Abstract: A method and a system for the removal of carbon dioxide from solvents.

Abstract: A separator for separating liquid from a gas flow is provided with a nozzle carrier element provided with a nozzle arrangement having one or more nozzles. An impact element is arranged downstream in flow direction of the gas flow at least partially opposite the nozzle arrangement. A permanent cover device is provided that covers at least one of the one or more nozzles of the nozzle arrangement. The permanent cover device reduces by at least 50% a through-flow of the gas flow through the at least one of the one or more nozzles of the nozzle arrangement compared to the one or more nozzles of the nozzle arrangement that are free from the permanent cover device. An assembly kit for producing such a separator is provided with a nozzle carrier element with nozzle arrangement and one or more nozzles, an impact element, a cover device, and a liquid reservoir.

Abstract: A bushing assembly for a structure having a first aperture is provided. The bushing assembly includes a first component configured to be received by the first aperture and having a second aperture. A maximum width of the first component defines an outer diameter. The bushing assembly further includes a second component positioned outside of the first aperture and coupled to the first component, the second component having a third aperture extending through the second component. The third aperture is dimensioned so as to be equivalent to the outer diameter of the first component, and the first component and the second component are formed as discrete components of the bushing assembly.

Abstract: A supplemental fuel system includes a supplemental fuel tank, an electronic valve, a temperature sensor, and a controller. The supplemental fuel tank is configured to store a supplemental fuel configured to supplement a primary fuel used by an engine. The electronic valve is configured to be positioned between the supplemental fuel tank and an air supply system for the engine. The temperature sensor is configured to acquire temperature data regarding a temperature of the engine. The controller is configured to control the electronic valve such that the electronic valve is (i) closed to prevent the supplemental fuel from being provided to the air supply system in response to the temperature being less than a temperature threshold and (ii) open or openable to permit the supplemental fuel to be provided to the air supply system in response to the temperature being greater than the temperature threshold.

Abstract: An engine is provided with a cylinder liner that extends beyond the surface of the crankcase surrounding the cylinder. When the engine is oriented in an inverted V-block configuration, the extension of the cylinder liner provides a barrier to oil that can pool on the crankcase surface and otherwise enter the interior of the cylinder, absent such a barrier.

Abstract: A thermal management system for a gas turbine engine is provided. The gas turbine engine includes a turbomachine comprising a compressor section, a combustion section, a turbine section, and an exhaust section arranged in serial flow order and together defining at least in part a core air flowpath; and a thermal management system comprising a supercritical carbon dioxide line thermally coupled to, or integrated into, a portion of the compressor section.

Abstract: A piston in a piston and cylinder liner assembly for an internal combustion engine includes a piston crown, and a plurality of piston rings seated within a plurality of ring grooves in a crown outer surface. The plurality of piston rings includes a baffle ring seated within an uppermost ring groove. A plurality of pressure balancing passages extend through the piston crown each from a first opening formed in an uppermost land to a second opening formed in a second land. The baffle ring may be a non-loaded ring structured to prevent oil droplets from entering a cylinder and causing abnormal combustion. In an embodiment, a shielding wall projects axially from an annular rim of the piston to prevent entry of oil not deflected by the baffle ring.

Abstract: An oil pan noise reduction device includes an oil pan, a mounting plate positioned at one side of the oil pan, and a damping member positioned between the oil pan and the mounting plate, in which the mounting plate includes a depressed portion formed in one surface of the mounting plate directed toward the oil pan, and a protruding portion disposed in the depressed portion and protruding from the depressed portion.

Abstract: A propulsion control system for a vehicle includes a first vehicle sensor, a second vehicle sensor, and a controller in electrical communication with the first vehicle sensor and the second vehicle sensor. The controller is programmed to determine a closed-loop noise level in a cabin of the vehicle using the first vehicle sensor. The controller is further programmed to determine an open-loop noise level in the cabin of the vehicle using the second vehicle sensor. The controller is further programmed to adjust a propulsion calibration value of the vehicle based at least in part on the closed-loop noise level and the open-loop noise level.

Abstract: A weldment includes a first component, a second component, and a weld joint coupling the first and second components together. The weld joint forms a heat affected zone in the first component and creates residual tensile stress in the first component. The first and second components cooperate to define a pocket configured to position a highest magnitude of the residual tensile stress in the first component in a location that is outside of the heat affected zone of the first component.

Abstract: A reciprocating engine system includes a cylinder and a piston movable within the cylinder and having a piston head. A combustion chamber is defined within the cylinder, between the piston head, the inner cylinder wall, and a cylinder head. The engine system also includes an intermittent prechamber having a lower prechamber jaw provided on the piston head and an upper prechamber jaw provided through the cylinder head, wherein a prechamber volume is variable and directly related to a position of the piston head within the combustion chamber.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods are disclosed including apparatus for a ventilation system for supplying air to a crankcase of an internal combustion engine. The apparatus can optionally include a housing, an air filter, a lid and a pressure relief valve. The housing can form a cavity and having an inlet and an outlet therein. The inlet communicates with the cavity and is offset from a centerline axis of the housing. The air filter can be received by the cavity. An outer circumference of the air filter can be oriented at an angle that is substantially tangent to the inlet. The lid can be attachable to and removable from the housing for selectively accessing the air filter. The pressure relief valve coupled to the housing and in fluid communication with the cavity.

Abstract: An ignition coil includes an ignition circuit having a first winding and a second winding, a controller in communication with the ignition circuit, and a light. The ignition circuit is configured to output an ignition timing signal. The controller is configured to establish a rule that limits an engine speed to a maximum engine speed to be provided by the ignition timing signal. The light is configured to illuminate and indicate the maximum engine speed in response to an output signal from the controller.

Abstract: Provided is a turbine blade, including shells and webs connected to the shells, with, with each web being supported by reinforcement structures, whereby a first reinforcement structures includes at least one stack composed of several pultruded composite strips including carbon fibers with the strips being fixed in a resin matrix, and a second reinforcement structures supporting a second web either include at least one stack composed of glass and/or carbon fiber layers infused with resin, the stack being disposed between an outer and an inner layer of upper and lower shell, or at least one stack composed of glass and/or carbon fiber layers infused with resin or of several pultruded composite strips including carbon fibers with the strips being fixed in a resin matrix, which stack is an integral part of the second web and builds the flange.

Abstract: A blow-by gas filtration assembly an axis and includes a support body including a filtration chamber, an inlet mouth of the blow-by gases to be filtered, and an outlet mouth of the filtered blow-by gases. The filtration assembly includes a hollow, cylindrical filter group having a central chamber traversable radially from the outside to the inside by blow-by gases, a control drive operatively connected to the filter group to control it in rotation and a shaft, for support and control, extending along the axis defining internally an air duct through which the filtered blow-by gases flow. The shaft includes a filter portion on which the filter group is mounted, a control portion operatively connected to the control drive and an outflow portion axially positioned between the filter portion and the control portion including at least one outflow window through which the filtered blow-by gases flow.

Abstract: An automobile oil filter radiator assembly is provided. The automobile oil filter radiator assembly includes a base and a radiator, where the base is elongated in shape through metal casting; one end of the base is integrally provided with a filter housing; the radiator is assembled on an upper surface of the base; the base is provided with an oil passage communicated with a filter and the radiator; the oil passage is longitudinally provided and divided into a first section and a second section; the first section is communicated with an inner chamber of the filter housing, and is provided with a first core opening extending towards the end of the base provided with the filter housing; the second section is provided with a second core opening extending towards the upper surface of the base; and the second core opening is sealed with a bottom surface of the radiator.

Abstract: A blower is provided that includes a lower case having a suction hole through which air flows into the blower; an upper case which is disposed at an upper side of the lower case and which has a discharge port through which the air is discharged from the blower; a fan motor that provides a rotational force; and a fan disposed inside of the lower case and fixed to a motor shaft of the fan motor. The fan includes a hub having an outer surface, which extends at an incline at a first angle with respect to the motor shaft; a plurality of blades coupled to the hub; and a shroud having an inner surface which extends at an incline, with respect to the motor shaft, at a second angle that is greater than the first angle, and which faces the outer surface of the hub with respect to the plurality of blades, and thus, the air discharged from the fan may change into an ascending current.

Abstract: A dongle for setting the position of a throttle plate in a throttle body has a process that is driven by a power supply regulated to 5 Vdc to generates a graphic representation of an acceptable range for engine revolutions per minute and throttle plate position within a throttle body. A comparator extracted information from an interrogation of the engine control monitor to determine if the throttle body is within the acceptable range. A signal is generated to indicates the presence or absence of an acceptable range.

Abstract: A piston for an internal combustion engine includes a piston skirt and a piston crown attached to the piston skirt and including a combustion face. The combustion face forms a piston rim and a combustion bowl. A bowl edge defines an intersection of the combustion bowl and the piston rim, and a reentrant surface defining a reentrancy angle extends between the bowl edge and a bowl outer wall. A ratio of a bowl depth dimension coincident with the piston center axis to a compression height dimension coincident with the piston center axis is from about 0.30 to about 0.35.

Abstract: Provided is a seal structure and a mounting method of a belt cover for an internal combustion engine, the belt cover ensuring good sealability, minimizing detachment and attachment of peripheral pipe and the like when the belt cover is detached and attached, and having excellent maintainability by allowing detachment and attachment of only a necessary cover member. The belt cover includes an inner cover member (3, CH) and an outer cover member on both sides of a timing belt TB, and the outer cover member is divided into upper and lower outer covers (7) and (8). Sealing in a cylinder bore row direction with respect to the upper outer cover is formed by a first seal member (31) accommodated in a mating surface of the inner cover member, and sealing in a cylinder axis direction with respect to the upper outer cover is formed by a second seal member (33) accommodated in a lower mating surface of the lower outer cover.