Abstract: The present invention relates to a new conceptual pedestal type dryer which serves both as a pedestal of a washing machine or dryer, and a dryer, and particularly, to a pedestal type dryer with a PTC heater. The pedestal type dryer includes a container having a space formed therein for holding a drying object, and a top provided to install a laundry dryer, or a washing machine, and a hot air supply unit having a fan for blowing air, and a PTC heater, for supplying hot air to the space for holding the drying object.

Abstract: This invention discloses systems and methods for control of a gas turbine or a gas turbine generator, where the gas turbine is connected to a dryer vessel in which gas turbine exhaust gases are used to heat treat a material in the dryer vessel. The control system comprises one or more sensors for temperature, moisture and/or flow rate in the dryer vessel and/or of the material inside, entering and/or exiting the dryer vessel and a controller responsive to the sensor for controlling the fuel and/or air flow into the gas turbine. This control system and method enables providing the appropriate heat output from the gas turbine to meet the process heat required for the desired material treatment. Optionally, the gas turbine can be a liquid fuel turbine engine, or a reciprocating engine can be substituted for the turbine engine.

Abstract: A laundry treating appliance and a method for operating the appliance to supply air into a treating chamber through an air inlet and controlling the supplied air by varying the effective area of the air inlet.

Abstract: In a dry process after a cleaning process using a cleaning-liquid nozzle and a rinse process using a side rinse nozzle are performed on a wafer W, the wafer W is turned, feeding of pure water to a center point of the wafer W from a pure-water nozzle is started, and substantially at the same, injection of a nitrogen gas from a gas nozzle to a center portion of the wafer W at a point at an adequate distance apart from the center of the wafer W is started. Next, while the pure-water nozzle is caused to scan toward the periphery of the wafer W, the gas nozzle is caused to scan toward the periphery of the wafer W in an area radially inward of the position of the pure-water nozzle after the gas nozzle passes the center of the wafer W.

Abstract: A system (50) for cooling a target element (56) includes a structure (52) having an opening (62) extending through the layer (52), a pumping device (32) positioned behind the structure (52), and a target element (56) positioned in front of the structure (52). Transducers (58, 60) are positioned at opposing ends (74, 76) of the opening (62) between the structure (52) and the target element (56). The pumping device (32) drives a jet (70) of coolant through the opening (62) toward the target element (56). The transducers (58, 60) produce output signals (84, 86) that perturb the jet (70) to control oscillation of the jet (70) in order to stabilize the jet (70) for impingement with a predetermined location (96) on the target element (56). The jet (70) uniformly spreads from the location (96) to provide cooling over a surface (100) of the target element (56).

Abstract: A system (50) includes a material layer (52) having an opening (62) extending through it and a pumping device (54) positioned behind the layer (52). A target element (56) is positioned in front of the material layer (52). In a partial cooling mode (124), the pumping device (54) drives a jet (134) of coolant through the opening (62) toward the target (56). Transducers (58, 60), positioned at opposing ends of the opening (62), produce output signals (130, 132) that perturb the jet (134) to partially control its oscillation. The jet (134) spreads from a location (96) on the target element (56) in one direction (142) to provide uniform cooling over a portion (126) of the target element (56) in the direction (142), and the jet (134) non-uniformly spreads in another direction (144) to provide non-uniform cooling over a portion (128) of the target element (56) in the other direction (144).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a well-being body drier and a method for controlling it. More specifically, the present invention relates to a body drier designed to remove moisture in a bathroom to thereby inhibit various bacterium and smell, to blow uniform hot air to thereby prevent skin from excessively drying and prevent skin diseases, to reduce a mechanical noise due to an action of air guide without change of blast pressure, and to warm bathroom air upon senior's bathing to thereby prevent taking cold, and to a method for controlling the body drier which blows a hot air while repeated revolving within a range of a certain angle a discharge opening to a head part, a body part and a leg part of users.

Abstract: A system (50) for cooling a target element (56) includes a structure (52) having an opening (62) extending through the layer (52), a pumping device (32) positioned behind the structure (52), and a target element (56) positioned in front of the structure (52). Transducers (58, 60) are positioned at opposing ends (74, 76) of the opening (62) between the structure (52) and the target element (56). The pumping device (32) drives a jet (70) of coolant through the opening (62) toward the target element (56). The transducers (58, 60) produce output signals (84, 86) that perturb the jet (70) to control oscillation of the jet (70) in order to stabilize the jet (70) for impingement with a predetermined location (96) on the target element (56). The jet (70) uniformly spreads from the location (96) to provide cooling over a surface (100) of the target element (56).

Abstract: A coated film drying method for drying a film which is coated on a surface of a web while the web is running through a tunnel-shaped dry case having a web entrance and a web exit, comprising the steps of: blowing dry air toward a surface of the coated film through an outlet port which is provided with a porous distributor; and sucking the dry air through an inlet port which is disposed at a position downstream or upstream of the position where the dry air is blown out and on the same side as that on which the outlet port is disposed relative to the coated film, so that a stream of the dry air which flows in a direction parallel to the running direction of the web is formed across the entire width of the surface of the coated film.

Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus for sanitizing sports equipment which comprises a cabinet which can be sealed, first and second conduits in fluid communication with the cabinet, an ozone generator, and fans for circulating ozone containing gas through the conduits into the cabinet, the fans being operative to circulate the ozone containing gas in a first direction and subsequently in a reverse direction. There is also provided a fluid storage device, the fluid storage device being associated with a spray action to spray the fluid into the cabinet after the ozone has been circulated.

Abstract: A paper drying apparatus to dry a paper web carried on a fabric sheet includes a first rotatable drum to carry a paper web. A second rotatable drum is positioned downstream of the first drum with respect to the paper web carried by the first and second rotatable drum. A third rotatable drum is positioned downstream of the second rotatable drum to carry the paper web. A first air supply directs air through the first rotatable drum in a first direction to dry a paper web carried on the first rotatable drum. A second air supply supplies air through the second rotatable drum in a second direction opposite to the first direction. A third air supply supplies air through the third rotatable drum in the first direction. The first direction is one of a direction from an inside of a respective drum toward an outside of the respective drum and from the outside of the respective drum toward the inside of the respective drum.

Abstract: A process and an apparatus for removing water from a material are disclosed. The material can be selected from the group consisting of fibrous webs, textiles, plastics, non-woven webs, building materials, or any combination thereof, and may comprise an agricultural product, a food product, a pharmaceutical product, a biotechnology product, etc. The process comprises providing a material; providing an oscillatory flow-reversing impingement gaseous media having predetermined frequency; providing a gas-distributing system designed to emit the oscillatory flow-reversing impingement gas onto the material; and impinging the oscillatory flow-reversing gas onto the material, thereby removing moisture from the material.

Abstract: While being transferred in substantially horizontal state along a predetermined path of transfer by a conveyer means, a substrate plate is dried by a jet of compressed air which is spurted out from a slit-like mouth of an air knife nozzle crosswise of the entire width of the substrate plate and at a predetermined angle of incidence with respect to a drying surface of the substrate plate to scrape off a liquid. The angle of incidence of jet air is made shallower as soon as the substrate on the conveyer means comes to a point of entry to an air blasting zone and is made deeper at latest when the substrate plate comes to a position immediately before a point of disengagement from the air blasting zone.

Abstract: A system and method for cooling are disclosed. The system for cooling includes an opening out of which a jet of coolant can flow, a target element, and a forcing device which causes the jet of coolant to flow out of the opening. The target element is positioned in front of the opening so that the jet of coolant, when flowing out of the opening, is directed toward the target element. The jet of coolant oscillates so that the jet of coolant sweeps across the target element and cools a variety of different locations along the target element.

Abstract: A process and an apparatus for removing water from a fibrous web are disclosed. The process comprises providing a fibrous web having a moisture content from about 10% to about 90%; providing an oscillatory flow-reversing impingement gas having frequency of from 15 Hz to 1500 Hz; providing a gas-distributing system comprising a plurality of discharge outlets designed to emit the oscillatory flow-reversing impingement gas onto the web; and impinging the oscillatory flow-reversing gas onto the web through the plurality of discharge outlets, thereby removing moisture from the web. The apparatus comprises a web support designed to receive a fibrous web thereon and to carry it in a machine direction; at least one pulse generator designed to produce oscillatory flow-reversing air or gas; and at least one gas-distributing system in fluid communication with the pulse generator for delivering the oscillatory flow-reversing air or gas to the web.

Abstract: A process and an apparatus for removing water from a fibrous web are disclosed. The process comprises providing a fibrous web having a moisture content from about 10% to about 90%; providing an oscillatory flow-reversing impingement gas having frequency of from 15 Hz to 1500 Hz; providing a gas-distributing system comprising a plurality of discharge outlets designed to emit the oscillatory flow-reversing impingement gas onto the web; and impinging the oscillatory flow-reversing gas onto the web through the plurality of discharge outlets, thereby removing moisture from the web. The apparatus comprises a web support designed to receive a fibrous web thereon and to carry it in a machine direction; at least one pulse generator designed to produce oscillatory flow-reversing air or gas; and at least one gas-distributing system in fluid communication with the pulse generator for delivering the oscillatory flow-reversing air or gas to the web.

Abstract: A modular food dehydrator utilizing a heater blower assembly located on a top surface of a dehydrator module is disclosed. The heater blower assembly includes a motor driven fan, a heating element and an air distribution portion for directing heated air across the support surfaces. The heater blower assembly is preferably releasably attachable to the dehydrator module. In a first embodiment, the dehydrator module has a central opening extending generally vertically through the support surfaces in fluid communication with the heater blower assembly for directing heated air radially outward across the plurality of support surfaces. The dehydrator module preferably includes outlet vents on an outer perimeter surface for exhausting the heated air. At least one outlet vent is preferably located between each of the plurality of support surfaces.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method to redirect airflow and enhance heat transfer using an oscillating baffle. This apparatus and method allows for the improved efficiency of a heat transfer tunnel, while reducing the size of the tunnel. Several embodiments of the oscillating baffle have a first degree of freedom and a second degree of freedom which allows it to oscillate under the power of the airflow. The method employs the oscillating baffle to redirect and mix the airflow in order to enhance heat transfer in a heat transfer tunnel. The oscillating baffle is used for cooling, for heating, for enhancing the mixing of a multi-component air flow or redirecting an air flow. Other applications could include use in dusty environments to provide high speed gas streams sweeping a wall to prevent the build-up of dust.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for coating and drying coated substrates without introducing significant surface imperfections while running at higher web speeds than known drying methods. The substrate is preferably coated within the drying enclosure or the coating bead may form a closure at the entrance of the drying enclosure. The substrate is moved through a first drying enclosure along a first axis. The first drying enclosure is substantially isolated from an external environment. A first low velocity, substantially laminar flow field of a drying gas is directed across the front surface of the substrate. The first flow field is generally parallel to the front surface and generally perpendicular to the first axis to minimize the formation of surface imperfections during the evaporation of the coating solvent. The substrate may then be moved to subsequent drying enclosures through transition enclosures that minimize surface imperfections due to high velocity interaction between the adjacent drying enclosures.

Abstract: A modular food dehydrator utilizing a heater blower assembly located on a top surface of a dehydrator module. The heater blower assembly includes a motor driven fan, a heating element and an air distribution portion for directing heated air across the support surfaces. The heater blower assembly is preferably releasably attachable to the dehydrator module. In a first embodiment, the dehydrator module has a central opening extending generally vertically through the support surfaces in fluid communication with the heater blower assembly for directing heated air radially outward across the plurality of support surfaces. The dehydrator module preferably includes outlet vents on an outer perimeter surface for exhausting the heated air. At least one outlet vent is preferably located between each of the plurality of support surfaces.

Abstract: Several methods and apparatus for transferring heat, mass and momentum between a fluid and a surface are disclosed wherein the fluid is separated into a multiplicity of tiny jets that impinge upon a surface to be treated and flow across it for very short distances before reforming jets that leave the surface. While in contact with the surface, the fluid flow is laminar and the boundary layer that resists transfer of heat, mass and momentum is extremely thin. Hence, heat, mass and momentum transfer coefficients are large and predictable from first principles of physics. The pressure drop and fan power required to form these jets are generally less than that required to drive the flow parallel to the surface for long distances, where the boundary layer grows much thicker.

Abstract: A drying shed includes at least one drying chamber (2) for accommodating wood (3) to be dried in a known manner, and further includes a drying unit arranged in the drying chamber and comprising a heat-exchange battery (6) and fans (4). The invention is characterized in that respective fan wheels or impellers are intended to be driven by a hydraulic motor. The hydraulic motor may be a reversible motor.