Abstract: A pallet cover suitable for use in covering at least a portion of a payload on a pallet and a kit for use in making the pallet cover. In one embodiment, the pallet cover includes a top wall, a front wall, a rear wall, a left side wall, and a right side wall, wherein the walls are detachably joined to one another. Each of the top wall, the front wall, the rear wall, the left side wall, and the right side wall includes a first fabric sheet and a second fabric sheet, the first and second fabric sheets being joined together to form a plurality of pockets. Each pocket may removably receive a temperature-control member containing a phase-change material. At least one of the top wall, the front wall, the rear wall, the left side wall and the right side wall may include a plurality of detachably joined portions.

Abstract: A heat dissipating device includes a first casing includes a recessed portion, and a second casing coupled to the first casing. The recessed portion at least partially defines an evaporator section of the heat dissipating device, a condenser section of the heat dissipating device is disposed surrounding the recessed portion, and the first casing and the second casing enclose an internal space of the heat dissipating device. The heat dissipating device further includes a plurality of first support structures arranged in the recessed portion, a plurality of second support structures arranged in the condenser section, and a plurality of heat transfer structures arranged in the recessed portion.

Abstract: A pallet cover suitable for use in covering at least a portion of a payload on a pallet and a kit for use in making the pallet cover. In one embodiment, the pallet cover includes a top wall, a front wall, a rear wall, a left side wall, and a right side wall, wherein the walls are detachably joined to one another. Each of the top wall, the front wall, the rear wall, the left side wall, and the right side wall includes a first fabric sheet and a second fabric sheet, the first and second fabric sheets being joined together to form a plurality of pockets. Each pocket may removably receive a temperature-control member containing a phase-change material. At least one of the top wall, the front wall, the rear wall, the left side wall and the right side wall includes a plurality of detachably joined portions.

Abstract: A heat exchanger for heating a fluid flowing through a pipe using a combustion gas includes: a body including open upper and lower ends and having a space formed therein to allow the combustion gas to pass therethrough; a combustor formed in an upper portion of the space in which combustion of the combustion gas occurs; a heat exchange portion formed below the combustor and provided with a heat exchange pipe configured to heat an internal fluid by using the combustion gas; and a heat return pipe provided outside the space so as to be in contact with an outer surface of the body, wherein the combustor and the heat exchange portion may be unitarily formed, and the body in which the combustor is formed includes a concave portion protruding concavely inward so as to correspond to a shape of an outer circumferential surface of the heat return pipe.

Abstract: A device for regasifying liquefied natural gas (LNG) and co-generating cool freshwater and cool dry air, which device comprises at least one hermetic outer recipient containing an intermediate fluid in liquid phase and gaseous phase, the fluid having high latent heat and high capillary properties, traversed by at least one intermediate fluid evaporation tube inside the tube flows moist air whose moisture condenses, at least partly, in a capillary condensation regime on its inner face and on its outer face the liquid phase of the intermediate fluid evaporates, at least partially, in a capillary evaporation regime, and traversed by at least one LNG evaporation tube on which outer face the gaseous phase of the intermediate fluid condenses at least partially, under a capillary condensation regime, and inside the tube, the LNG is heated and changes phase and the regasified natural gas (NG) is heated to a temperature greater than 5° C.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a frame and a plurality of coil passes disposed within the frame. The plurality of coil passes is configured to direct a flow of a refrigerant therethrough to transfer heat with an air flow passing over the heat exchanger. The plurality of coil passes include a U-bend disposed between first and second linear portions of the plurality of coil passes to redirect the refrigerant from a first longitudinal end of the heat exchanger to a second longitudinal end of the heat exchanger. Additionally, a first plurality of fins is disposed on an outer surface the U-bend.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a core and a header tank. The header tank includes a partition, a first inlet pipe, and a second inlet pipe. The partition divides an inside passage of the header tank into a first tank and a second tank. The first inlet pipe introduces a first fluid into the first tank. The second inlet pipe introduces a second fluid into the second tank. The first inlet pipe is inclined at a predetermined angle except a right angle relative to an outer surface of the header tank such that a flow direction of the first fluid flowing from the first inlet pipe to the first tank includes a component in a predetermined direction from a first end of the first tank provided with the partition to a second end of the first tank opposite to the first end.

Abstract: A heat sink comprising a heat exchange device having a plurality of heat exchange elements each having a surface boundary with respect to a heat transfer fluid, having a fractal variation therebetween, wherein the heat transfer fluid is induced to flow with respect to the plurality of fractally varying heat exchange elements such that flow-induced vortices are generated at non-corresponding locations of the plurality of fractally varying heat exchange elements, resulting in a reduced resonance as compared to a corresponding heat exchange device having a plurality of heat exchange elements that produce flow-induced vortices at corresponding locations on the plurality of heat exchange elements.

Abstract: Provided is an evaporator stack. The evaporator stack may be used in power-dense electronic assemblies. The evaporator stack includes a lower floor including at least one mounded portion, and an enclosure surrounding the lower floor, wherein a height of the enclosure is greater than a height of the at least one mounded portion, the at least one mounded portion extending between two walls of the enclosure.

Abstract: A rice gel production system for producing rice gel in a form of a gel including: a cooking unit that cooks or steams raw-material rice to obtain cooked rice; a cooked rice conveyance unit that conveys the cooked rice; and a pulverizing unit that receives the cooked rice from the cooked rice conveyance unit and pulverizes the cooked rice to obtain rice gel. The pulverizing unit includes: a first pulverizing unit that pulverizes the cooked rice to obtain first pulverized rice; and a second pulverizing unit that pulverizes the first pulverized rice discharged from the first pulverizing unit, the pulverization by the second pulverizing unit being performed more finely as compared with the pulverization performed by the first pulverizing unit 100A to obtain the rice gel.

Abstract: Provided is a heat-dissipating, shock-absorbing structure which is applicable to an electronic module with a hard disk drive. The heat-dissipating, shock-absorbing structure includes a heat-dissipating frame, an elastomer, and a plurality of heat conduction layers. The heat-dissipating frame has a fixing segment and two extending segments. The extending segments connect with two ends of the fixing segment. The fixing segment connects with one side of the hard disk drive. The distance between the extending segments is greater than the thickness of the hard disk drive. At least a portion of the elastomer is disposed at the extending segments. The heat conduction layers cover the elastomer.

Abstract: An electric component mounting unit for an air-conditioned garment, which is used in combination with a garment body having a fan opening and which is mounted on a body, includes a fan which takes air from outside into the garment body, a mounter which mounts the fan on the body, and a fan attacher which attaches the fan to the mounter. The fan includes a fan-side linker which links the fan with the fan opening.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a plurality of fins arranged as a network and delimiting corridors, and an envelope having an internal wall and an external wall, the internal and external walls delimiting between them a channel for a flow of a first fluid in a main direction, the network of fins being arranged in the channel and connected to the internal and external walls, at least one passage for a flow of a second fluid being embedded in at least one of the internal and external walls, the channel being, in the main direction, divergent and then convergent.

Abstract: A system for controlling an appliance having a plurality of gas cooktop burners operated by a plurality of digital gas valves includes a plurality of control selectors that include illuminated displays on faces thereof for indicating to which gas cooktop burner each control selector is assigned.

Abstract: A cooktop assembly includes a burner box and a controller disposed on the burner box. A mounting panel is coupled to the burner box over the controller. The mounting panel defines a plurality of embossed features. Each of the plurality of embossed features extends vertically upward from discrete portions of the mounting panel. A plurality of coil assemblies includes individual coil assemblies. Each of the individual coil assemblies includes a coil disposed on a coil plate that defines more than one aperture. Each of the individual embossed features extends through an aperture of the more than one aperture defined by one of the coil plates when the individual coil assemblies are disposed on the mounting panel. A cooktop is disposed over the plurality of coil assemblies and coupled to the burner box.

Abstract: A condenser and semiconductor processing machine, relating to the art of semiconductor equipment. The condenser 100 includes a sealed cavity; wherein, a gas passage is provided in the sealed cavity; cooling liquid is filled around the gas passage; a gas inlet, a gas outlet, and a liquid outlet are provided on the sealed cavity, the gas inlet is communicated with the inlet of the gas passage, the gas outlet is communicated with the outlet of the gas passage, and the liquid outlet is communicated with the gas passage; the gas passage is a Tesla valve structure passage.

Abstract: An air impingement conveyor oven incorporating a case having orthogonal walls, the case being opened by opposite end food passage ports; an air plenum mounted within the case; vertical pairs of forwardly extending finger ducts mounted to the plenum; a food conveyor extending between the finger ducts pairs and through the food passage ports; register plates having air jet matrixes, the register plates covering the finger ducts; and the matrixes air jets upon the register plates, the air jets being configured for air flow direction biasing both toward the rearward ends of the food passage ports and away from the forward ends of the food passage ports.

Abstract: Discussed is an electrode lead cutting apparatus for battery cells, the electrode lead cutting apparatus including a cell fixing unit configured to fix a battery cell, an electrode lead fixing unit configured to supply air to an electrode lead of the battery cell in order to fix a point of the electrode lead to be cut, and an electrode lead cutting unit configured to cut the point of the electrode lead to be cut.

Abstract: An additive manufacturing system including a housing configured to contain a powder bed of material, and an array of laser emitters having a field of view. The array is configured to melt at least a portion of the powder bed within the field of view as the array translates relative to the powder bed. The system further includes a spatter collection device including a diffuser configured to discharge a stream of gas across the powder bed, and a collector configured to receive the stream of gas and contaminants entrained in the stream of gas. The collector is spaced from the diffuser such that a collection zone is defined therebetween, and the spatter collection device is configured to translate relative to the powder bed such that the collection zone overlaps with the field of view of the array.

Abstract: A feedstock for an additive manufacturing process includes a pre-ceramic polymer intermixed with a base material. A method of additive manufacturing includes melting and pyrolizing a feedstock containing metal and a pre-ceramic polymer. An article of manufacture includes an additive manufacturing component including a pyrolized feedstock.