Abstract: A thermoelectric module comprises an odd number of thermoelements (1a, 2a, 1b) connected electrically in series and disposed thermally in parallel. The electrical current flowing through a heat exchanger (9) is conducted into the module by metallic members (8a, 8b) and by first and second types of connectors (4a, 4b and 6a, 6b).

Abstract: The invention provides an installation for injecting a powdery material, particularly an adsorbent material, into a contact column--as a rule vertical--through which flows a stream of gas, more especially gas laden with polluting effluents which it is desired to fix on said material, this installation comprising means opening into the column for injecting fresh material and for injecting recycled material, that is to say material already having served for the same purpose, characterized in that said means comprise a number of nozzles (2) for injecting recycled material, spaced apart about at least one nozzle (1) for injecting fresh material, these nozzles being disposed in the column (3 or 4).

Abstract: Thermoelectric installation of the "heat pump" type, in which the thermoelements 1 and the exchangers 2 and 3 are stacked to form columns, these assembled to form a rack.The rows of exchangers 2 and 3 demarcate two conduits for the circulation of a hot fluid and a cold fluid. These conduits are situated outside the stacking axes of the columns, so that adjacent exchangers can turn in relation to each other. The thermoelements and the exchangers are in contact by at least one cylindrical or spherical profile surface.This assembly allows proper tightening of the columns and therefore good contact between exchanger and thermoelement without destruction of the thermoelements.

Abstract: The installation comprises a blowing chamber (1) in which takes place the heat treatment of the product (2) and a recovery chamber (5) surrounding this blowing chamber (1). One at least of the two horizontal walls of the recovery chamber (5) is formed so as to present, on the outside, a flattened outer duct (6) through which the treatment gas is admitted into the recovery chamber (5) and, on the inside, a flattened inner duct (7) through which a part of the treatment gas is discharged from the recovery chamber (5).

Abstract: A thermo-electric installation comprising a first network of hot tubes extending between two ends disposed in parallel relation and in which flows a hot fluid, a second network of cold tubes, extending between two ends, disposed in parallel relation and in a plane parallel to the plane of the hot tubes, and in which flows a cold fluid, thermo-elements mounted between said hot tubes and said cold tubes, at least two mechanical connection structures, called hot structures, connecting the hot tubes together, respectively towards their two ends, these two hot structures being independent of the cold tubes, at least two mechanical connection structures, called cold structures, connecting together the cold tubes, respectively towards their two ends, these two cold structures being independent of the hot tubes, and fixing devices, for firmly connecting together the hot structures and the cold structures, situated at the same end.

Abstract: A washing device is provided which comprises at least one inclined wall or floor defining at least one orifice therein, means for causing a washing liquid to flow over the upper side of this wall, means for causing the polluted gas to flow from top to bottom of the device, at least one transverse wall situated below the orifice, and a flow channel having a vertical (or substantially vertical) axis surrounding the transverse wall. This device further comprises a connecting channel whose upper end terminates at the orifice, which has a downwardly divergent shape, and whose lower end is connected to the flow channel.

Abstract: A heat exchanger for a thermo-electric installation, comprising thermo-elements mounted between a hot wall and a cold wall, including, on the one hand, two base plates each forming or supporting a hot or cold wall and, on the other hand, a plurality of heat exchange surfaces extending between these two base plates. Each heat exchange surface is formed by an homogeneous one-piece bar.

Abstract: The invention relates to denaturation compositions for waterbase paints. These compositions are constituted by aqueous solutions containing effective amounts of at least one sulphate of iron (II), of magnesium or of manganese. To control the precipitation conditions of the denatured paint, these solutions may also contain a surface active agent which is a polyether of the form ##STR1## in which R is an alkyl, aryl, aryl-alkyl or alkyl-aryl group, containing at least 10 carbon atoms, and n and p are whole numbers of which one may be zero, n+p being comprised between 12 and 100.

Abstract: The invention relates to filtration apparatus and to a process for a filtration installation comprising several filtration cells equipped with at least one filtering element through which passes a current of dust-laden gas, this process consisting in isolating the filtration cell to be declogged, then in proceeding with declogging the filtering element(s) of this cell, and wherein further, after having isolated the filtration cell and before proceeding with the declogging thereof, it is scavenged by a counter-current of an inert gas, this counter-current scavenging being carried out under conditions such that the inert gas completely renews the atmosphere of this cell, without causing the layer of dust deposited on the upstream face of the filtering element(s) of said cell to be detached.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a declogging process for filtration installation for dust-laden gases presenting reducing properties, consisting in taking dust-free gas at the outlet of the filtration installation, oxidizing this gas and using the gaseous mixture resulting from this oxidization to declog the filtering element(s) of said installation.

Abstract: A process for treating smoke from steel plants coming from blast furnaces, electric furnaces, converters and cupola furnaces.The process of the invention consists first of all in separating, when hot, the iron and iron oxide dust from the smoke by contact with solid particles, then in cooling this smoke to solidify the non-ferrous metal vapors which they contain, then finally in separating the solidified non-ferrous metals.It is possible to recover for a smaller cost, on the one hand, the iron and iron oxide dust and, on the other hand, the non-ferrous metals in solid form. Heat may also be recovered.

Abstract: Calcination of one of the volatile compounds is brought about in a first contacting column, in which the material is driven and put into suspension by an oxidizing gas stream, while being brought therein to a sufficiently high temperature, and the gaseous products desorbed in this first column are re-adsorbed by cooling in a second contacting column.This process applies principally to the regeneration of particles of alumina which have absorbed tars and compounds containing fluorine.

Abstract: The invention relates to a ventilated enclosure for the treatment of workpieces, particularly an elongated enclosure for painting workpieces, comprising a treatment space situated between a ceiling through which the supply of new air takes place and a floor, said ceiling comprising, particularly from upstream to downstream following the path of the air, a filter and a diffuser, said enclosure being furthermore equipped with air injectors. These injectors are arranged and disposed so as to deliver jets or sheets of air in one or more free spaces situated in the ceiling between the filter and the diffuser.

Abstract: A process for the compression of steam, particularly very low pressure saturated steam; and thermal circuits for its implementation.For the compression of the steam there is used at least one liquid ring compressor using water as compression agent.Principal applications: drying enclosures and circuits for obtaining compressed saturated steam.

Abstract: The invention relates to installations for the treatment in a gaseous medium of a strip material passing over rollers (6).Each roller (6) is driven in rotation by an endless belt (10) serving also for the embarkment of the strip, this endless belt passing over drive pulleys (15) which drive the corresponding roller (6) by coupling means (101) ensuring a "free wheel" function and a "coupler" function.The installation is useful for the heat treatment, especially the drying of a strip material.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for providing an electrostatically charged, airless, round vortex spray of liquid in which spray pattern irregularities may be eliminated. In addition to a central nozzle for forming the round vortex spray there is provided an annular nozzle for forming an auxiliary air vortex which is imparted with whirling motion in a direction opposite to that of the round spray of liquid. The air flow rate for the auxiliary air vortex is set above a value at which spray pattern irregularities disappear. The hydrostatic pressure for the round spray ranges between 25 and 75 bars and the air pressure for the auxiliary air vortex ranges between three and one bar.

Abstract: A dust separator which has an inlet enclosure having an inlet for dust-laden gas, an outlet enclosure having side walls and connected to a pipe for discharging the dust-freed gas, a separating wall separating the inlet and outlet enclosures, several elongated filtering elements disposed in the inlet enclosure, each element having a longitudinal axis and an opening at the end emerging into the outlet enclosure, and at least one nozzle having an orifice which has an axis for blowing counter flow declogging gas into the outlet enclosure and into the filtering elements. The axis of the nozzle orifice is directed transversely to the axes of the filtering elements and obliquely to the surface of one of the side walls of the outlet enclosure.

Abstract: Electrostatic paint spray apparatus having rotary spray head with an air seal. To prevent paint or solvent from entering antifriction bearings, the shaft rotating at high speed is provided with an air seal in an intermediate zone between the bearings and the spray head. Air from a source of compressed air communicating with inlet flows through channel into groove and from there via passageways into the annular air feed chamber. Air leaves the feed chamber between depending lip and shaft, preventing the entry of paint or solvent, and operating even when the apparatus is not spraying. Air is throttled in the other direction through the air flow path to an expansion chamber and then is vented to the atmosphere via vents without contaminating the bearings.

Abstract: A pocket filter in the form of a filtering block is provided with an assembly of channels open at one end to receive gas from which dust is to be removed, and is interleaved with the channels of another assembly open towards the other end and delivering the gas from which the dust has been removed. These channels have a generally square-shaped cross-section, and are connected to each other, for example by stitching lines, along their edges. During operation, the initial shape provided for the cross-section of the channels of the two above mentioned assemblies is maintained by tensioning these two assemblies with tensioners or the like, on which are fixed the edges of the outer channels of the filtering block.

Abstract: According to the invention, the installation for treating a product in a gaseous medium, particularly a heat treatment or drying installation, comprises at least one blowing box provided with at least one blowing wall opposite which is located the product to be treated, this blowing wall being supplied with treatment gas by supply means. The supply means comprises at least one fan disposed on one of the sides of the blowing box called "blowing side", this fan feeding a central duct supplying the central part of the blowing wall and extending perpendicularly to this blowing side as far as the opposite side called "open side", and two end ducts supplying respectively the two end parts of the blowing wall and extending parallel to the central duct from the open side as far as the blowing side, these two end ducts being fed by the central duct through two bends causing the treatment gas to make a half-turn.