Abstract: Provided herein are E. coli host strains with improved capacity for producing recombinant proteins.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for the temporal monitoring and visualization of the health of a direct interconnect network wherein discovered and configured nodes provide node telemetry data from each node or every port on each node at time interval, and the node telemetry data is stored in a temporal datastore at each time interval with a timestamp for a retention period, such that the temporal datastore contains a temporal history of node telemetry data from each node or every port on each node during the retention period. The node telemetry data is analyzed, alarms are raised as necessary, a health status commensurate with the severity of the node telemetry data is assigned and stored for each node or every port on each node, and a health score is calculated for such nodes and ports based on the assigned health status for use by a user interface.

Abstract: A steam exchange humidifier comprising a heat exchanger inside a tank, the tank comprising a drain and fluid inlet port for fluid in and out of the tank and a steam outlet; the heat exchanger comprising a heat exchanger array, a steam collector, a condensate collector, a steam supply port and condensate return port; the steam collector being connected to the steam supply port, and the condensate collector being connected to the condensate return port; the steam collector and the condensate collector being connected by the heat exchanger array, wherein the tank is a generally vertical body.

Abstract: A steam generator and a method for generating steam, the generator comprising a steam chamber fed with water from a water from a water reservoir for heating by a heating source to generate steam, steam being delivered out through a steam outlet, and waste water being evacuated through a drain, the steam generator comprising a control chamber, in fluid communication with the steam chamber so as that a water level in the control chamber is indicative of a water level in said steam chamber; at least one water level-sensor configured for detecting the water level in the control chamber; and a control unit receiving a signal from the water level-sensor. There is further provided a method of generating steam in a steam chamber receiving Water is fed from the water reservoir simultaneously to the steam chamber and to the control chamber, through a single feeding valve, the feed water being mixed with hot waste water drained from the steam chamber, upstream of a drain pump.

Abstract: A steam generator and a method for generating steam, the generator comprising a steam chamber fed with water from a water from a water reservoir for heating by a heating source to generate steam, steam being delivered out through a steam outlet, and waste water being evacuated through a drain, the steam generator comprising a control chamber, in fluid communication with the steam chamber so as that a water level in the control chamber is indicative of a water level in said steam chamber; at least one water level-sensor configured for detecting the water level in the control chamber; and a control unit receiving a signal from the water level-sensor. There is further provided a method of generating steam in a steam chamber receiving Water is fed from the water reservoir simultaneously to the steam chamber and to the control chamber, through a single feeding valve, the feed water being mixed with hot waste water drained from the steam chamber, upstream of a drain pump.

Abstract: Supplied humidification steam is dispersed through tubes and a header. Condensate is collected from the header into a tank. A controlled steam supply valve pumps condensate from the tank to a return line by application of sourced steam. A non-mechanical electronic level sensor (ELS, sensing temperature, resistance, capacitance, inductance, luminance or sonic condition of condensate) signals a controller using the ELS and/or a timed pumping/evacuation cycle to push condensate from the tank to the return. The method removes condensate by isolating the collection tank from the tubes and header and pumps condensate from the tank based upon a sensed conditions.

Abstract: The steam eyelet(s), mounted on steam dispersion tube(s), part of a steam dispersion system, has an interior cavity fed with steam, a through passage, a steam entry port and a steam exit port. The exit port is partly closed by a sloped throat which captures steam condensate and the steam entry port has a drain slot which drains condensate into the dispersion tube cavity. The eyelet's through passage progressively narrows at the exit with a shallow and then steep slope. A protruding lip reduces facial formation of condensate. A method reduces condensate spitting by accumulating condensate in the interior of the eyelet which, when it reaches a certain volume, drains the condensate bubble-droplet with an inboard interior eyelet surface disruption near the steam entry. Surface tension of the condensate bubble-droplet is used to drain the bubble-droplet at the disruption, causing an out-flow of the bubble-droplet in a direction contrary to steam flow.

Abstract: A steam distribution apparatus having a heat exchanger header defining a chamber; steam distribution apparatus communicating with the heat exchanger chamber; a source of steam at a pressure higher than atmospheric; a heat exchanger having one end communicating with the source of steam and another end for communicating with the chamber and steam dispersion apparatus; and a valve. The valve operates the heat exchanger in an open-loop configuration which supplies humidification steam to the steam distribution apparatus at atmospheric pressure and operates the heat exchanger in a closed-loop at the steam pressure higher than atmospheric for heating the heat exchanger chamber wherein condensate within the chamber or steam distribution apparatus can be converted back to humidification steam.