Abstract: An air treating device having a bellows box in which is mounted a bellows compressor formed of two spaced apart diaphragms having memory-shaped metal alloy elements embedded therein. The diaphragms are caused to contract and expand by selective heating of the memory-shaped metal alloy elements. The bellows compressor is supported spaced in the bellows box whereby air can flow through the box and as the bellows expand the air in the box is cooled and expelled. As the diaphragms of the bellows compressor contract, more air is sucked into the bellows box and at the same time the refrigerant fluid inside the bellows is expelled into a condenser where it is condensed to liquid. When the refrigerant liquid enters into the bellows it is vaporized and cools the bellows walls in their expanded state and the diaphragms act as a heat exchanger to cool air in said bellows box and expel it therefrom.

Abstract: An apparatus for heating and/or cooling a cabin, especially a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, a sleeping cabin of a truck, or the like. To the cabin there is respectively connected an intake-air duct and a waste-air duct. The apparatus includes a sorption reactor which is filled with zeolite, or the like, and through which an air-current flows via corresponding ducts. In the adsorption phase of the reactor, the air-current takes up adsorption heat and releases moisture. After being cooled down via a humidifier, the air-current cools the intake-air current to the cabin. In addition, a heating device is provided for heating up the air current for the desorption of the reactor, the heated air current being evacuated with the moisture taken up from the sorbent.

Abstract: A liquid cooling system capable of generating very cold liquid flows, comprising sending said liquid (5) to a heat pump circuit; said circuit including a hot-side heat exchanger (HSHE) and a cold-side heat exchanger (CSHE); said CSHE being provided with conduit means (10) through which said liquid (5) flows; said conduit means (10) being in contact with and being cooled externally by cold medium (10). The improvement in the system comprising the installation of proper thermal barriers between said cold medium and said liquid in all areas where the velocity of said liquid is much lower than the average velocity found inside said conduit means (10); said improvement also comprising proper design of the entrance (3a) of said conduit means (10) to prevent flow detachment; said design preventing any freeze-up of said liquid (5) as well as improving efficiency and durability.

Abstract: A compressor lubricant distributing system includes a suction outlet to an auxiliary compressor housing and a lubricant and refrigerant return conduit. The return conduit extends from the suction outlet associated with the auxiliary compressor to a suction inlet conduit leading to a suction inlet of a primary compressor. The suction outlet associated with the auxiliary compressor is positioned at a proper lubricant level in the auxiliary compressor housing. When the primary compressor is operated, the suction created at its suction inlet is applied to the suction outlet associated with the auxiliary compressor, this suction draws excess lubricant at the auxiliary compressor back to the primary compressor.

Abstract: A device for an injection apparatus, including a dual-chamber injection cartridge. The cartridge includes a front end, a rear end, a front opening in the vicinity of a front end of the cartridge, a front chamber located in the vicinity of the front opening and including a drug freeze-dried in the front chamber, a rear chamber including a liquid component, a movable wall separating the front chamber and the rear chamber, a bypass for transferring the liquid component between the front chamber and the rear chamber, and a rear piston. The cartridge is slidably arranged within a cylindrical sleeve substantially the same length as the cartridge. A stopper is located in the vicinity of the front opening of the cartridge. The stopper is directed rearwardly coaxially with the cartridge, wherein as the sleeve is displaced rearwardly after the freeze-drying of the drug, the stopper enters the front opening of the cartridge to sealingly close the cartridge.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is temperature regulating device for an air-circulated refrigerator capable of independently controlling the temperature of the freezer and the fresh food compartments air communicating with each other, by employing an evaporator, a first and a second fans which are all installed in the freezer compartment, and a thermostatic control circuitry.

Abstract: This cooler refrigeration system is for a cooler (10) having a storage compartment (12) including opposed side walls (16) an upper wall (18), a lower wall (20), and front and rear walls (22, 24) at least one of said front and rear walls (22, 24) providing an access door. The storage compartment (12) includes a circulation system (30) including a duct (32) disposed below the upper wall (18) providing an air inlet (34) in the midportion and air outlets (36) at the opposed end portions. The circulation system (30) provides two counter air flow paths A1, A2 by drawing air upwardly through the air inlets (34) by fans (40), cooling said air by directing the air outwardly across coils (38) disposed between each air inlet (34) and each air outlet (36) and directing said cooled air downwardly through each air outlet (36) and guiding the air along opposed side walls (16) to said lower wall (20) to be again drawn upwardly into the air inlet (34).

Abstract: A combustion apparatus including a mixture feeding pipe for injecting a mixture of pulverized coal for combustion air into a furnace, with the mixture being then ignited. A first gas feeding passage is disposed outwardly of the mixture feeding pipe for feeding oxygen-containing gas into the furnace, with a second gas feeding passage being disposed between the gas feeding passage and the mixture feeding pipe, in a radial direction, for feeding the oxygen-containing gas into the furnace. A projection is disposed between the gas feeding passage and the mixture feeding pipe and extends at an exposed end surface thereof into the furnace beyond an exposed end of the mixture feeding pipe, with the projection being hollow for allowing the oxygen-containing gas to flow within the projection.

Abstract: A method of sintering ceramic formed bodies, in which a container for sintering is disposed in a sintering space of a sintering furnace, and atmospheric gas is introduced from an atmospheric gas inlet port provided on a bottom surface of the container for sintering into a large number of ceramic formed bodies piled up in the container for sintering, thereby to sinter the large number of ceramic formed bodies piled upon each other while introducing the atmospheric gas into spaces between the ceramic formed bodies.

Abstract: Moist sewage sludge is dried in a sludge dryer having several zones. The initial moisture content of the sewage sludge may range up to 80% by weight, while the dried bulk material shall have a remainder moisture content of about 5% by weight. The drying gas temperature is maintained at a level up to 50.degree. C. to avoid activating additives that may be present in the sludge in the form of harmful substances to avoid the entry of these substances into the atmosphere. Furthere, the escape of processing air that has a noxious odor is avoided by passing the air through a deodorizer. The drying gas itself is reconditioned by reducing its moisture in a separate gas drying circuit from which the dried gas is again returned as a drying gas into the sludge dryer. A gas drying agent, such as a hygroscopic material is used in the gas dryer and the gas drying agent itself is regenerated by withdrawing moisture therefrom in a regenerating circuit.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for making an external circulation fluid bed furnace which does not require a chamber for retaining heat transporting medium communicating with the down comer. According to the method of the present invention, said chamber is eliminated by properly determining the dimension of the down comer etc. According to the present invention, the ratio of the diameter of the down comer to the diameter of the riser so that the ratio (X) thereof falls in an area between two lines described as follows, in a Ws-X plane:Ws=12500X.sup.5 -12080X.sup.4 +4370X.sup.3 -600X.sup.2 +36XandWs=5800X.sup.4 +1600X.sup.3 -580X.sup.2 +44Xwherein, Ws is flow rate of solid heat transport medium in the riser at each unit area the cross section (kg/m.sup.2 sec); X is a ratio of the diameter of down comer (d) to the diameter of riser (D).

Abstract: A valve flushing system supplies a cleaning gas to a relatively large plenum, which in turn communicates with a restricted passage directing the flow along a face of the valve disk. In a main feature of this invention, a flushing gas flow moves through a restricted path along a face of a valve disk away from a valve disk contact area with a valve seat. In this way, the flushing gas prevents a potential leakage gas flow from approaching the valve/valve seat interface. In this way, leakage is reduced. Although the efficiency of the system may be reduced by a small amount, the resulting prevention of leakage more than justifies this potential small decrease in efficiency. The use of the relatively large plenum ensures that there will be complete and adequate coverage of the valve disk preventing any leakage across the valve disk. In an important feature of this invention, supply passages extend into the plenum along a direction which does not include a component moving in the direction of the valve disk.

Abstract: An absorption refrigeration system which has a method for separation an absorption enhancing additive from a composite refrigeration fluid. The system has a separator interposed in sites between an absorber and a generator to distill an additive from a composite refrigeration fluid. After the separator a composite refrigerant passes through a generator, a condenser and an evaporator before being passed to an absorber. The additive distillate is passed directly to the absorber from the separator bypassing the more volatile components of the system. The additive contacts the refrigerant fluid in the absorber thereby improving the absorption rate.

Abstract: An air dehumidifying and air pollutant removal system adapted especially to desiccant wheel operation with downstream air filtering, and the discrete use of desiccants for the adsorption of gaseous pollutants as well as water vapor and both of which are desorped by regeneration, and downstream filter packs for the absorbtion of gasses and particulate matter collected thereby and desorbed for exhaust to atmosphere during off periods of building occupancy.

Abstract: A vacuum creating method comprising preparing a chamber for forming a space which can be made so atmospheric and vacuous as to allow a substrate to be directly or indirectly carried in and out of the space, exhausting the chamber, filling the space in the chamber with a CO.sub.2 gas whose vapor pressure becomes larger than 1 atm at ambient temperature but smaller than 10 Torr at a temperature lower than the ambient temperature, carrying the substrate into the chamber, cooling the CO.sub.2 gas to solidify, thereby making an internal pressure in the chamber highly vacuous, carrying the substrate out of the chamber, and heating the solidified dry ice to vaporize thereby returning the internal pressure in the chamber to atmospheric pressure.

Abstract: Waste disposal system (10) is provided comprising first combustion chamber (40) for incinerating waste material to produce ash and exhaust containing gases and particulate matter. Waste disposal system (10) also has includes second combustion chamber (60) for firing the exhaust containing gases and particulate matter. The waste disposal system of the present invention also includes a plurality of subsystems working in cooperation with first (40)and second (60) combustion chambers, and control system (220) to control the plurality of subsystems to ensure the desired level of incineration of the waste in the first and second combustion chambers. Control system (220) includes a plurality of sensors to measure conditions throughout waste disposal system (10), and controller (221) to continuously monitor the measured conditions and to compare each of the measured conditions to a predetermined performance range.

Abstract: A control system for an absorption heat transfer plant controls the quantity of heat input into the plant's concentrator in response to the plant's evaporator liquid refrigerant temperature. The control system also controls the temperature of the cooling fluid for the plant's absorber and condenser.

Abstract: An industrial dryer for drying industrial materials, such as sludge, salt water, brines and the like. A transition plate which is slotted in a manner to cause hot gases flowing toward and through the slots to be immediately transformed into a free standing vortex on the downstream side of the transition plate. The vortex operates on the wet materials and the hot gases. Structure is provided to collect the water vapor created by the drying action. In a first embodiment, hot gases are created by the operation of a blower which directs air under pressure through a heater, then into and through the slotted transition plate. In a second embodiment, a resonating engine is used as a source of hot gases.

Abstract: The instant invention is directed to a counter-top service bowl for chilling various foods and beverages. A miniaturized refrigeration system is secured to the outer surface of the bowl having an evaporator coil disposed within a coil chamber. Air is directed through the chamber and into the middle of the bowl cavity. At the bottom of the bowl is a series of holes lining the bottom of the bowl for induction back into the circulation chamber. In operation the bowl acts as a chiller wherein solid foods such as fruit is chilled by air circulation and associated contact along the surface of the bowl. A bowl liner insertable into the base bowl permits placement of non-solid foods such as fruit salads. The bowl liner seals the circulation chamber forcing air past an evaporator coil and outward through an exhaust port. The bowl liner can be removed for use as a conventional bowl and returned to maintain the chilled condition.

Abstract: The lower extremity of each ballscrew (4) is engaged in a nut (6) with a nil pitch equipped with horizontal and parallel throats (7) for receiving balls (8) which cooperate with grooves (9) provided in an extremity sleeve (10) borne by the screw. An imperviousness system is constituted by sintered stainless steel rings mounted onto the upper portion and lower portion of the sleeve and are kept in place by a profiled joint made of a flexible synthetic material.