With Heating Or Cooling Means Or Having Insulation Patents (Class 55/418.1)
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Patent number: 9249973Abstract: There are formed inside a casing, a steam receiving chamber, a supply manifold chamber, a moisture separating chamber, a heating chamber adjacent to the steam receiving chamber in an axial direction and housing a heat exchanger tube group, and a collection manifold chamber communicating with the heating chamber and adjacent to an upper part of the steam heating chamber. The steam receiving chamber and the partition panel are separated by a transverse partition panel which extends in a vertical direction and through which an end of the heat exchanger tube group in the axial direction penetrates, and a shroud that shrouds the end of the heat exchanger tube group penetrating the transverse partition panel. The steam receiving and the collection manifold chambers are separated by a ceiling panel. A panel bonded to the ceiling panel, the transverse partition panel, and the shroud is provided in the steam receiving chamber.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2011Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Kotaro Machii, Noriko Tomii
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Patent number: 8936722Abstract: A method for assembling turbomachinery having combined particle separation device and flow regulating device is provided. The turbomachinery includes a casing; a compressor attached to an inside of the casing, the compressor having a shaft supported by bearings; and a cooling system mounted inside the casing and configured to cool the bearings of the compressor with a cooling fluid. The cooling system includes a particle separation device configured to separate particles from the cooling fluid, and a flow regulation device that fluidly communicates with the particle separation device without contacting the particle separation device. The flow regulation device is disposed adjacent to the particle separation device within a wall of the casing.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2010Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Nuovo Pignone S.p.A.Inventors: Massimiliano Cirri, Luciano Mei
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Patent number: 8870990Abstract: A fracking trailer includes a particulate storage enclosure to receive a mixture of particulate and air in an interior of the particulate storage enclosure having a front end and a rear end. The fracking trailer also includes a filtration system connected to the particulate storage enclosure at the front end to filter particulate from the air in the mixture and exhaust filtered air.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2012Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Alexander Lynn Marks, Kary Layne Covington, Johnny Ray Sanders, Jr.
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Patent number: 8231699Abstract: A filter having two drain valves piloted by an electro-pneumatic valve. A check valve may be provided to by pass the filter. A membrane filter housing may include vanes extending into a reservoir in which the membrane filter extends. Also, one of the circumferential recesses of the bore for the membrane filter is in the reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2008Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: New York Air Brake CorporationInventors: Eric Wright, Richard Kohar
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Patent number: 8211196Abstract: A feed gas conditioner includes a pressure vessel that encloses at least part of a pre-heater. The pre-heater has an inlet for connection to a source of feed gas and an outlet for delivering the feed gas into the interior of the pressure vessel. An electrical heater element located within the pre-heater increases the temperature of the feed gas as it flows through the pre-heater. An expansion valve reduces the pressure of the feed gas as it flows from the pre-heater so as to initiate condensation. A super heater is at least partially located within the pressure vessel and has an inlet within the interior of the pressure vessel. A filter is in a flow path in the pressure vessel leading from the pre-heater heater to the super heater for removing condensate from the feed gas. An electrical heater element is in the super heater for heating the feed gas.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2011Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Gaumer Company, Inc.Inventors: Jack L. McClanahan, Craig S. Tiras
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Patent number: 8182566Abstract: A feed gas conditioner includes a pressure vessel that encloses at least part of a pre-heater. The pre-heater has an inlet for connection to a source of feed gas and an outlet for delivering the feed gas into the interior of the pressure vessel. An electrical heater element located within the pre-heater increases the temperature of the feed gas as it flows through the pre-heater. An expansion valve reduces the pressure of the feed gas as it flows from the pre-heater so as to initiate condensation. A super heater is at least partially located within the pressure vessel and has an inlet within the interior of the pressure vessel. A filter is in a flow path in the pressure vessel leading from the pre-heater heater to the super heater for removing condensate from the feed gas. An electrical heater element is in the super heater for heating the feed gas.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2011Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Gaumer Company, Inc.Inventors: Jack L. McClanahan, Craig S. Tiras
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Patent number: 8034160Abstract: This invention relates to gas generators and methods for their use. In some embodiments, the invention relates to devices and methods of generating a gas enriched in a specific component. In other embodiments, the devices are configured to pressurize and regulate the temperature of atmospheric air prior to passing said air through a selectively permeable gas membrane. In further embodiments, a device is also configured to preheat said selectively permeable gas membrane.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2008Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Nitro-Lift Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Danny Daniels
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Publication number: 20110023581Abstract: Embodiments of a front-end pre-concentrator module, a back-end pre-concentrator module and a gas analysis subsystem are disclosed, as well as gas analysis systems using combinations of the front-end pre-concentrator module, the back-end pre-concentrator module and the gas analysis subsystem. Embodiments of disposable and re-usable moisture removal filters are disclosed for use alone or in combination with a gas analysis system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: TRICORNTECH CORPORATIONInventors: Tsung-Kuan A. Chou, Li-Peng Wang, Chia-Jung Lu, Shih-Chi Chu
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Patent number: 7871451Abstract: A moisture separator heater includes a body, a manifold installed inside the body to supply moisture-containing steam to the interior thereof, slits formed on the manifold to allow a steam reserving portion positioned at the lower part of the body to eject steam, a separator for separating moisture from steam ejected from the slits, a steam collecting portion for collecting steam after separation of moisture by the separator, a heater for heating steam ascending inside the steam collecting portion, and a partition plate installed inside the steam collecting portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2007Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Issaku Fujita, Jiro Kasahara, Jun Manabe
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Patent number: 7867312Abstract: A trap device (18) for removing species from a gas stream drawn from an enclosure by a vacuum pump is described, the device (18) comprising a casing having an inlet (16) for receiving the gas stream, an outlet (20) for exhausting the gas stream from the casing, and first and second chambers (136, 138) each for receiving the gas stream from the inlet and conveying the gas stream to the outlet; means (170, 174) for selectively diverting the gas stream from the inlet to a selected one of the chambers; a first plurality of cartridges (32) each being removably insertable into the casing to provide a plurality of flow passages for gas passing through the first chamber; and a second plurality of cartridges (132) each being removably insertable into the casing to provide a plurality of flow passages for gas passing through the second chamber, each flow passage extending between an inlet and an outlet of a respective cartridge, each cartridge housing means for removing species from the gas passing therethrough as soliType: GrantFiled: March 7, 2006Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Edwards LimitedInventor: David Engerran
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Patent number: 7811343Abstract: A method and apparatus for separating liquid droplets from a gas stream. The method includes the steps of conditioning the gas stream which contains the droplets so that the gas stream exhibits substantially turbulent flow, passing the gas stream generally axially through a flowpath so that the gas stream is in communication with a collector surface, collecting the droplets on the collector surface, and draining the collector surface to remove the collected droplets from the collector surface. The apparatus includes a flowpath, a collector surface for collecting the droplets, a flow conditioner for conditioning the gas stream, and a drainage mechanism for draining the collected droplets from the collector surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2005Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Alberta Research Council, Inc.Inventor: Peter Toma
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Patent number: 7704293Abstract: The invention is related to a turbulence device used for air filtration system. The turbulence device comprises a porous plate and a spoiler. The porous plate has a plural number of holes located on one side of the spoiler. The spoiler has a square hole. The turbulence device in the invention is used for an air filtration system and its testing to increase even mixing of the air and a plural number of fine particles in the air and increase the efficiency for the air filtration system. In the testing of the air filtration system, even mixing of the air and the fine particles can improve the accuracy of the air filtration system and avoid the use of unqualified air filtration system to harm the environment.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2007Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Institute of Nuclear Energy ResearchInventors: Wen-Hwa Wang, Yu-Chen Chang, Kui-Yuan Cheng
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Publication number: 20100050874Abstract: An exhaust after treatment system includes a wall-flow particulate filter and a flow-through substrate positioned upstream of the filter. The substrate has a plurality of channels defining a mean channel length, a first flow-through region including a first portion of the channels, and a second flow-through region including a second portion of the channels. The first flow-through region includes unplugged channels having lengths less than the mean channel length and the second flow-through region includes unplugged channels having lengths greater than the mean channel length.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2008Publication date: March 4, 2010Inventors: Walter Cullen Lucas, Joel Andrew Schultes
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Publication number: 20090229467Abstract: A particulate matter (PM) filter includes filter walls having inlet ends and outlet ends. First adjacent pairs of the filter walls define inlet channels. Second adjacent pairs of the filter walls define outlet channels. Outlet end plugs are arranged in the inlet channels adjacent to the output ends. Inlet end plugs arranged in the outlet channels spaced from the inlet ends.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2008Publication date: September 17, 2009Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Eugene V. Gonze, Frank Ament
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Publication number: 20090205495Abstract: A low-maintenance scrubber inlet device is provided for delivering effluent gases to gas scrubbers. The scrubber inlet device may comprise an interior volume configured to receive effluent gases and direct the effluent gases into the scrubber while maintaining the temperature of the effluent gases. In some instances, a heated gas is introduced to maintain the effluent gas temperature. The scrubber interface device is configured to deliver the effluent gas stream from the inlet manifold to the gas scrubbing system, and to have a very low susceptibility to clogging.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2009Publication date: August 20, 2009Inventors: Mark Johnsgard, Kris Johnsgard
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Publication number: 20090084268Abstract: A mat member includes inorganic fibers, a first main surface, a second main surface opposite to the first main surface, an edge surface surrounding the first main surface and the second main surface, and an inorganic fiber scattering reduction unit. The inorganic fiber scattering reduction unit is provided on at least a part of the edge surface of the mat member and configured to reduce scattering of the inorganic fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2008Publication date: April 2, 2009Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventor: Kenzo Saiki
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Publication number: 20090078123Abstract: A trap device (18) for removing species from a gas stream drawn from an enclosure by a vacuum pump is described, the device (18) comprising a casing having an inlet (16) for receiving the gas stream, an outlet (20) for exhausting the gas stream from the casing, and first and second chambers (136, 138) each for receiving the gas stream from the inlet and conveying the gas stream to the outlet; means (170, 174) for selectively diverting the gas stream from the inlet to a selected one of the chambers; a first plurality of cartridges (32) each being removably insertable into the casing to provide a plurality of flow passages for gas passing through the first chamber; and a second plurality of cartridges (132) each being removably insertable into the casing to provide a plurality of flow passages for gas passing through the second chamber, each flow passage extending between an inlet and an outlet of a respective cartridge, each cartridge housing means for removing species from the gas passing therethrough as soliType: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2006Publication date: March 26, 2009Inventor: David Engerran
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Publication number: 20080229926Abstract: In order to provide a device for separating wet paint overspray from an exhaust air flow containing overspray particles, wherein the overspray particles pass into the exhaust air flow in an application region of a painting assembly and wherein the device comprises at least one separation device for separating the overspray from at least a part of the exhaust air flow, in which clogging of the separation device with wet paint overspray is substantially prevented during a cleaning operation and/or ingress of precoat material into the application region from the region of the separation device is substantially prevented during a precoating operation, it is proposed that the device comprises at least one closing device, by means of which the flow path of the exhaust air flow from the application region to the separation device can be intermittently closed off at least partially, and at least one precoat feeding means, which discharges a precoat material into the exhaust air flow downstream of the closing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2008Publication date: September 25, 2008Applicant: Durr Systems GmbHInventors: Dietmar WIELAND, Jens HOLZHEIMER
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Patent number: 6749655Abstract: A two-stage filtration system is coupled with an oven, such as a solder reflow oven, to remove a vapor stream from the oven and to remove organic compounds that have volatilized from a solder flux and other contaminants from the vapor stream. The filtration system includes a first stage for trapping larger particles and a second stage including a packed bed of wettable media, such as steel balls, for trapping smaller particles and serving as a nucleation site for condensed organic compounds. The first stage can be a centrifugal self-cleaning element in the form of a mesh strainer coupled with a rotary motor for spinning the mesh strainer.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2002Date of Patent: June 15, 2004Assignee: Speedline Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Jon M. Dautenhahn
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Patent number: 6638330Abstract: In a device for filtering the intake air of internal combustion engines, including a tubular housing (2) with one filtering cartridge (3) fixed at an end by means of support means (4) provided with an inlet opening (5) and fit to support the housing (2) in correspondence of a lower opening (9) thereof, the filtering cartridge (3) is fixed to the support means (4), near the edges of the opening (5) so forming a single body, and is internally provide with air deflectors (6) fixed at the free end of the filtering cartridge (3) in such a way that the air flow coming from the opening (5) is forced by the air deflectors (6) to pass through the filtering cartridge (3) and comes out from the device (1) through an outflow opening (7), passing through the space between the filtering cartridge (3) and the external housing (2).Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2002Date of Patent: October 28, 2003Assignee: BMC S.R.L.Inventor: Gaetano Bergami
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Publication number: 20020162773Abstract: The present invention discloses an impactor with a cooled impaction plate capable of efficiently separating aerosols by cooling the impaction plate below a[the] temperature of fluid inflowing into the impactor and a method for classifying and collecting the aerosols using the same. The impactor with a cooled impaction plate according to the present invention comprises: an accelerating nozzle for accelerating movement of the aerosols; an impaction plate for changing the flowing direction of the aerosols by means of impacting the aerosols exhausted from the accelerating nozzle, and for collecting the aerosols which are out of the flowing path of the aerosols and have larger inertia than critical value, wherein the impaction plate is installed apart from an outlet of the accelerating nozzle; and cooling means for cooling the impaction plate below a[the] temperature of fluid inflowing into the impactor, wherein the cooling means is fixedly installed at the impaction plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2002Publication date: November 7, 2002Inventors: Sang Soo Kim, Byung Uk Lee