Abstract: Method and apparatus for determining the corrosion or acid deposition rate in the cold end of a boiler system, including a probe loop having an organic solvent circulating through the loop with a predetermined boiling temperature wherein the loop includes a removable specimen that can be tested for acid deposition or corrosion rate. Recirculation of the organic solvent maintains the surface temperature of the specimen within close limits approximating the maximum corrosion temperature.

Abstract: Kinetic energy shock incident to the trip release of the chain under tension of a railway car hand brake mechanism is absorbed by one or more blocks of compressible shock-absorbing solid material or by compressible shock-absorbing spring means located within the housing of the mechanism and in the path of the chain when the brake is tripped or released and the chain is prevented from winding in the wrong direction and consequently damaging the hand brake mechanism at one end of the chain and brake components at the other end of the chain.

Abstract: An evaporation system for radioactive waste concentration comprises an evaporation chamber, a heat exchanger, and a circulation pump arranged in an upstanding spaced-apart configuration and enclosed within a radiation shield whereby access to the system is limited and frequently only possible from overhead. The steam chest of the heat exchanger is suspended from a removable top plate to allow removal for repair or replacement without exposing maintenance personnel to radiation. A novel circulation pump having a vertical shaft and propeller supported from a top plate which can be removed from overhead also allows maintenance or replacement of the pump without exposure to radiation or having to drain the system.

Abstract: The purpose of the machine noise reduction kit is to provide a noise attenuating apparatus for closing machines used for seaming end covers on metal, cardboard, paper or seamable type cans or containers. The reason for developing the noise reduction kit was to protect the machine operator from excessive noise levels as defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration better known as OSHA. The kit has been detail designed, fabricated and installed on a can closing machine with a reduction in noise at the operator's position from 98 dBA to 86 dBA.In addition to being a noise attenuating device, the use of the kit eliminates the splashing and drainage of spilled product onto the floor around the machine, thereby improving sanitary conditions in the plants.

Abstract: The purpose of the machine noise reduction kit is to provide a noise attenuating apparatus for closing machines used for seaming end covers on metal, cardboard, paper or seamable type cans or containers. The reason for developing the noise reduction kit was to protect the machine operator from excessive noise levels as defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, better known as OSHA. The kit has been detail designed, fabricated and installed on a can closing machine with a reduction in noise at the operator's position from 98 dBA to 86 dBA.In addition to being a noise attenuating device, the use of the kit eliminates the splashing and drainage of spilled product onto the floor around the machine, thereby improving sanitary conditions in the plants.