes a plurality of two-sided sliding dovetails keys sized to slide within the dovetail-connection channels to secure the two-mutually-parallel solid-wood boards to each other via sliding dovetail connections to the central keying structure. Alternating wood grain orientations may be used to reduce warping. Each board may include multiple laterally-adjacent monolithic slabs interconnected via tongue-and-groove edge connections, with the dovetail connection channels extending across multiple slabs. An adhesive and/or fasteners secure the two boards in a fixed position relative to each other, creating a solid block structure. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360123 | Fastening System for Connecting Non-Load Bearing Wall to Truss - A fastener assembly for connecting a non-load bearing wall to a truss comprises a fastener with a sleeve retained on the fastener and axially displaceable along the fastener. The fastener has unthreaded shank portion and the sleeve is disposed about the unthreaded shank portion. The sleeve has a length less than the axial length of the unthreaded shank portion. The fastener assembly is employed to form a truss/non-load bearing wall connection system, wherein the non-load bearing wall is disposed below the truss and has a top plate with at least one bore. A fastener assembly is disposed in each bore and threaded into the truss so that a gap is formed between the truss and its top plate. Upon deflection of the truss, one or more fasteners vertically slide axially relative to its associated sleeve. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360124 | WINDOWS AND DOORS ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE HAVING A JOINT PORTION OF 45 DEGREES - There is provided a prefabricated window/door structure with interconnecting 45 degree joints where a horizontal bar has its both ends cut at an angle of 45 degrees and includes: a first connection space formed in the direction of the length of the horizontal bar so that the inner space of the horizontal bar is open to the outside, and a screw fastening part with a screw fastening groove protruding in the first connection space; a vertical bar has its both ends cut at an angle of 45 degrees to form a joint of 45 degrees when each of the ends of the vertical bar faces each of the ends of the horizontal bar and includes: a second connection space formed in the direction of the length of the vertical bar so that the inner space of the vertical bar is open to the outside, and a screw hole formed on a side wall in the second connection space, to be aligned with the screw fastening groove; and a support block includes: a first support part to be inserted into the first connection space of the horizontal bar and a second support part to be inserted into the second connection space of the vertical bar. The first support part includes a fastening part receiving channel formed to receive the screw fastening part when the first support part is inserted into the first connection space. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360125 | Truss Hinge with Angular Variability - A truss hinge that allows hinging between truss parts, and also allows configuration into a different size. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360126 | METHOD FOR INSTALLING A FLOORING SURFACE ON A CONCRETE SLAB OR DECK BASE COATED WITH A SEALING MATERIAL - A method for installing a flooring surface on a concrete slab or deck base coated with a sealing material to seal the surface and limit the passage of moisture therethrough comprising pouring concrete to create a poured concrete slab or deck base or obtaining a pre-cast concrete slab or deck base, allowing the concrete slab or deck base to cure, cleaning the cured or partially cured concrete slab or deck base, testing the cured or partially cured concrete slab or deck base to determine at least one of its pH, relative humidity, and vapor emission level, applying a layer of a sealing material , curing the sealing material to form the coated, cured or partially cured concrete slab or deck base, and installing an athletic, commercial, or residential flooring surface on the coated, cured or partially cured concrete slab or deck base. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360127 | METHOD FOR FEED THROUGH CONSTRUCTION - A method for creating a feed through construction barrier comprised of a collar defining the form factor of the barrier and a plurality of slidably connected and nested rods creating a continuous barrier conforming to the form factor of the collar. While the collar defines the form factor of the barrier, the slidable rods can be adjusted in their relative positions along the form factor to provide for a barrier that conforms to the contours of the application surface. The barrier may include means to attach the apparatus to the decking and caps to seal the apparatus during construction activities. The rods are interconnected one to another so that the rods can be connected into a continuous barrier. The rods are able to slide relative to each other along the interlocking structure. When the device is set into position, rods may be slid into a barrier structure that conforms to both planar and non-planar surfaces of the application surface. As such, the method provides for an effective barrier for further construction processes, e.g. pouring a cement floor while keeping cement from flowing into the desired channel or penetration. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360128 | WALL ATTACHMENT CLIP, WALL PANEL SYSTEM, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING WALL PANELS - A clip for attaching and supporting wall panels to a building (such as for an exterior building envelope), a wall panel system, and systems and methods for supporting wall panels is provided. The clip includes a main body portion, a first extension portion, a second extension portion, and a face portion. The clip is used with a system of interlocking vapor barrier wall panels to support the wall panels and affix them to a building frame without compromising the vapor barrier. Exterior façade panels can also be affixed to the clip and building frame without compromising the vapor barrier. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360129 | DEVICE FOR INTRODUCING A FORCE INTO TENSION MEMBERS MADE OF FIBER-REINFORCED FLAT-STRIP PLASTIC LAMELLAS - The disclosure relates to a device for introducing a force into tension members made of fiber-reinforced flat-strip plastic lamellas, including at least one clamping element arranged on the tension member and having at least one surface in contact with the tension member. At least one sleeve is arranged around the clamping element and the tension member and exerts a clamping pressure onto the tension member via the clamping element. The clamping element is made of at least two layers which lie one on top of the other; a first soft layer of a material and at least one second hard layer. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360130 | Tile Alignment and Leveling Device - A tile alignment and leveling device for aligning and leveling tiles as they are being secured to a substrate. The device includes a flexible member, a bottom plate, and an intermediate member. The intermediate member spaces the flexible member and bottom plate a predetermined vertical distance. The flexible member has a first end and a second end. The first end is pivotally combined with the intermediate member thereby allowing the flexible member to pivot between a first position and a second (downward) position. In use and in its second position, the flexible member second end exerts force against the top of the tiles to help align and level the tiles as they are secured to the substrate. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360131 | Coiling Pipes in Spool Form and Tying Said Spool - Machine for coiling pipes ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140360132 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING DELIVERY DEVICES FOR ORAL INTAKE OF AN AGENT - Provided are methods, systems and apparatuses for producing delivery devices, for example, for oral intake of an agent. In the broadest aspect, the method can include assembling one or more layers including one or more materials with an agent or an agent-releasing formulation to form an integrated, for example a laminated, device; folding the integrated delivery device to form a folded integrated delivery device; and at least partially enclosing the fold delivery device to a form suitable for oral delivery. The integrated device can include a first external layer of a first material; a frame of a second material mounted on the first external layer; an agent-releasing formulation housed within the frame; and a second external layer of the first material mounted on the frame. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360133 | Bag Mouth Opening Device for Continuously Conveyed Bags - A bag mouth opening device for continuously conveyed bags including suction cups ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140360134 | Ferris-Wheel Type Vacuum Packaging System And Method - A vacuum packaging system for vacuumizing and sealing unsealed packages including a plurality of vacuum chambers each linked with a respective platen assembly having a platen and conveyor, each chamber and assembly arranged to receive an unsealed package and perform a vacuum sealing operation on the package, characterized by a) a conveyor apparatus including an in-feed conveyor to load each platen conveyor with an unsealed package, and an out-feed conveyor to unload each vacuumized, sealed package from each platen conveyor; and b) a ferris wheel-type vacuum packaging apparatus including at least three radially arranged vacuum chambers each linked with a respective platen assembly, each chamber and platen assembly rotatable about a central horizontal axis disposed parallel to the linear path of the conveyor apparatus, the ferris wheel-type apparatus operable in a vertical plane of rotation disposed perpendicular to the linear path of the conveyor apparatus. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360135 | Bags, Method of Making Bags and Method of Use Thereof for Enveloping Rectangular Bales - A continuous web of closed, preformed end-to-end bags for enclosing bales of material are made by forming an elongate sheet into a helix tube, flattening the tube into first and second elongate bag walls and securing the bag walls at closure seams located along the flattened helix tube. The helix tube is formed by nesting the elongate sheet side edges into U-shapes and sewing. The bag walls are secured to one another by nesting them into U-shapes and sewing. Bales are enveloped by severing the web and thereby providing a bag with an open end, separating the bag walls, inserting a bale therein, closing the bag and severing from the remaining web. Each bag is located along the web with a pair of sensors which provide a locating signal responsive to the bag closure seams. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360136 | VERTICAL PACKAGING MACHINE AND METHOD - Vertical packaging machine for packages such as boxes, bags and similar, comprising a closed path along which gripping means arc movable to grasp and carry the packages, means for feeding products to the machine and dosing means to direct a predetermined amount of product to said packages, characterized by further comprising at least one plurality of product feeding containers. The containers are disposed above a corresponding plurality of gripping means of the packages and are movable along one or more guides to follow at least part of the path of the gripping means and packages present on the gripping means. The containers are assembled on means sliding inside said guides and they arc composed of several portions and the position of said portions can be adjusted by the machine to change the dimensions of said containers. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360137 | FOOD PRODUCT HANDLING DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND RELATED METHODS - A food product handling device is provided. The food product handling device can include a movable loading head having a plurality of rails and a vacuum system operatively associated with the head. In addition, a plurality of suction devices carried by the head and configured to pick up and transport a food product as the head is moved can be provided. A plurality of mounting blocks can be slidably coupled to the rails where at least one suction device is coupled to each mounting block. An actuating device can be operatively associated with the mounting blocks such that each mounting block is configured to slide between a first position and a second position. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360138 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLOSING AND SEALING BAGS IN BALE ENVELOPING APPARATUS - An apparatus for closing and sealing a preformed polypropylene bag after a bale has been inserted therein as the bale and bag traverse along a longitudinal line of travel. Left and right rotatable side flaps fold the left and right bag closure flaps onto the bale. A bottom rotatable fold plate partially folds the bag bottom closure flap and a top fold bar is extended and folds the top bag closure flap onto the bale. The bottom fold plate then folds the bag bottom closure flap onto the bale. The top and bottom bag closure flaps are sandwiched between the rotatable side flaps and the bottom fold plate and over a slack bar therebetween forming a slack portion. A heating assembly directs heat to the slack portion melting the polypropylene and a press plate is extended to the slack melted portion thereby fusing the bag closure flaps together. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360139 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPENING BAGS IN BALE ENVELOPING APPARATUS - An apparatus for separating the bag walls of preformed bags having an open end and a closed end for use in an apparatus for enveloping bales of material. The bag walls are initially adjacent one another. Vacuum and grip pin assemblies are provided on jaws which are movable between retracted and closed positions. The jaws are closed onto the bag walls and a vacuum is applied to vacuum inlet openings drawing the bag walls thereto. Preferably, the jaws are partially separated and then a grip pin is extended adjacent the vacuum inlet openings thereby piercing and securely gripping the walls. The jaws are then retracted thereby fully separating the bag walls and opening the bag. Preferably, the vacuum inlet openings are saddle shaped having a rim defining aligned raised sides and aligned lowered sides therebetween, and the grip pin extends along the aligned raised sides. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360140 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PLACING BAGS OVER INSERTION TUBE IN BALE ENVELOPING APPARATUS - An apparatus for placing preformed bags having an open end and a closed end over an insertion tube for inserting a bale therethrough and into the bag. A plurality of fingers are inserted into the bag open end and are extended for engaging the bag. The fingers and bag opening are traversed to the tube thereby inserting the tube end into the bag opening. The fingers are retracted and removed from the bag. The insertion tube is expanded thereby engaging the interior surface of the bag. Roller drive wheels are placed on the bag over the insertion tube and are rotatably driven and are traversed along the insertion tube for collecting the bag thereon. The roller drive wheels and the plurality of fingers are carried on a common assembly movable along the insertion tube. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360141 | PACKING STATION AND MULTI-MODAL INTERFACE - Exemplary embodiments of the present application provide a packing system for an order fulfillment process. The packing system may include a scanner for scanning a barcode to retrieve a product identifier that is used to look up an order in a package database. A packager may package the product and a scale may weigh the packaged product. Using the weight from the scale and the order information from the package database, postage information for the packaged product may be retrieved from a postage database. One or more labels for the product may be printed based on the postage information and the order information, and the labels may be affixed to the packaged product. A workstation may display an interface providing an overview of the process, a time required to perform the steps in the process, and any errors associated with steps in the process. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360142 | ADJUSTABLE HALTER - Animal control apparatuses are disclosed that allow for easy replacement of the releasable closure. In some cases the releasable closure includes a tri-fold design wherein elongated members with hook and loop fasteners fold over each other. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360143 | CANISTER WOODWORKING FILTER CLEANER - A cleaner for a canister woodworking filter of a dust collector includes a vibrating unit magnetically attached to the top of a canister woodworking filter. The vibrating unit may have a sufficiently compact profile (i.e., low height) to avoid interference with the existing handle. The vibrating unit may be controlled by a controller. The controller may include a remote control unit to remotely wirelessly activate the vibrating unit. The controller may be configured to automatically activate the vibrating unit for a determined period of time after the dust collector ceases running. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360144 | FILTER ARRANGEMENTS; HOUSINGS; ASSEMBLIES; AND, METHODS - Air cleaner and preferred components for an air cleaner are provided. In certain arrangements, a band is permanently mounted to the media pack, surrounding the media. Also, the cartridge is non-circular and includes a radial seal thereon. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360145 | FILTER MEDIUM FOR FILTER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND FILTER - Provided are a filter medium for a filter, which makes it possible to obtain a filter high in collection efficiency, low in pressure loss and long in filter lifetime, a method for producing the same, and a filter using the filter medium for a filter. A filter medium for a filter is used as a constituent member of a filter and composed of a wet type nonwoven fabric, wherein the filter medium for a filter has a multilayer structure of two or more layers, and there is no interface between the above-mentioned two layers. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360146 | WET-LAID DUAL-LAYER AIR FILTRATION MEDIA INCLUDING A LARGE DIAMETER SYNTHETIC POLYMERIC FIBER IN A TOP LAYER THEREOF - A wet-laid dual-layer air filtration media having a thin, lightweight top layer and a bottom layer is provided. The novel media includes a large diameter synthetic polymeric fiber in the top layer that deforms plastically and retains cohesion as a single object, while minimizing use of frangible components that become airborne upon handling. The novel media provides improved high dust holding capacity, while typically maintaining an overall lower basis weight than heretofore available media. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360147 | FILTER ELEMENT WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE POLYMER RETAINING STRAPS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A filter element includes a filtration media formed into a tubular configuration. The filtration media includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart pleats. The filter element includes at least one retaining strap extending circumferentially around the filtration media to limit movement of the filtration media The at least one retaining strap has a ratio of flow direction tensile modulus to perpendicular direction tensile modulus of 1.5 or less. A method of fabricating a filter element is also provided. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360148 | Harvesting machine for picking up crop - A harvesting machine for picking up crop includes a container with a closable filler neck used to accommodate a fluid that is fed by at least one supply system to crop picked up by the harvesting machine. The container has at least one further, closable opening, through which at least one additional container is inserted into the container. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360149 | FORE AND AFT TILT FOR CORN HEADER - A harvesting header and feederhouse for use with a crop harvesting machine has a feederhouse interface at a distal end of the feederhouse and a header frame providing structural support for the harvesting header. The header frame has a top beam, a bottom beam, and first and second vertical main structures connecting the top and bottom beams. The feederhouse interface and the vertical main structures of the header frame are pivotably connected to enable the header frame to pivot with respect to the feederhouse interface. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360150 | ELASTIC DOPE DYED YARN COMPOSITE OF TWO COLORS AND PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING SAME - An elastic dope dyed yarn composite of two colors and process of manufacturing same is provided. The elastic dope dyed yarn composite of two colors includes an SDY having fibers being dope dyed, a POY drawn from dope dyed synthetic materials; and an elastic yarn. The SDY, the POY, and the elastic yarn are twisted together to form the elastic dope dyed yarn composite of two colors. The process is water saving and energy saving and causes no pollution. The elastic dope dyed yarn composite of two colors is light in weight and is capable of keeping warm, and has a high elasticity. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360151 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN OPEN-END ROTOR SPINNING MACHINE - A method for operating an open-end rotor spinning machine having a plurality of workstations, usually a large number, each including a spinning device with a rotor housing, to which negative pressure can be applied, in which a spinning rotor ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140360152 | OIL TANK MOUNT WITH YOKE - An engine has an oil tank mounted to an engine wall with clevis ears formed on both the oil tank and a mount bracket. A link connects the mount bracket clevis ears to the oil tank clevis ears. The link has a spherical bearing which is mounted in the oil tank clevis ears. This provides a connection allowing movement between the link and the oil tank clevis ears. The link is a yoke having arms positioned outwardly of the mount bracket clevis ears securing the oil tank to the mount bracket. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360153 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A gas turbine engine according to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, among other possible things includes a fan. A geared architecture is configured for driving the fan. A turbine section is configured for driving the geared architecture. A thermal management system that includes a first fluid circuit and a second fluid circuit that manage heat generated in at least a portion of the gas turbine engine. A first heat exchanger is incorporated into each of the first fluid circuit and the second fluid circuit. A second heat exchanger is incorporated into the first fluid circuit. A valve controls an amount of a first fluid that is communicated to the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger. A controller is configured to control a positioning of the valve. The amount of the first fluid communicated to the first heat exchanger is based on a first characteristic of a second fluid and the amount of the first fluid communicated to the second heat exchanger is based on a second characteristic of the second fluid. A method and a system are also disclosed. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360154 | GAS TURBINE PLANT HAVING EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION - The invention relates to a gas turbine plant, including a gas turbine device, which has a compressor and at least one burner and at least one gas turbine, a waste heat boiler assembly, which has a boiler inlet side connected to a turbine outlet and a first boiler outlet connected to a flue and a second boiler outlet, and an exhaust gas recirculation, which connects the second boiler outlet to a compressor inlet. A simplified structure can be achieved in that the waste heat boiler assembly has a first boiler exhaust gas path, which is connected to the boiler inlet side and leads to the first boiler outlet, and that the waste heat boiler assembly has a second boiler exhaust gas path, which is connected to the boiler inlet side and leads to the second boiler outlet separately from the first boiler exhaust gas path. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360155 | MICROCHANNEL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOLING TURBINE COMPONENTS OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - The present application and the resultant patent thus provide a microchannel system for cooling a hot gas path surface of a turbine. The microchannel system may include a turbine component having an outer surface extending along a hot gas path of the turbine, a microchannel defined within the turbine component and extending about the outer surface, and a number of pockets defined within the turbine component and positioned along the microchannel. The present application and the resultant patent further provide a method of forming a microchannel system for cooling a hot gas path surface of a turbine. The method may include the steps of forming a turbine component having an outer surface extending along a hot gas path of the turbine, defining a microchannel within the turbine component and extending about the outer surface, and defining a number of pockets within the turbine component and positioned along the microchannel. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360156 | Asymmetric Baseplate Cooling with Alternating Swirl Main Burners - A combustor arrangement ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140360157 | ROCKET VEHICLE WITH INTEGRATED ATTITUDE CONTROL AND THRUST VECTORING - A rocket vehicle includes a controller that integrates operation of a variable-vector main thruster and attitude control thrusters. When the main thruster is firing and roll is commanded, the controller can provide roll moment by firing only a single attitude control thruster, while changing the thrust vector of the main thruster to offset any pitch/yaw moments induced by the firing of the single attitude control thruster. The single attitude control thruster may be a thruster on the leeward side of the rocket vehicle. Since there is a lower wall pressure on the leeward side of the rocket vehicle, the thruster efficiency is improved by accomplishing roll by use of a single thruster (which may be one of a pair of thrusters used to achieve roll in one direction). A significant reduction in fuel use may be accomplished. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360158 | TWIN-DOOR THRUST REVERSER - A thrust reverser for aircraft turbojet engine nacelle includes at least one upstream door and a downstream door. The upstream and downstream doors move in concert between a direct jet position and a reverse jet position. In the direct jet position, two doors are closed, and in the reverse jet position the two doors are open and able to deflect a part of a cold air flow circulating inside the nacelle. The thrust reverser further includes a curved downstream edge of the upstream door to make adapted a part of cold air flow circulating between an upper camber of the upstream door and a lower camber of the downstream door. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360159 | PRECIPITATION COVER FOR AN EXHAUST SYSTEM - An apparatus for an exhaust system, the apparatus comprising a precipitation cover adapted to be positioned at least partially downstream of a tailpipe, relative to a direction of an exhaust gas flow. The precipitation cover comprises a first cover end and a second cover end. The first cover end is configured as a precipitation outlet, and the second cover end is configured as an exhaust gas outlet and a precipitation inlet. When the first cover end and the tailpipe are coupled together, the first cover end and the tailpipe cooperate so as to form a precipitation exit opening. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360160 | VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBINE VANE - Embodiments may provide variable geometry turbine, a nozzle vane for a variable geometry turbine, and a method. The variable geometry turbine that may include a turbine wheel and a plurality of adjustable vanes radially positioned around the turbine wheel. The turbine may also include a flow disrupting feature on one or more outside surfaces of one or more of the plurality of adjustable vanes. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360161 | FORCED AIR CIRCULATION FOR AN AFTERTREATMENT MODULE - A cooling system for an aftertreatment module mounted within an enclosure is provided. The cooling system includes a source of forced air in fluid communication with the enclosure. At least one duct is provided in conjunction with the source of forced air. The at least one duct is configured to direct at least a portion of the forced air from the source of forced air towards a first component of the aftertreatment module. A remaining portion of the forced air that was not directed towards to the first component is directed towards a second component of the aftertreatment module. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360162 | VOLTAGE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HEATING A SELECTIVE CATALYST REDUCTION DEVICE - An exhaust gas treatment system for an internal combustion engine is provided. The exhaust gas treatment system includes an electrically heated catalyst (“EHC”) device in fluid communication with an exhaust gas conduit, a generator, a selective catalytic reduction (“SCR”) device, and a control module. The EHC device includes an electric heater and an EHC catalyst that is heated to an EHC light-off temperature. The generator is selectively operable in a target voltage mode to supply a target voltage to the electric heater. The target voltage represents a voltage required by the electric heater in order to maintain the EHC catalyst at a catalyst temperature. The SCR device is in fluid communication with the exhaust gas conduit. The SCR device is located downstream of the EHC device and includes an SCR catalyst that is selectively heated by the EHC device to a SCR light-off temperature. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360163 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ENGINE THAT INCLUDES LOW PRESSURE EGR - Methods and systems for operating an engine that includes a low pressure EGR passage and a selective reduction catalyst are disclosed. In one example, an actuator is adjusted in response to a NOx mass flow rate in the low pressure EGR passage. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360164 | Diesel Exhaust Treatment Systems and Methods - Disclosed here are systems and methods including one or more FBCs and one or more suitable aftertreatment devices, including DOCs, DPFs, and suitable combinations thereof. The systems and methods disclosed may include selecting a suitable FBC for use with a fuel with a specified sulfur content. Systems and methods disclosed here may also include using one or more ECUs to control one or more FBC dosing/metering devices to supply FBCs from one or more FBC reservoirs in the presence of a specified event. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360165 | SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION DEVICE MONITORING SYSTEM - A selective catalytic reduction (SCR) device monitoring system includes an engine out NOx monitoring module, an SCR out NOx monitoring module configured and disposed to monitor NOx released from the SCR device, and a NOx storage model module operatively connected to the engine out NOx module and the SCR out NOx monitoring module. The NOx storage model module is configured and disposed to determine an amount of NOx stored in the SCR device. A consumed ammonia correction model module is operatively coupled to the NOx storage model module and configured and disposed to calculate a corrected consumed ammonia prediction factor. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360166 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NOX SENSOR DIAGNOSTICS - Systems and methods are disclosed for diagnosing gain rationality of an NOx sensor that is downstream of a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst. Sensor diagnostics are performed while maintaining reductant dosing to the SCR catalyst. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360167 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING OF AN AFTERTREATMENT MODULE - A cooling system for an aftertreatment module located within an enclosure is provided. The cooling system includes an exhaust outlet line and a venturi arrangement provided in cooperation with the exhaust outlet line. The venturi arrangement is spaced from a downstream portion of the exhaust outlet line. Moreover, the venturi arrangement relative to the downstream portion of the exhaust outline line is configured to expel heated air from the enclosure. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360168 | System and Method for Sequential Injection of Reagent to Reduce NOx from Combustion Sources - In a large exhaust duct from a lean burn combustion source, such as a boiler, diesel engine or gas turbine, multiple injectors can be used to inject a reagent, such as an aqueous solution of urea or ammonia, into the exhaust for use in the catalytic reduction of NOx in a process known in the art as selective catalytic reduction (SCR). When operating at low injection rates, such as during low combustor loads, the injectors are operated individually for short periods of time in a sequential manner. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360169 | POST THERMAL CONTROL DEVICE FOR USE WITH A NOx SLIP CATALYST - A system and method for treating diesel exhaust in a diesel exhaust system, and specifically for improved NO | 2014-12-11 |
20140360170 | EXHAUST SYSTEM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust system ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140360171 | Catalyst With Improved Hydrothermal Stability - A catalyst for the treatment of exhaust gas emissions is disclosed. The catalyst can comprise ceria-alumina particles having a ceria phase present in a weight percent of the composite in the range of about 20% to about 80% on an oxide basis, an alkaline earth metal component supported on the ceria-alumina particles, wherein the CeO | 2014-12-11 |
20140360172 | ENGINE DEVICE - It is an object of the present invention to provide an engine device in which a support structure of an exhaust throttle device can be made as a high rigidity structure, and it is possible to prevent the exhaust throttle device from being heated by radiation heat from peripheries of the exhaust throttle device. The engine device of the invention includes an engine ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140360173 | HYDROSTATIC DRIVE SYSTEM - A hydrostatic drive system for a machine is provided. The hydrostatic drive system includes a first hydraulic circuit, and a second hydraulic circuit. The first hydraulic circuit includes a first pump and a first hydraulic motor configured to selectively receive a flow of pressurized hydraulic fluid from the first pump at a first pressure. The second hydraulic circuit includes a second pump and a second hydraulic motor configured to selectively receive the flow of the pressurized hydraulic fluid from the second pump at a second pressure. The hydrostatic drive system further includes a controller configured to maintain a pressure balance between the first and the second hydraulic circuits based on a difference between the first pressure and the second pressure. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360174 | BOOM CYLINDER CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - The present disclosure relates to a boom cylinder control circuit for a construction machine, and includes: a boom cylinder which has an ascending-side chamber and a descending-side chamber; a boom control unit which provides a working fluid to the boom cylinder; a boom operation part which is operated to drive the boom cylinder by providing a pilot working fluid to the boom control unit; a first floating valve which allows the descending-side chamber and the ascending-side chamber to selectively communicate with or be shut off from a first drain line; a second floating valve which is additionally provided in a flow path between the descending-side chamber, which is connected with the first drain line via the first floating valve, and the first drain line, allows the descending-side chamber to communicate with the first drain line, or shut off discharge of the working fluid from the descending-side chamber to the first drain line, and allows of a reverse flow; and a floating selection operation part which provides an operation signal so that the first floating valve and the second floating valve are switched in a direction in which the first floating valve and the second floating valve are communicated or shut off. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360175 | Nozzle Arrangement and Motor Vehicle Drive Train - Nozzle arrangement for fluid applications, in particular for a hydraulic circuit of a motor vehicle drive train. A nozzle body has a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end. The nozzle body has a first longitudinal section having a cylindrical outer circumference, which has a first outside diameter. The nozzle body has a blind hole starting from the first longitudinal end. In the region of the second longitudinal end, the nozzle body has a second longitudinal section having a second outside diameter, which is smaller than the first outside diameter. A third longitudinal section is formed between the first longitudinal section and the second longitudinal section. A substantially radially aligned nozzle bore connects the outer circumference of the third longitudinal section to the blind hole. The outer circumference of the first longitudinal section is designed as a press-fitting surface, allowing the nozzle body to be pressed into a bore and allowing the second longitudinal section to form an annular gap with an inner circumference of the bore. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360176 | WAVE-POWERED ELECTRICITY GENERATOR - This invention is a wave powered electricity-generating mechanism which utilizes the fluctuations of multiple pontoons and ratchets' direction control to integrate various gear speeds into a high speed in order to drive an electricity generator. There are low, medium, and high speed gear sets. Low speed is for a quick start, higher speeds are to adopt lower speeds. The highest speed can be calculated in advance by adjusting the number of dynamic units, gear ratios, and number of transmission phases of gear sets in order to keep a designated output speed. This mechanism does not need to be fastened to the coast. Due to the independence feature of each dynamic unit, the number of dynamic units can be adjusted to meet various power output requirements. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360177 | VARIABLE PEDAL FEELING ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - Disclosed is a variable pedal feeling adjustment device. A pedal simulator includes a simulator block formed with an oil hole connected to a master cylinder through a passage and a bore communicating with the oil hole, a damping housing slidably installed in the bore while being restricted in rotation, a first reaction unit provided in the bore and configured to provide reaction force by being pressurized by oil from the master cylinder, and a second reaction unit supported by the damping housing and configured to provide reaction force by being pressurized by the first reaction unit. An auxiliary simulator includes an auxiliary chamber connected to the passage through a connection passage, an auxiliary piston slidably provided in the auxiliary chamber, and an auxiliary spring to elastically support the auxiliary piston. A control valve is installed to the connection passage to control transfer of hydraulic pressure to the auxiliary chamber. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360178 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING WASTEGATE VALVE LIFT - Various systems and methods for determining the lift of a wastegate valve are provided. For example, a method comprises determining a relation between an actuator position and a lift of a wastegate valve at engine start-up in a temperature range. The relation may be modified based on a difference between a desired boost level and an actual boost level. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360179 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BINARY FLOW TURBINE CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for adjusting the opening of a scroll valve of a binary flow turbine. Scroll valve adjustments are used at different engine operating conditions to improve engine performance and boost response. Scroll valve adjustments are coordinated with wastegate and EGR valve adjustments for improved engine control. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360180 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BINARY FLOW TURBINE CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for adjusting the opening of a scroll valve of a binary flow turbine. Scroll valve adjustments are used at different engine operating conditions to improve engine performance and boost response. Scroll valve adjustments are coordinated with wastegate and EGR valve adjustments for improved engine control. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360181 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BINARY FLOW TURBINE CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for adjusting the opening of a scroll valve of a binary flow turbine. Scroll valve adjustments are used at different engine operating conditions to improve engine performance and boost response. Scroll valve adjustments are coordinated with wastegate and EGR valve adjustments for improved engine control. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360182 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BINARY FLOW TURBINE CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for adjusting the opening of a scroll valve of a binary flow turbine. Scroll valve adjustments are used at different engine operating conditions to improve engine performance and boost response. Scroll valve adjustments are coordinated with wastegate and EGR valve adjustments for improved engine control. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360183 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BINARY FLOW TURBINE CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for adjusting the opening of a scroll valve of a binary flow turbine. Scroll valve adjustments are used at different engine operating conditions to improve engine performance and boost response. Scroll valve adjustments are coordinated with wastegate and EGR valve adjustments for improved engine control. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360184 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BINARY FLOW TURBINE CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for adjusting the opening of a scroll valve of a binary flow turbine. Scroll valve adjustments are used at different engine operating conditions to improve engine performance and boost response. Scroll valve adjustments are coordinated with wastegate and EGR valve adjustments for improved engine control. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360185 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BINARY FLOW TURBINE CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for adjusting the opening of a scroll valve of a binary flow turbine. Scroll valve adjustments are used at different engine operating conditions to improve engine performance and boost response. Scroll valve adjustments are coordinated with wastegate and EGR valve adjustments for improved engine control. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360186 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DESULPHURIZING AN EXHAUST-GAS RECIRCULATION FLOW - A method for desulphurizing an exhaust-gas recirculation flow of an internal combustion engine supplied to the internal combustion engine on the fresh-air side includes branching a partial exhaust-gas flow from the exhaust-gas flow of the internal combustion engine. At least one reactant is supplied to the partial exhaust-gas flow that splits to form ammonia, and the thus laden partial exhaust-gas flow is supplied partially, as an exhaust-gas recirculation flow, to the fresh-air side and partially, as an aftertreatment partial flow, to an exhaust-gas aftertreatment system. The flow rate of the exhaust-gas recirculation flow supplied to the fresh-air side and the flow rate of the aftertreatment partial flow supplied to the exhaust gas aftertreatment system are predefined and/or varied by a regulating device as a function of at least one operating parameter that defines the respective operating state of the internal combustion engine. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360187 | ELECTRICITY GENERATION UNIT AND COGENERATION SYSTEM - An electricity generation unit | 2014-12-11 |
20140360188 | SOLAR THERMAL POWER GENERATION FACILITY AND METHOD OF STARTING UP SAME - A solar thermal power generation facility is provided with turbine bypass piping ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140360189 | INTEGRATED SEPARATOR TURBINE - A fluid processing system and method are provided for separating a liquid portion from a multiphase fluid. The system and method may include a steam turbine assembly coupled with a rotary shaft, and a separator coupled with the rotary shaft and positioned upstream of the steam turbine assembly. The separator may include an inlet end configured to receive a multiphase fluid, an outlet end fluidly coupled with the steam turbine assembly, and a separation chamber extending from the inlet end to the outlet end. The separation chamber may be configured to separate a liquid portion from the multiphase fluid to thereby provide a substantially gaseous fluid to the steam turbine assembly. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360190 | STEAM TURBINE MOISTURE REMOVAL SYSTEM - A drain system ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140360191 | ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUS FOR THE PREHEATING OF FEED WATER - An energy storage apparatus for the storage of thermal energy is provided, with a charging circuit, having a compressor, a heat store and an expansion turbine, the compressor connected on the outlet side to the inlet of the expansion turbine via a first line for a first working gas, and the heat store inserted into a second line, and the first line connected to a first heat exchanger, in which the first line and the second line are coupled thermally, and, furthermore, having a discharge circuit which has a water/steam circuit equipped with a steam generator and which has at least one feed water preheater preceding the steam generator with respect to the direction of flow of the water in this water/steam circuit, and thermal coupling between the charging circuit and discharge circuit achieved by the feed water preheater, in particular achieved solely by the feed water preheater. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360192 | Systems and Methods for Electric and Heat Generation from Biomass - A system for producing energy and heat from biomass is disclosed. The system includes a feed system, a gasifier, a thermal fluid oil heater, and a generator based on the organic Rankine cycle (ORC). The system may also include a controller that takes input from a number of sensors and controls, among other things, the rate at which fuel is fed into the system and the speed of fans and pumps that draw the products from one apparatus into the next. In this system, the biomass is fed into the gasifier, the resulting producer gas is flared and used to heat an oil in the thermal fluid oil heater, and the hot oil is used to provide input heat for the ORC generator. Methods for controlling such a system are also disclosed. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360193 | SUPPORT FRAME AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLY OF A COMBUSTION MODULE OF A GAS TURBINE - A support frame for assembling a combustion module for a gas turbine includes a base plate disposed at a bottom end of the support frame and a support plate that is vertically separated from the base plate by one or more vertical support members. The support plate defines an opening that is sized to allow a portion of the combustion module to pass therethrough. A support block extends vertically from the base plate towards the support plate where the support block defines one or more fastener holes for connecting an aft end of a combustion liner of the combustion module to the support block. A central support column extends vertically from the base plate towards the support plate. A horizontal support extends radially outward from the central support column to align the combustion liner with the opening in the support plate. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360194 | TOROIDAL HEAT EXCHANGER - A toroidal combustion chamber and a plurality of plates are disposed with respect to one another such that their labyrinthine walls are juxtaposed and form labyrinthine conduits leading from an exhaust outlet of the toroidal combustion chamber to an exit perpendicular to the exhaust outlet. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360195 | Low Calorific Fule Combustor For Gas Turbine - A low calorific value fuel-fired can combustor for a gas turbine include a generally cylindrical housing, and a generally cylindrical liner disposed coaxially within the housing to define with the housing a radial outer flow passage for combustion air, the-liner also defining inner primary and intermediate regions of a combustion zone and a dilution zone, the dilution zone being axially distant a closed housing end relative to the combustion zone. A nozzle assembly disposed at the closed housing end includes an air blast nozzle and surrounding swirl vanes. An impingement cooling sleeve coaxially disposed in the combustion air passage between the housing and the liner impingement cools the portion of the liner defining the combustion zone. A portion of the combustor air is introduced directly into the intermediate region. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360196 | SHELL AND TILED LINER ARRANGEMENT FOR A COMBUSTOR - A combustor adapted for use in a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The combustor includes a metallic shell forming a cavity and a ceramic liner arranged in the cavity of the metallic shell. The ceramic liner defines a combustion chamber in which fuel is burned during operation of a gas turbine engine. The ceramic liner includes a plurality of ceramic tiles mounted to the metallic shell and arranged to shield the metallic shell from heat generated in the combustion chamber. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360197 | AFTERBURNER AND AIRCRAFT ENGINE - An aircraft engine includes an afterburner which has a flame stabilizer. The flame stabilizer maintains a flame generated from a mixed gas of a combustion gas and air. The flame stabilizer includes multiple gutters each configured to generate a flame stabilization area for the flame on its downstream side. Each gutter is formed from: a curved apex section having a stagnation point; and flat plate-shaped side surface sections integrally formed on the respective two sides of the apex section. Each gutter has a V-shaped cross-sectional shape which is opened to the downstream side. At least one through-hole is formed only in each side surface section of each gutter. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360199 | METHOD OF OPERATING A GAS TURBINE POWER PLANT WITH EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION AND CORRESPONDING GAS TURBINE POWER PLANT - The invention relates to a method for operating a gas turbine, in which an oxygen-reduced gas and fresh air are delivered to a compressor of the gas turbine in a radially staged manner, the fresh air being delivered via an outer sector of the inlet cross section in relation to the axis of rotation of the compressor, and the oxygen-reduced gas being delivered via an inner sector of the inlet cross section in relation to the axis of rotation of the compressor. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360200 | GAS TURBINE POWER PLANT WITH EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION - What is described is a method for operating a gas turbine power plant, in which fresh air is delivered to a compressor inlet and is accelerated in the compressor inlet and a recirculated first exhaust gas substream is delivered into a region of the compressor inlet in which the fresh air is accelerated to an extent such that the difference between total pressure and static pressure in the fresh air is greater than or equal to a pressure difference which is required in order to suck a target mass flow of the recirculated first exhaust gas substream into the compressor inlet. What is described, further, is a gas turbine power plant with a gas turbine, the compressor inlet of which is divided into two sectors which the flow duct of the compressor adjoins, a feeder for fresh air being connected to the first sector and a recirculation line for recirculating the first exhaust gas substream being connected to the second sector, and the second sector reaching so close to the compressor that, when the gas turbine is in operation, the static pressure at the outlet of the second sector is so low that the difference between total pressure and static pressure is greater than or equal to a pressure difference which is required in order to suck a target mass flow of the recirculated first exhaust gas substream into the compressor inlet. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360201 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING A COMBUSTION CHAMBER WITH NITROGEN - In a method for supplying nitrogen to a combustion chamber, gaseous nitrogen ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140360202 | FUEL INJECTOR AND A COMBUSTION CHAMBER - A fuel injector includes pilot and main fuel injectors. The pilot fuel injector includes at least one pilot air swirler and the main fuel injector includes a main air blast fuel injector located between inner main and outer main air swirlers. A first air splitter is located between the pilot and inner main air swirlers and a second air splitter is located between the pilot and inner main air swirlers. The first air splitter has a downstream portion converging to a downstream end. The second air splitter has a downstream portion diverging to a downstream end. The second air splitter downstream end is downstream of the first air splitter downstream end and the ratio of the distance from the first air splitter downstream end to the second air splitter downstream end to the diameter of the second air splitter downstream end is in the range of 0.22 to 0.30. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360203 | RIJKE TYPE COMBUSTION ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD - A process of producing heat energy for use in heat exchange with other fluids and substances so as to impart said heat energy to said fluid or substances which includes several steps. In a first step, a mixture of fuel and oxidant is ignited in a combustion zone or zones ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140360204 | Systems and Methods for Power Plants - The present techniques are directed to systems and a method for extracting a high pressure gas from a power plant. A method includes providing a fuel to a burner, and providing an oxidant to the burner, wherein an oxidant flow rate is adjusted to provide a substantially stoichiometric ratio of the oxidant to the fuel. The fuel and the oxidant are combusted in the burner to produce an exhaust gas. At least a portion of the exhaust gas is extracted downstream of the burner to form a product gas. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360205 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - One embodiment of the present disclosure is a unique gas turbine engine. Another embodiment of the present disclosure is a unique machine. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for gas turbine engines and electrical systems. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360206 | AIRCRAFT POWERPLANT - An aircraft propulsion power plant for use in an aircraft includes one or more core engines housed in an airframe of the aircraft, one or more secondary propulsion units, each of the one or more secondary propulsion units being removably attached to the airframe, and one or more power transmission means, each of the one or more power transmission means being configured to transmit mechanical power from the or each core engine to a corresponding one of the or each secondary propulsion unit when the or each secondary propulsion unit is attached to the airframe. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360207 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF BATTERY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A thermal management system of a battery for an electric vehicle is provided. The thermal management system controls a temperature of an electric vehicle battery by utilizing a heat pipe connected to a battery module and an insulating pack case and a thermoelectric module connected to the heat pipe and the pack case. The heat pipe performs bidirectional heat exchange and the thermoelectric module heats and cools the heat pipe through current direction change. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360208 | On-Demand Beverage Cooler - A beverage cooler ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140360209 | Compositions and Use of Vinylidene Fluoride and Blends Thereof - The present technology relates to compositional blends that can be used as refrigerants, and more specifically to blends of vinylidene fluoride and at least one other component for use in very low temperature applications. In at least some examples, the second component can be selected from the group consisting of carbon dioxide and pentafluoroethane. Further, the compositions can be azeotropic or azeotrope-like. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360210 | ROLLING ELEMENT BEARINGS FOR AN OIL-FREE LIQUID CHILLER - A refrigeration chiller employs a centrifugal compressor the impellers of which are mounted on a shaft which is itself mounted for rotation using rolling element bearings lubricated only by the refrigerant which constitutes the working fluid of the chiller system. Apparatus is taught for providing liquid refrigerant to (1.) the bearings immediately upon chiller start-up, during chiller operation and during a coastdown period subsequent to shutdown of the chiller and (2.) the drive motor of the chiller's compressor for motor cooling purposes. By use of a variable speed-driven motor to drive the compressor, optimized part load chiller performance is achieved in a chiller which does not require or employ an oil-based lubrication system. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360211 | Controlling HVAC Condenser Fans Using Pressure Sensors - A heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) unit may both save energy and monitor for fault conditions by monitoring an ambient air temperature, compressor discharge pressure, and evaporator suction pressure and using these measurements to identify known conditions. Compressor discharge pressure and ambient temperature may be used as indices to a look up table or map to determine a speed and direction for a condenser fan. In some cases, the look up table may direct the fan to be reversed at full power in an attempt to remove a suspected buildup of dirt or debris at the condenser. Ambient temperature and evaporator suction pressure may be monitored for a combination of conditions that indicate low refrigerant levels, allowing the compressor to be turned off before damage to the compressor is sustained. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360212 | AIR CONDITIONER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method of controlling an air conditioner including a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an expansion valve and an indoor unit, includes detecting an indoor temperature and an outdoor temperature and checking an indoor load and an outdoor load when an operation command is input, determining an operation frequency of the compressor and a degree of opening of the expansion valve based on the checked indoor load and the outdoor load, driving the compressor at the determined operation frequency and opening the expansion valve to the determined degree of opening, thereby supplying a refrigerant to an indoor heat exchanger having a first cooling panel and a second cooling panel disposed parallel to each other, controlling a rate of rotation of each of the indoor fans based on the operation frequency of the compressor and the degree of opening of the expansion valve. | 2014-12-11 |
20140360213 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator is disclosed. The refrigerator is able to store food at a low temperature and to effectively remove bacteria of the food stored in a storage room, to maintain the storage room clean. | 2014-12-11 |