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20120102883 | System For Producing Sterile Beverages And Containers Using Electrolyzed Water - A system and method of producing sterile beverages and containers, e.g., cleaning, sterilizing, and pre-sterilizing the bottles, the caps, and the critical surfaces using electrolyzed water. The sterilization system may include a mechanical sprayer that sprays electrolyzed water on the bottles, the caps, and the critical surfaces. In another embodiment, the sterilization system may include a fog generator connected to an electrolyzed water generator that produces a fog within a closed sterilization enclosure to sterilize the bottles, the caps, and the critical surfaces. Additionally, further, in yet another embodiment, the sterilization system may include an electrostatic fog generator connected to an electrolyzed water generator that produces an electrostatic, positively-charged fog within a closed sterilization enclosure. The electrostatic, positively-charged fog is attracted to the negatively charged or grounded bottles, caps, and critical surfaces to sterilize the bottles, the caps, and the critical surfaces. | 05-03-2012 |
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20080215255 | Methods of predicting cavitation damage - A method is provided for predicting the likelihood of cavitation damage occurring on a surface of a hydrodynamic component. The method may include creating a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation of the hydrodynamic component, wherein creating the CFD simulation includes simulating a fluid proximal to the surface of the hydrodynamic component. The method may also include selecting a location on the surface of the hydrodynamic component, wherein the selected location is exposed to the simulated fluid. The method may further include determining the mean pressure and standard deviation, the standard deviation of the rate of change in pressure, the mean void percentage and standard deviation, and the standard deviation of the rate of change in void percentage for the fluid at the selected surface location. The method may also include analyzing at least one of the mean pressure and standard deviation, the standard deviation of the rate of change in pressure, the mean void percentage and standard deviation, and the standard deviation of the rate of change in void percentage for the fluid at the selected surface location to predict the likelihood of cavitation damage occurring at the selected surface location. | 09-04-2008 |
20090261286 | Valve assembly having a washer - A valve assembly is disclosed. The valve assembly has a housing having a first recess disposed on an interior surface of the housing and at least one valve-supporting element disposed within the housing. The valve assembly also has a washer disposed within the housing, the washer having a first washer surface and a projection for transferring torque. The first washer surface abuts against a first valve-supporting element surface of the at least one valve-supporting element and the projection is received in the first recess. The valve assembly also has a first fastener disposed within the housing and having a first fastener surface abutting against a second washer surface of the washer. | 10-22-2009 |
20100037863 | FLUID LEAK LIMITER - A fluid leak limiter for a high-pressure fuel injection system is disclosed. The fluid leak limiter may have a body at least partially defining a central bore and having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, a piston reciprocatingly disposed within the central bore, and a spring located to bias the piston toward a first flow-blocking position at which fluid from the fluid inlet is inhibited from flowing to the fluid outlet. The fluid leak limiter may also have a pin configured to selectively lock the piston in a second flow-blocking position at which fluid from the fluid inlet is inhibited from flowing to the fluid outlet. | 02-18-2010 |
20110297125 | Reverse Flow Check Valve For Common Rail Fuel System - A common rail fuel system includes a reverse flow check valve fluidly positioned between each of a plurality of common rail fuel injectors and an outlet of a high pressure pump. The reverse flow check valves divide the overall system fluid volume into an upstream common volume and a plurality of separate downstream volumes. The upstream common volume is greater than the sum of the separate downstream volumes. The reverse flow check valve is movable between a first configuration with a large flow area and a second configuration with a small flow area. The reverse flow check valve associated with each of the individual fuel injectors may be housed in a quill that fluidly connects the fuel injectors to the high pressure common rail. | 12-08-2011 |
20120111965 | Fuel Injector With Needle Control System That Includes F, A, Z And E Orifices - A common rail fuel injector includes a needle valve member that moves to open and close nozzle outlets for a fuel injection event responsive to pressure in a needle control chamber. Between injection events, the needle control chamber is fluidly connected to the fuel inlet by a first pathway that includes a Z orifice, and fluidly connected to the fuel inlet by a second pathway that includes an F orifice, an intermediate chamber and an A orifice. During an injection event, the needle control chamber is fluidly connected to a drain outlet by a third pathway that includes the A orifice, the intermediate chamber and an E orifice. Different performance characteristics are achieved by adjusting the sizes of the respective of F, A, Z and E orifices. | 05-10-2012 |
20120291753 | Fuel Injector With Telescoping Armature Overtravel Feature - A common rail fuel injector includes a fuel inlet, a set of nozzle outlets, a drain outlet, a nozzle chamber and a needle control chamber. A needle control valve includes a ceramic control valve member movable between a closed position in contact with a flat valve seat to block the needle control chamber from the drain outlet, and an open position at which the needle control chamber is fluidly connected to the drain outlet. A solenoid actuator is mounted in the injector body and includes an armature movable between an overtravel position and an energized position, but the armature has a stable un-energized position between the overtravel position and the energized position. A needle valve member is positioned in the injector body and includes an opening hydraulic surface exposed to fluid pressure in the nozzle chamber, and a closing hydraulic surface exposed to fluid pressure in the needle control chamber. Armature overtravel is facilitated by a telescoping armature pin that includes a stem affixed to the armature and telescopically received in a pusher in contact with the ceramic control valve member. | 11-22-2012 |
20130113583 | PROTECTED POWDER METAL STATOR CORE AND SOLENOID ACTUATOR USING SAME - A solenoid actuator includes a stator assembly with a stator core of formed powder metal received in a stator housing. A ferromagnetic protective sleeve is in contact with and covers a majority of an inner end face and a cylindrical wall of the stator core, while a flux ring is in contact with and covers an outer end face of the stator core. An armature assembly includes an armature attached to a stem that is movable in an air gap relative to the ferromagnetic protective sleeve. A spring is operably positioned in the ferromagnetic protective sleeve but electrically isolated from the stator housing. The stator core is encapsulated to protect against erosion and fragmentation. A magnetic flux line around a solenoid coil passes through the stator core, the ferromagnetic protective sleeve, the armature, the flux ring and back to the stator core. | 05-09-2013 |