Abstract: The method and equipment are proposed for wastes thermal destruction on the surface of a bath of melted metal and slag with a heating in plasma jets and the off-gas bubbling through a bath of melted slag, including a plasma hose generated in waste introduction zone which prevents the coming waste from contact with cooled units of the facility; thus, the reliable destruction of bacteria contaminated and toxic wastes are provided. The plasma hose is generated by the coaxial plasma torch with the hollow central electrode through which the wastes are fed. The units for a regular bacteriological examination of waste treatment products are also provided when the processed wastes are infectious wastes generated by medical and veterinary institutions.

Abstract: A substrate drying device including a process chamber, a transferring device for transferring a substrate to/from the process chamber, a solvent vapor generating chamber having a container for receiving liquid organic solvent and a heater for heating the liquid organic solvent of the container to generate vapor of the organic solvent, a solvent supply unit for supplying the liquid organic solvent in the container, a first passage, communicating with the solvent vapor generating chamber and the process chamber, for passing vapor of the organic solvent, a second passage, communicating with the container of the solvent vapor generating chamber and the solvent supply unit, for passing liquid organic solvent, a flow rate controller for controlling flow rate of the liquid organic solvent to be supplied to the solvent vapor generating chamber from the solvent supply unit, and a control device for detecting a state of organic solvent of at least one of the solvent supply unit, the solvent vapor generating chamber, an

Abstract: A portable multi-purpose outdoor fire container and hot water storage system comprising a first container of a cylindrical configuration with an open bottom surface and an open top surface with a cylindrical side wall therebetween is disclosed. The container has a grate supported by the opened top surface with the bottom surface capable of supporting firewood thereon. The container also has an air vent with handles in the side wall selectively openable in the sidewall at an intermediate extent thereof. A second hot water storage container in a box-like configuration is provided with rectangular sidewalls, a closed bottom and an open top with a lid positionable to close the open top. The hot water storage container is water impermeable for the storage of hot water therein.

Abstract: In the processing of exhaust gases by a chlorine bypass system, a portion of kiln exhaust gases G is extracted from a kiln 1, after the extracted exhaust gases G are instantly cooled to 600.degree. C. to 700.degree. C. or less, the dust W in the cooled exhaust gases is separated to rough powder and fine powder by a separator, the separated rough powder is returned to the kiln 1 and the separated fine powder is discharged to a cement system, wherein extracting means extracts the kiln exhaust gases at the ratio more than 0% to equal to or less than 5% and the separating point of the separator is set to 5 .mu.m to 7 .mu.m.

Abstract: A drying section in a papermaking machine has a first section with a series of single-tiered drying cylinders having vacuum transfer rolls with external vacuum chambers therebetween for improving web runnability, and a second dryer section with a series of single-tiered drying cylinders having movable vacuum transfer rolls disposed therebetween for providing improved cross-directional web shrinkage restraint.

Abstract: In radiant floor, wall and/or ceiling hydronic heating and/or cooling systems using metal radiation plates that are heated or cooled by attached tubing that is fed hot or cold water, where the system includes a plurality of aligned modular heating and/or cooling panels attached to the floor, wall and ceiling, each panel containing a metal radiation plate and each holds a length of the same tubing, the tubing being inserted into an accommodation in the panel and held therein in intimate thermal contact with the plate, and the assembly of panels with tubing inserted is covered with a finished floor, wall or ceiling and then hot water for heating or cold water for cooling is fed to the tubing, a thermal barrier is provided between the panels and the finished floor, wall or ceiling to: diminish or eliminate "hot spots" in the surface of the finished flooring, wall covering and ceiling covering during heating and "cold spots" during cooling; avoid condensation during cooling; and improve performance.

Abstract: The invention relates to a ductwork and cleaning system comprising a fogging unit to supply atomised water droplets to the interior of a food storage cabinet with an ozone generating means coupled to the ductwork, such that ozone, generated by the ozone generating means, is supplied to the interior of the ductwork for circulating therethrough, thereby cleaning the ductwork. The food storage cabinet is coupled to a refrigeration unit to provide refrigerated air for the food storage cabinet, some of the refrigerated air being used as the oxygen-containing gas for the ozone generating means. The ozone generating means is pererably arranged in series in the flow path of the fog of atomised water droplets.

Abstract: This invention is a shoe dehumidifier, which consists of an air-processing unit and an air-distribution unit. The two units are joined through a retractable air duct. A fan and a heating element are located on the top portion of the air-processing unit. Air is drawn into the air-processing unit by the fan, and is then warmed and dehumidified by the heating element. Through the air duct, heated air is guided into air-distribution unit and driven into the shoe. Air routing grooves outside the air-distribution unit then evenly guide heated air to different locations inside the shoe, achieving an overall drying effect. The design of the retractable air duct allows the unit to be folded making it easy to transport and store.

Abstract: A cooling apparatus is provided in an electronic device, where the cooling apparatus operates on waste heat provided by a heat producing component, such as a computer processor. The cooling apparatus has at least one chamber which is thermally coupled with the processor such that heat from the processor expands the gas within the chamber. The expansion causes movement to a movable piston disposed within the chamber which rotates a crankshaft and fans coupled therewith. The expanded gas is cooled in another portion of the chamber or in another chamber. The cooled gas decreases in volume causing a piston to move, further rotating the crankshaft. The cycle begins again as the momentum of the crankshaft assists in reciprocating the piston or pistons and as additional heat from the processor is drawn into the chamber. The rotational movement of the crankshaft can be used to drive fans thereby cooling the electronic device.

Abstract: An integrated circuit cooling device in which a thermoelectric module (TEM) is built into a printed circuit board (PCB) so that the TEM converts heat generated by an integrated circuit on the PCB into DC power that is then supplied to a DC--DC regulator to drive a cooling fan. In one embodiment, the cooling fan is incorporated within a heat sink disposed on one side of the PCB so that the built-in TEM is between the heat sink and the integrated circuit being cooled. In an alternate embodiment, the cooling fan is located remotely from the heat sink.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for rapidly drying and curing a waterborne coating as applied by a spray gun, or other means, to a product traveling on a moving continuous conveyor track. The conveyor track passes through a drying section which uses recycled filtered air to dry the coating and then into a curing section which uses an irradiator and airflow to rapidly cure the coating. The irradiator is cooled using an air flow and a damper assembly system.

Abstract: The forced air helmet heater and defroster system for sport and utility vehicles begins with a small motor driven blower. This blower is mounted or fastened to the vehicle and adapted to draw in cold, fresh air from the exterior of the vehicle and force it through a heat source. The heat source warms or tempers this cold fresh air. Then, depending on system configuration, the air exiting the heat source is either forced to an insulated helmet delivery conduit equipped with a break-away connection on the inlet end and a diffuser on the exit end, or it can first be routed to an optional temperature control junction and then to the insulated helmet delivery conduit. The vehicle rider may then place the delivery conduit's exit diffuser between the interior side of the helmet and their cheek or chin whereby the expelling warm air flushes the helmet's interior thus warming the rider's face and breathing air as well as keeping the rider's face shield and eyeglasses defrosted and fog free.

Abstract: An improved cyclone dryer is disclosed, having an outer cylinder, an inner cylinder, and a cone-shaped chamber. The outer cylinder has a tangential airstream orifice for injecting a high-speed stream of material and air, or other gases, into the dryer. The inner cylinder has a plurality of apertures and a plurality of deflectors that deflect air and material into a cavity defined by the inner cylinder and the cone-shaped chamber. The cone-shaped chamber, the outer cylinder, and the inner cylinder define an annular air chamber. An exhaust assembly is attached proximate the inner and outer cylinders, and is in fluid communication with the cavity.

Abstract: A method of preparing an adsorbent which contains a medium, which medium may comprise water. The medium is removed from the adsorbent by a hot regeneration gas, and the adsorbent is then cooled, wherein heat recovered during said cooling is used to heat the regeneration gas in a heat accumulator/exchanger. In order to improve the dewpoint characteristics of the dried gas, the adsorbent is passed successively through the following zones:an adsorption zone in which the adsorbent adsorbs the given medium;a regeneration zone in which the regeneration gas is passed through the adsorbent; anda cooling zone in which heat is withdrawn from the adsorbent, to be transferred to the heat accumulator/exchanger. An apparatus suitable for carrying out the described method is also described.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for drying a wet web and modifying the moisture profile of the web. A plurality of gas burners are located within the interior of a through air dryer hood to variably heat air passing through the hood interior before it contacts a wet web on a through air dryer web support. The flowing air within the hood interior is divided into air flow portions directed toward different incremental width portions of the wet web. The burners are separately controlled to vary the heat of the individual flowing air portions to provide a uniform web moisture profile.

Abstract: A domestic air conditioning and/or heating method, particularly for apartment buildings, using an outside unit (2) and an inside unit (1) connected to one another via fluid and electrical lines (3). The outside unit (2) includes a compressor, a ventilation system and an exchanger while the inside unit (1) includes a ventilation system and an exchanger. A low pressure inside unit (1) supplies pressurized air at a pressure no higher than 8 mm and the air is bulk-fed into a false ceiling (6) forming a decompression chamber and comprises supply grills (15-17) for blowing air into each of the rooms to be served.

Abstract: A viscous heater includes a heat generating chamber 10 of a sealed structure. The viscous heater is further provided with a storage chamber SR, which is in communication with the heat generating chamber 10 at its central part, via a recovery hole 3c, a feed groove 3f and a feed hole 3e formed in a rear plate 3 and a rear housing 4. The storage chamber SR can store an amount of the viscous fluid, which exceeds the volume of a heat generating gap between an inner surface of the heat generating chamber and an outer surface of a rotor 16. The speed of degradation of the viscous fluid is slowed, while eliminating the necessity of a strict administration of a charged amount of the viscous fluid.

Abstract: An auger-type ice maker comprises partitions 16 projectingly provided on the outer periphery of a pressing head 9 which has been inserted and fixed to the upper portion of an ice-making cylinder 1, wherein fixed blades 25 are formed at the lower portion of the partitions 16 so as to be offset in the radial direction, and wherein the tip of the inner circumference side portion 20a thereof is situated above the greater diameter portion of the auger 6 provided with a spiral blade 5. In the above construction, the offset corner portion 20c is provided with a curvature. Accordingly, ice can be prevented from being compressed to and adhering to the corner portion 20c. Thus, the transporting resistance of ice at the lower portion of the partitions projectingly provided to the outer periphery of the pressing head can be reduced, thereby preventing decreasing in ice-making capabilities and abnormal sounds or vibrations being emitted owing to ice jamming occurring.

Abstract: A method has been found to improve the efficiency of a cyclone system for a fluidized bed. The typical plurality of cyclones arranged in series in communication with the fluidized bed is replaced by a plurality of similarly-sized cyclones arranged in parallel, so that the residence time in each of the cyclones is greater than it was in the original system, thereby greatly improving the recovery of particulate material while greatly reducing the energy consumption of the system.

Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for removal of .Iadd.contaminants such as .Iaddend.petroleum hydrocarbons from contaminated soil. The apparatus of the invention includes a shallow container, preferably with vertical sides, which has in its bottom wall a multiplicity of elongated recessed chambers with an open mesh entry area at the upper side, and a gas discharge orifice at one end of each chamber. A rack containing burners is adapted for positioning over the material to be treated within the container. The invented method includes charging materials to be treated into a container, heating the material while creating a partial pressure within the chamber, establishing a vacuum to pull the gasses downwardly through the soil and atmospheric air downwardly with the gasses, then either collecting or discharging the removed gasses, after which the soil is removed from the treatment chamber.