Abstract: A fluid medium flow apparatus for use in a conduit defining a primary channel through which a fluid medium flows includes a vent portion that includes a continuous outer wall situated in the conduit and having a tubular configuration defining an interior area, the vent portion defining an inlet and an outlet downstream of the inlet and includes a radius bend between the inlet and the outlet. A vane is mounted in the interior area intermediate opposed inner surfaces of the continuous side wall and having a length extending between a start of the radius bend and an end of the radius bend and includes a width equal to an inner diameter of the continuous outer wall. The vane dissects the primary channel of the conduit into an inner channel and an outer channel such that the fluid medium is bifurcated into an inner fluid portion and an outer fluid portion.

Abstract: A heat shield having front and rear layers is attachable via magnets to cooking appliances for resisting or absorbing heat and, as a result, for preventing damage to adjacent structures or to human skin. A layer of heat resistant materials protects the integrity and function of the magnets.