Abstract: The present technology is generally directed to systems and methods for controlling air distribution in a coke oven. In a particular embodiment, a coke oven air distribution system comprises an oven chamber having an oven floor configured to support a coal bed, a plurality of sidewalls extending upward from the oven floor, and an oven crown covering a top portion of the oven chamber. The air distribution system further includes an air inlet positioned above the oven floor and a distributor proximate to the inlet. The inlet is configured to introduce air into the oven chamber and the distributor is configured to at least one of preheat, redirect, or spread air within the oven chamber.

Abstract: The present technology describes various embodiments of systems and methods for maintaining a flat push hot car. In some embodiments, the flat push hot car includes an at least partially enclosed hot box having an interior portion, an exterior portion, a base, and a plurality of sidewalls extending upward from the base. The hot box can be coupled to or integrated with a fluid distribution system. The fluid distribution system can include a spray manifold having one or more inlets configured to release a fluid directed toward the sidewalls of the interior portion so as to provide regional cooling to the hot box.

Abstract: The present technology is generally directed to systems and methods of controlling or reducing the output rate of a coke oven through gas sharing providing an extended process cycle. In some embodiments, a method of gas sharing between coke ovens to decrease a coke production rate includes operating a plurality of coke ovens to produce coke and heated exhaust gases. In some embodiments, a first coke oven is offset in operation cycle from a second coke oven. The method further includes directing the heated exhaust gases from the first coke oven to the second coke oven while the second coke oven is mid-cycle. The heat transfer allows the second coke oven to extend its cycle while staying above a critical operating temperature. By extending the operational cycle while generally maintaining output per cycle, overall production is decreased.

Abstract: The present technology is generally directed to systems and methods for controlling air distribution in a coke oven. In a particular embodiment, a coke oven air distribution system comprises an oven chamber having an oven floor configured to support a coal bed, a plurality of sidewalls extending upward from the oven floor, and an oven crown covering a top portion of the oven chamber. The air distribution system further includes an air inlet positioned above the oven floor and a distributor proximate to the inlet. The inlet is configured to introduce air into the oven chamber and the distributor is configured to at least one of preheat, redirect, or spread air within the oven chamber.

Abstract: The present technology is generally directed to systems and methods of controlling or reducing the output rate of a coke oven through gas sharing providing an extended process cycle. In some embodiments, a method of gas sharing between coke ovens to decrease a coke production rate includes operating a plurality of coke ovens to produce coke and heated exhaust gases. In some embodiments, a first coke oven is offset in operation cycle from a second coke oven. The method further includes directing the heated exhaust gases from the first coke oven to the second coke oven while the second coke oven is mid-cycle. The heat transfer allows the second coke oven to extend its cycle while staying above a critical operating temperature. By extending the operational cycle while generally maintaining output per cycle, overall production is decreased.

Abstract: A spinning rotor for an open-end spinning device is proposed which is provided with a smooth surface at the critical locations in order to avoid deposits within the spinning rotor at its inner surface. The ring-shaped zone of the inner surface of the spinning rotor near its edge as well as the area of its bottom may for instance be made especially smooth by polishing.

Abstract: A process for piecing a broken yarn on an open-end spinning device in which the fiber feed to the fiber collection surface, and which has been interrupted during stoppage of the open-end spinning device. The fiber feed is switched back on and is immediately brought to full production speed. In this process the combed-out state of the fiber tuft at the point in time of when fiber feed is switched back on is ascertained. The point in time when yarn draw off is switched back on and the speed of it are adapted to when the feeding of fibers to the fiber collection surface becoming effective. The yarn is subjected to a multi-phase acceleration. The first phase of the draw-off acceleration is adapted to the incorporation of fibers into the back-fed yarn end. At least one additional phase of the draw-off acceleration serves to reach and/or to maintain the desired fiber mass.

Abstract: For piecing a thread in an open-end spinning apparatus having a fibre collection surface, a sliver is supplied to the clothing of an opening cylinder and opened thereby into fibres and is supplied in this form to the fibre collection surface. There, the fibres are incorporated into the end of a returned thread which is then drawn off continuously. During this, the leading end of the sliver, forming a tuft, is supplied for piecing to the opening cylinder, at a penetration depth which is greater than the penetration depth after piecing, whereas piecing is carried out in a manner conventional per se, matched to a reduction in the penetration depth. This reduction in the penetration depth is carried out suddenly in order to counter thick points in the joint. To carry out the process, a penetration depth alteration apparatus is provided which is in controlled connection with a control apparatus.

Abstract: A process for piecing a broken yarn on an open-end spinning device in which the fiber feed to the fiber collection surface, and which has been interrupted during stoppage of the open-end spinning device. The fiber feed is switched back on and is immediately brought to full production speed. In this process the combed-out state of the fiber tuft at the point in time of when fiber feed is switched back on is ascertained. The point in time when yarn draw off is switched back on and the speed of it are adapted to when the feeding of fibers to the fiber collection surface becoming effective. The yarn is subjected to a multi-phase acceleration. The first phase of the draw-off acceleration is adapted to the incorporation of fibers into the back-fed yarn end. At least one additional phase of the draw-off acceleration serves to reach and/or to maintain the desired fiber mass.

Abstract: A yarn piecing device and process for an open-end spinning machine wherein opened fiber is fed to a fiber collection surface in a pneumatic stream. The stream of fibers is shifted from the fiber collection surface when a broken or missing yarn is detected and the fiber feed to an opening device is interrupted. After the yarn is back-fed to the collection surface, the fiber feed to the opening device is restarted and the pneumatic stream of fibers is shifted back to the fiber collection surface before the fiber density in the pneumatic stream attains its production strength density.

Abstract: A board game for two players comprises a board which has a playing comprises a board which has a playing area divided into playing spaces and respective similar armies of pieces which may be moved about the playing area by the players to capture opposing pieces. Each player is provided with one or more non-playing areas adapted to accommodate one of his playing pieces and with a marker adapted to be accommodated on a playing space, whereby either player can remove one of his playing pieces from the playing area and denote the playing space from which it was removed by positioning his marker on that playing space.