Abstract: An electronic equipment air conditioner and purifier for providing purified air to an electronic device. The electronic equipment air conditioner and purifier includes a housing including an air intake port and an air outlet port. A blower is positioned within the housing for drawing air into the housing through the air intake port. A filter is provided for filtering the air drawn through the air intake port by the blower to produce filtered air. Moisture is then removed from the filtered air by a humidifier and evaporator to produce filtered and dehumidified air. A hose is removably connected to the air outlet port for supplying the filtered and dehumidified air to the electronic device. The electronic equipment air conditioner and purifier also includes a control panel for manually controlling the speed at which the blower draws air through the air intake port, the temperature of the air drawn in and the humidity of the air.

Abstract: A stabilized aqueous alkali or alkaline earth metal hypobromite solution is prepared by mixing an aqueous solution of alkali or alkaline earth metal hypochlorite having from about 5 percent to about 70 percent available halogen as chlorine with a water soluble bromide ion source; allowing the bromide ion source and the alkali or alkaline earth metal hypochlorite to react to form a 0.5 to 70 percent by weight aqueous solution of unstabilized alkali or alkaline earth metal hypobromite; adding to the unstabilized solution of alkali or alkaline earth metal hypobromite a suitable stabilizer such as a carbonic acid, hydrogen cyanide, carboxylic acid, amino acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid or boric acid; and recovering a stabilized aqueous alkali or alkaline earth metal hypobromite solution.

Abstract: A jacketed steam humidification apparatus includes an elongated steam dispersion tube having discharge orifices for the release of steam, and an elongated jacket defining a jacket passageway in contact with the dispersion tube so that steam can flow along the jacket passageway to maintain the dispersion tube in a heated condition, where the jacket has one or more escape passages to allow a portion of the steam and other gases in the jacket passageway to escape from the jacket passageway.

Abstract: A cyclone separator is disclosed having a vertical housing (2), an opening at its lower end (4), provided with a cover (5) at its upper end having a central opening (8), an inlet duct (10) for tangential entry of a mixture of gas and catalyst particles from the outlet (12) of a riser reactor (15) of a fluidized-bed catalytic cracking plant, a particles discharge duct (16) communicating with the open lower end (4) of the vertical housing (2), and a gas outlet duct (18) having a vertical section (20) which extends through the central opening (8) in the cover (5), which cyclone separator (1) further having an open-ended pipe (23) arranged in the central opening (8) to define an annular gas inlet conduit (25) between the vertical section (20) and the open-ended pipe (23), and swirl imparting means (30) arranged in the annular gas inlet conduit (25).

Abstract: The present invention generally provides a system for maintaining aquatic life that require oxygenated water, such as fish, shrimp, other marine animals, microbial populations, plant life and combinations thereof. The system generally includes a container and a centrifugal pump adapted selectively operate in either an aerating mode to provide oxygen to the aquatic life or a pumping mode in which the water in the tank is replace with fresh water. The pump is designed to be self priming, thereby allowing a system that is substantially self regulating and operating without the necessity of electronic controls.

Abstract: A filter assembly 10 includes a housing 12 defining a filter chamber having a first region forming a contaminated air inlet chamber 30 and a second region forming a clean air outlet chamber 40. A filter element 20 extends within the housing between the inlet chamber 30 and the outlet chamber 40. A flow barrier member 60 protrudes from the housing into a cooperating groove 70 provided in the end face of the filter element 20. The flow barrier forms a labyrinth type seal blocking contaminated air from bypassing the filter element.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing molded materials solidified by sulfur includes an apparatus for bringing the water content of a solid raw material to be mixed with sulfur, such as slag and dust resulting from steel-making, to 3% by weight or below, an apparatus for heating and kneading the mixture of raw materials including molten sulfur at 119 to 159.degree. C., to cause the sulfur to penetrate into pore spaces on the solid raw material, thereby preparing a fluid kneaded mixture, and an apparatus for molding the mixture into a prescribed shape. Utilizing the apparatus, slag and dust resulting from steel-making, etc. is solidified with a melted sulfur thereby, enabling solidified and molded materials to be produced industrially, while preventing the generation of sulfurous acid gas. The materials' performance, such as physical strength and quality, are constant and high, and harmful heavy metals or the like will not ooze out of the materials.

Abstract: An integrated filtration and sterilization apparatus including an ultraviolet lamp disposed within an ultraviolet radiation permeable sleeve such that a gas conduit is formed between an outer surface of the ultraviolet lamp and an inner surface of the sleeve; a filtration member disposed about the sleeve such that a permeate chamber is formed between an outer surface of the sleeve and an inner surface of the filtration member; a feed chamber disposed about an outer surface of the filtration member; a liquid feed for feeding a liquid to the feed chamber and a liquid removal line for removing liquid from the permeate chamber; a gas feed for feeding an oxygen-containing gas to the gas conduit and a gas removal line for removing an ozone-containing gas from the gas conduit; and a mixing device for mixing liquid removed from the permeate chamber and ozone-containing gas from the gas conduit downstream from the permeate chamber.

Abstract: A cabinet panel (10) has a filter element (12) for removing particles from cooling air used in an electronics enclosure. The filter element is removably mounted to the cabinet panel adjacent an air intake opening (14). Plugs (18) extend outwardly from the cabinet panel at predetermined locations proximate the air intake opening to releasably and matingly engage bores (30) disposed about a frame (22) of the filter element to form an air sealing relationship with the cabinet panel so that air passing through the air intake opening passes through the filter element. A cover (32) having an aperture (34) is removably mounted to the panel so that air passing through the filter element passes through the aperture. In one embodiment, the cover is removably, pivotally mounted to the panel. In another embodiment, the cover has locking arms (60) that removably engage locking slots (44) which are matingly disposed through the cabinet panel.

Abstract: A spray dryer/bag filter apparatus for removing flue gas from an incinerator, which is structurized to re-circulate the purified gas as the shield air for protecting the slurry spraying nozzle thermally from hot gas without using any additional blower to introduce external air, that the flue gas is not diluted.

Abstract: A strainer apparatus capable of being installed within an Acme type coupling of the kind used in a pipe connecting a transport gas tank to a gas storage tank comprises a perforated disc and a retainer ring. The outer surface of the retainer ring has a smooth portion and an adjacent knurled portion. The disc acts as a strainer and is permanently fixed inside of the Acme coupling by means of the retainer ring knurled portion being press fitted against the inner surface of a coupling counterbore within which both the disc and ring are installed. The Acme coupling after being fitted within the strainer disc is installed in the pipe line leading between a gas transport tank and a gas storage tank to prevent debris from being pumped through the pipe coupling and towards and possibly to the gas storage tank.

Abstract: Apparatus in fluid communication with a water leg portion of an offshore drilling or production platform sump tank for conveying the separated water into contact with an organophilic clay such that the hydrocarbons and other organic materials commingled with the sump tank water will be adsorbed onto the organophilic clay and the water will pass through the clay and will be conveyed back to the ocean water without contamination.

Abstract: Screens for protecting the intake openings of pool skimmer systems which include a body portion having front and opposite side walls. Retention flanges extend from the body rearwardly relative to the front wall of the size to extend within the intake openings for retaining the screens within the intake openings. In some embodiments the screens may include top and/or bottom sections or an optional outwardly extending debris receiving tray.

Abstract: An apparatus for fixing a trash bag to a vacuum cleaner that prevents the trash bag from being freely moved right and left and improves an assembling productivity of the fixing apparatus is disclosed. The fixing apparatus has first and second guiding bars formed on an inner wall of the dust collecting chamber for guiding a cardboard when the cardboard of the trash bag is inserted therein. First and second supporting brackets prevent the cardboard of the trash bag from being freely moved right and left by fixing the cardboard guided by the first and the second guiding bar. A fixing member which is elastically fixed inside of the first and second brackets prevents the cardboard of the trash bag, which is fixed by the first and the second supporting brackets, from being freely moved right and left. A fixing boss integrally formed with a floor of the dust collecting chamber and protruded upward fixes the fixing member to the first and second supporting brackets.

Abstract: An accessory for a vacuum cleaner having a vacuum source (21) and an inlet tube (18) or the like entering into a chamber (15), the inlet tube communicating with a nozzle opening (11) and being normally connected to a dust container (16), the chamber having an opening which is normally covered by a lid (17). The accessory is a separate unit which is removable secured to the vacuum cleaner and includes a cyclone separator. The accessory has an inlet side (32) that can be connected to the inlet tube (18). The accessory has a liner (25) to which a container part (27) is removably secured. The container part includes a first container (45) in which particles separated by the cyclone are collected and a second container (46) operable to collect particles separated by a coarse separator.

Abstract: A filter assembly includes a filter cabinet defining an interior. A filter component is suspended within the filter cabinet interior. The filter component includes an outer frame having first and second rigid frame sections. The first and second rigid frame sections are pivotable, relative to each other about a pivot arrangement, such as a hinge. The first and second frame sections hold filter bags, such that the filter bags are suspended from the frame in the cabinet interior. Methods of changing a filter bag in a cabinet air filter assembly are provided.

Abstract: The air freshener device is adapted to be mounted on a ventilation duct in a vehicle or other closed space. The housing has a front side and a back side and respective input and output air ports defined thereon. Forced air, expelled from the ventilation ducts, enters the input air ports of the housing, causes a rotatable fan to rotate and generate arcuate and, preferably rotating, air currents in the generally hollow interior space defined by the housing. An air freshener pellet is disposed within the housing and the arcuate air flow, and preferably rotatable air flow, passes over the pellet, mixes with the expelled ventilation air and is ejected from the housing via the output air port.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for treating ship ballast water before it is discharged into coastal waters. The ballast water may contain harmful non-indigenous microorganisms. Before discharge, the ballast water is oxygenated and deoxygenated to reduce the populations of anaerobic and aerobic microorganisms, respectively. If anaerobic microorganisms are of no concern, the oxygenation step can be eliminated.

Abstract: An apparatus for filtering contaminated fluids is provided. In a filtering mode, contaminated fluid is introduced into a vessel housing a bed of positively buoyant particulate material and a bed of negatively buoyant particulate material in a spaced apart relationship. The contaminated fluid is passed through the bed of negatively buoyant particulate and through the bed of positively buoyant particulate. In a backwashing mode, a backwashing fluid is passed through the bed of positively buoyant particulate to flush particulate contaminants therefrom. The backwashing fluid is discharged from the vessel at a location between the bed of negatively buoyant particulate and the bed of positively buoyant particulate.

Abstract: A water purifier using common advantages of natural and forced types operated without an external electric power source, resulting in high efficiency of water purification.