Abstract: A device is for drying disc-shaped substrates. The device has an elongated body having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a circumferential surface. The elongated body has a hole in the top surface forming a channel, which extends to a lower drainage part of the elongated body, and is chamfered having a chamfer depth and a chamfer angle forming an edge between the chamfer and the top surface and forming a conical recess suitable for resting a disc shaped substrate. The chamfer angle is more than 10° and less than 30°. The chamfer depth is more than 6 mm and less than 12 mm.

Abstract: The clothes dryer exhaust redirection system includes a tee fitting, U-shaped ductwork, a lint filter, a lint trap, a first blast gate, a second blast gate, a first air sensor, and a second air sensor. The clothes dryer exhaust redirection system may recover heat from the exhaust of an electric dryer by redirecting the heat into a building where the electric dryer is located. The tee fitting may couple to an exhaust outlet of the electric dryer and may direct heated air out of the building via an exhaust duct, into the building via the U-shaped ductwork, or a combination thereof. The lint trap and the lint filter may prevent lint from entering the building. As a non-limiting example, the heated air may warm the interior of the building during the winter.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes: a processing vessel having an opening; a cover body configured to close the opening; a cover body moving mechanism configured to move the cover body between a closed position and an open position; a substrate holder configured to horizontally hold a substrate; a fluid supply device configured to supply a processing fluid in a supercritical state and a fluid in a gas state to the processing vessel; and a controller configured to control the fluid supply device such that the processing fluid is supplied to the processing vessel in a first state in which the substrate is held by the substrate holder and the cover body is located at the closed position, and such that the fluid is supplied to the processing vessel in a second state in which the cover body is located at the open position.

Abstract: The present technology is directed to an apparatus for freeze-drying various items. The apparatus described herein includes a reusable sealable container enabling aseptic handling of bulk processed materials. The multi-use tray enables a sterile sealable enclosure for use throughout the freeze-drying process, including: pre-freeze-drying (e.g., filling, handling, storage, transfer), freeze-drying processing, and/or post-freeze-drying (e.g., handling and storage).

Abstract: A HVAC system includes an environmental sensor configured to provide an indoor air quality (IAQ) value indicative of at least one of a pollutant or a pathogen in a space in the building and a controller positioned in the space, the controller configured to receive the IAQ value from the environmental sensor, determine if the IAQ value is above a IAQ setpoint for the space, determine an occupancy status for the space, and control HVAC equipment to ventilate the space with outdoor air at a flowrate in response to determining that the IAQ value is above the IAQ setpoint, such that the flow rate when the occupancy status of the space is unoccupied is less than the flow rate when the occupancy status of the space is occupied.

Abstract: A positive-displacement pump or turbine includes a rotor casing that defines a rotor chamber having a contoured wall that forms a plurality of lobes. A rotor is positioned within the rotor chamber, and has an outer rotor surface spaced inward from the contoured wall at the lobes. Vanes are mounted around the outer rotor surface, and structures associated with the vanes follow a track or groove defined by the rotor chamber as the rotor spins, thereby forcing the vanes radially inwardly and outwardly to follow a curvature of the contoured wall.

Abstract: Various exemplary attachments for hair care appliances and methods of using attachments for hair care appliances are provided. In general, a hair care appliance in an exemplary embodiment is in the form of a hair dryer that has an air inlet and at least one air outlet, and various internal components that facilitate use and operation of the hair care appliance, such as a fan, motor, and heater. In an exemplary embodiment, the hair care appliance is configured to releasably couple to an attachment so that the hair care appliance and the attachment are in electrical communication. The hair care appliance is configured to automatically identify the attachment releasably coupled to the hair care appliance.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for electrostatic spray drying of a living microorganism, the process comprising the following steps: a. Providing a suspension, comprising a number of components, including a microorganism, a solvent and an additive; b. Applying an electrostatic charge to said suspension; c. Forming droplets of said suspension; d. Drying said droplets, thereby forming dried particles; and e. (Optionally) collecting the dried particles.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses disinfection equipment for automatically cleaning up sweat. The disinfection equipment includes a supporting plate; one side of the supporting plate is fixedly connected with a vertical plate; one side of the vertical plate is fixedly connected with an air purifier; an upper end of one side of the supporting plate is connected with an inflation connection seat; and an upper side of the supporting plate is provided with a deflation connection seat.

Abstract: A process for freeze drying a material. The process has the steps of (a) placing material to be freeze-dried in a vessel, the vessel comprising a container having a base, and at least one wall defining an opening at one end; (b) applying a membrane to the at least one wall to thereby cover the opening, wherein the membrane comprises an aperture which, in use, is aligned with the opening; and (c) subjecting the vessel to a lyophilisation procedure, wherein the membrane is in place on the container during the lyophilisation procedure.

Abstract: A hanger device according to the present disclosure may comprise a body having at least opening to allow air to be suctioned into the body and at least one discharge port to allow suctioned air to be forced out of the body. A fan module may be provided inside the body and may be configured to suction air through the opening and force the suction air to the at least one discharge port. A dust removal filter is configured to remove dust contained in the air suctioned in by the fan module. A dehumidifying filter may absorb moisture contained in the air that has passed through the dust removing filter. A heater may be configured to heat the air that has passed through the dehumidifying filter. A hanging unit is configured to extend from the bottom surface of the body and configured to allow passage of a portion of suctioned air being forced out of the body.

Abstract: A hanger device of the present disclosure may comprise a body having at least one opening to allow air to be pulled into the body and at least one discharge port to allow pulled air to be pushed out of the body. A fan module provided inside the body, and a filtering module is disposed over the fan module. A hanging unit extends from a bottom surface of the body. The filtering module may include a dehumidifying filter for absorbing moisture contained in the air drawn in by the fan module; and a shielding plate configured to move in a horizontal direction over an upper surface of the dehumidifying filter to shield at least part of the dehumidifying filter.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry dryer, and the laundry dryer comprises a steam part for supplying steam into a drum, and a water supply part for supplying water to the steam part, wherein the steam part includes: a steam generator; a steam nozzle for supplying steam into the drum; a steam pipe for connecting the steam generator and the steam nozzle; and an accumulator for separating condensate water from the steam flowing in the steam pipe, and thus prevents the condensate water from being generated in the steam pipe or the steam nozzle and falling into the drum.

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet, a drum, a circulating flow passage configured to supply air discharged from the drum into the drum, a fan disposed inside the circulating flow passage and configured to cause the air to flow along the circulation flow passage, an evaporator disposed inside the circulating flow passage and configured to cool the air discharged from the drum, a condenser spaced apart from the evaporator and configured to heat the air, and a removal device that separates foreign matters from a heat exchanger including the condenser and the evaporator. The removal device is configured to provide a mechanical force for separating the foreign matters from the heat exchanger.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pump, in particular a vacuum pump, comprising a pump-active component having a coating, wherein the coating comprises an oxide layer, which is in particular formed by anodic oxidation in an acidic electrolyte and which has pores, and a fluorine-free polymer-based and/or sol-gel-based sealing, and wherein the pores of the oxide layer are at least partly covered by the sealing and/or impregnated with the sealing and/or filled with the sealing. The present invention further relates to a method of sealing a porous oxide layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of devices for holding hairdryers. The technical result is mobility and more reliable fastening of a hairdryer. A holder for hairdryer includes an elongated body, which has an U-shaped cross-section and is made of an resilient material; the flat lateral sides of the fastening end of the holder body are provided with opposite holes for receiving an axis of the holder body, the axis being detachably fastened from the outside of both lateral sides of the body. One end of the holder body axis is threaded for connection with a fixing screw designed to press or release the lateral sides of the holder body relative to one another. The holder body is disposed on the holder body axis for rotation thereabout. Provided on the lateral sides of the opposite end of the holder body are opposing holes for receiving the ends of an resilient belt so that an opening is formed between the inside surface of the holder body and the belt for receiving a handle of a hairdryer.

Abstract: A clothes dryer including an improved gasket structure to improve a drying performance. The clothes dryer includes a cabinet, a drum rotatable inside the cabinet, a frame positionable between the cabinet and the drum to support the drum, and a gasket positionable between the drum and the frame. The gasket includes a first member to couple an inlet member of the drum to a vertical surface of the frame while the first member is in contact with the vertical surface of the frame so as to limit a horizontal movement of the drum, and a second member to couple the inlet member of the drum to a horizontal surface of the frame while the second member elastically supports the inlet member of the drum on the horizontal surface of the frame so as to limit a vertical movement of the drum.

Abstract: A vacuum drying device and a related method thereof are provided. The device includes a box body, where a bottom end of the box body is provided with a base, and a top end of the box body is communicated with a vacuumizing pipeline. A lifting mechanism is arranged in the base, and a top end of the lifting mechanism is fixedly connected with a table top. A plurality of drying mechanisms are arranged on the table top, and top ends of the drying mechanisms are fixedly connected with a take-up mechanism. The take-up mechanism is connected with a powder collecting mechanism, the take-up mechanism is fixedly connected with the box body, and the take-up mechanism is connected to a wire collecting mechanism. The wire collecting mechanism is connected to a powder collecting mechanism, and the wire collecting mechanism is fixedly connected to the vacuumizing pipeline.

Abstract: A dryer appliance and steam generation system is provided. The dryer appliance includes a drum rotatably mounted within a cabinet. The drum defines a chamber for receipt of articles for drying. The drum includes a plurality of openings allowing fluid communication into the chamber. An induction heating element is positioned on a non-ferrous substrate. The non-ferrous substrate is positioned between the induction heating element and a ferrous substrate. The ferrous substrate is positioned in an interior volume, and a nozzle is positioned in the interior volume to eject water onto the ferrous substrate. The induction heating element is positioned fluidly separate from the water ejected from the nozzle.

Abstract: A dryer includes a rotating drum; a lifter positionable on an inner surface of the rotating drum; an energy harvester positionable inside the lifter so that while the energy harvester is positioned inside the lifter, the energy harvester generates electric power as the rotating drum rotates while the lifter is positioned on the inner surface of the rotating drum; a humidity sensor positionable inside the lifter so that while the humidity sensor is positioned inside the lifter, the humidity sensor receives the electric power generated by the energy harvester and senses humidity; a circuit board positionable inside the lifter and on which the humidity sensor is disposed; and an air passage formed through the lifter so as to allow air inside the rotating drum to pass through the lifter. The humidity sensor senses the humidity according to air passing through the air passage of the lifter.