Abstract: An injector (12) for sucking in environmental air and for injection into the combustion chamber (12) of a torch burner (11) by means of a driving fluid (14) standing under excess pressure, has an air induction opening (15), a flow channel (16) and injection openings (17) through which the driving fluid (14) is blown into a mixing region (19) where it mixes with induced air. The flow channel (16) has a diffusor region (18) ajoining the mixing region (19) in the flow direction and has an outlet opening (20) for the mixture of air and driving fluid. In accordance with the invention, injection openings (17) open into a dead flow space (22) from which spray jets (23) are directed into the mixing region (19).

Abstract: A high-pressure hot separator for the separation of an overhead product from a process of high-pressure hydrogenation of coals, tars, crude oils, whose distillation and extraction products or similar carbon-containing feedstock such as heavy oils, low-temperature carbonization oils, extracts of heavy oil sands and the like, is downstream from the bottom phase reactors of the high-pressure hydrogenation. The separator is constructed from a vertically erected cylindrical pressure jacket having an upper cover, a lower cover, an inside adjacent thermal insulation member and a cylindrical wall insert. The overhead product is separated into a gas/vapor phase and a bottom product. A cyclone separator is installed in the gas/vapor space of the hot separator for improvement of the separation function.

Abstract: A hydrocyclone has a separating part A with a diameter which toward its outlet end for the heavier fraction decreases gradually from a diameter 2 R.sub.a, with the radius being subject to the formula:R=R.sub.a .multidot..sqroot.1-x/1.This describes essentially the shape of a parabola, so that the separating part can practically be considered as a paraboloid. Achieved thereby is an optimum separating performance of the hydrocyclone.

Abstract: An apparatus is described which serves for a pyrometallurgical processing of fine-grained solids suspended in high-oxygen gases, comprising a generally horizontally extending cylindrical vessel and a combustion shaft, which communicates with and vertically opens into the vessel which is provided with a gas outlet opening and with an opening for discharging molten material. An almost complete separation of the molten particles is effected in that the mouth of the combustion shaft tangentially opens into the vessel at the entrance of a spiral-shaped entrance passage, which opens into a discharge slot, which is formed in the shell of the vessel and which in the lower portion of the shell of the substantially cylindrical vessel extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vessel.

Abstract: Polyacrylonitrile filaments and fibers may be obtained without interruption by spinning the spinning solution into a hot-air spinning duct, washing, drawing, crimping, preparing, steaming, drying cooling and, optionally, cutting at a take-off rate kept at 150 to 400 m/minute and for a tow weight of from 10 to 100 g/m when(a) the washing process is carried out in several stages on the countercurrent principle and a vibrating duct is used for transporting the spun tow through the washing process,(b) drawing is carried out before and/or after washing in a steam atmosphere at 100.degree. to 120.degree. C.,(c) crimping is carried out in an aerodynamic crimping unit using a hot, gaseous medium under a pressure of from 5 to 16 bars and at a temperature in the range from 50.degree. to 210.degree. C.

Abstract: The subject matter of the application is a device for pneumatically or hydraulic feeding of dust-like, powdery or granulated bulk goods which has a feed line with an inner pipe mounted therein extending concentrically thereto, being provided with outlet and inlet openings. In order subject the bulk goods in the feed line of such a device to a continuous strong turbulence, so that no plugs of goods can form, but on the other hand to have the possibility to dissolve such plugs of goods if they form it is provided as a solution that a vertically disposed disk (5) is provided in the inner pipe (2) between an outlet and an inlet opening (3,4) which is provided with at least one opening (6) which preferably consists of a circular hole, being provided in the center of disk (5), or which consists of a slot (13). Thereby, the disk (5) may be eccentrically disposed between the outlet opening and inlet opening (3,4) and may be exchangeably mounted in inner pipe (2).

Abstract: To clean the ballast bed of a railroad track, a wheeled vehicle movable over the ballast bed contains a blower for generating a positive flow of air and a suction flow. A suction port is located on the vehicle spaced a given distance above the ballast bed. A pipe section outlet is located around the suction port. The positive flow of air is directed through the pipe section outlet so that it provides a circular air flow about the downward projection of the suction port. The circular air flow sweeps the surface of the ballast bed and any refuse swept up is drawn into the suction port by the suction flow generated by the blower.

Abstract: A method for the reduction of the velocity of dispersions of fine particles in gas is described, in which the dispersion is divided into a plurality of mass flows M which are conveyed each to a subsonic diffuser to reduce the velocity from V.sub.1 to V.sub.2, wherein the product of mass flow M and density velocity ration S.sub.1 V.sub.1 /S.sub.2 V.sub.2 is less than 10 kg/sec.The method is particularly useful in the manufacture of mineral wool, where the mineral wool fibers are first obtained being dispersed in a high velocity gas stream.

Abstract: A drawing nozzle for finely dividing melts according to the nozzle blasting process, wherein(a) the contour of the nozzle inlet from the upper edge of the nozzle passes initially inside a radius R.sub.1 =40% of the narrowest cross-sectional dimension d of the drawing nozzle and then runs parallel to, or diverges by up to 2.degree. from the drawing nozzle axis up to a depth below the upper edge of the drawing nozzle which is not greater than the narrowest cross-sectional dimension d of the drawing nozzle;(b) the nozzle inlet is immediately adjoined by the drawing-out part, the upper cross-sectional dimension of which is from 1.5 to 2.4 times as wide as the narrowest cross-sectional dimension d of the drawing nozzle;(c) the drawing-out part widens over a length of at least 6 times the narrowest cross-sectional dimension d of the drawing nozzle with a widening angle of from 1.degree. to 2.4.degree.

Abstract: A process for finely dividing melts according to the nozzle drawing process is described wherein the pressure gradient of the gas flowing into the inlet opening of the drawing nozzle is increased by the provision of obstacles to that flow of gas. The obstacles may be streams or jets of gas directed a traverse of the flow of gas.

Abstract: In a process for the production of mats made of organic or inorganic fibres, comprising dispersing fibers in a flowing gas so as to issue together from a channel, depositing the fibers on a perforated conveyor belt for the formation of the mat, and removing the gas by suction below the conveyor belt, the improvement which comprises(a) disposing the conveyor belt so as to form an angle of about 90 to 150.degree.

Abstract: In the production of fibers by blast drawing in which primary filaments are produced from a liquid stream, reduced to fibers and drawn on passing through a draw nozzle by drawing gas streams flowing substantially parallel to the primary filaments, the improvement which comprises surrounding the drawing gas streams over at least part of their length and inside the draw nozzle in the direction of flow by parallel boundary gas streams having at most the same flow velocity as the drawing gas streams.

Abstract: In order to conduct thoroughly pre-mixed hot gas into a ring spinning nozzle by a rotational flow in such a manner that sufficient quantities of hot gas are available for drying the filaments situated on the inside without causing backflow and without any significant movement of the filaments by turbulence, an annular chamber with tangential inlet is placed around the ring spinning nozzle. The internal wall of the chamber is separated from a circular chamber by equalizers in its upper region while on its underside it is separated from the spinning chamber by equalizers and metal gauzes at the level of the lower edge of the spinning nozzle. The circular chamber is also separated on its underside from the spinning chamber by equalizers and metal gauzes.

Abstract: In a process for the production of mineral wool fibers according to the jet blast process, comprising issuing at least one melt stream from at least one opening in the base of a melting crucible into a converging-diverging drawing nozzle, flowing a gaseous blasting medium into the nozzle substantially parallel to the melt stream so as to separate the melt stream into fibers, the blasting medium being drawn into the nozzle by suction due to a drop in pressure produced between the nozzle inlet and outlet, and passing the fibers and spent blasting gas into a diffuser connected downstream of the nozzle to reduce the gas rate of flow, the improvements which comprise effecting(a) a maximum drop pressure in the inlet of the drawing nozzle;(b) a minimum drop pressure in the diverging portion of the drawing nozzle over a maximum length without separation (transition) of the laminar boundary layer;(c) the subsequent pressure conversion initially with a shock at a constant cross-section of the drawing nozzle and subsequ

Abstract: A flow-promoting device in combination with a heated box tray open at the top in a reaction and degasification column in which a viscous or highly viscous liquid is flowing from an inlet end to an outlet end of the tray and in which a heating tube register is located to be completely covered by the liquid. The tube register includes a plurality of heating tubes spaced from each other, and the flow-promoting device has a bottom heating unit for the box tray positioned outside and along the bottom of the tray, a siphon plate mounted on the tray at a liquid inlet end of the tray and closely in front of the tube register, with the siphon plate having a bottom end extending to the underside of the tube register, and a weir positioned at the liquid outlet end of the box tray. The weir has a top edge extending at least to the topside of the tube register, and the spacing of the weir from the tube register is larger than the spacing of the siphon plate at the inlet end from the tube register.

Abstract: In the process of washing synthetic fibers directly subsequent to the spinning process in which the tow is deposited in a folded condition onto a transportation device, the solvent is removed as completely as possible with the use of as little fresh water as possible if the washing process is carried out on the folded tow in counterflow on this transporting device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for cooling liquids containing solids by expansion comprising of cyclone which consists of an inlet chamber and a separating part, the cross-section of the inlet chamber being 5 to 30 times greater than that of the product delivery pipe which opens into the inlet chamber, and said inlet chamber before opening into the ring chamber becoming continuously reduced in width and continuously increased in height, and the separating part, to which the inlet chamber is tangentially attached, consisting of a ring chamber below which there is a separating cylinder of smaller diameter, these two parts being connected by a sloping surface.

Abstract: In a process for the production of mats made of organic or inorganic fibres, comprising dispersing fibers in a flowing gas so as to issue together from a channel, depositing the fibers on a perforated conveyor belt for the formation of the mat, and removing the gas by suction below the conveyor belt, the improvement which comprises(a) disposing the conveyor belt so as to form an angle of about 90.degree. to 150.degree.

Abstract: In the production of polyesters by introduction of precondensates on to a first plate of a column reactor product quality is improved and operating time is increased in that spontaneous flash evaporation of the precondensate takes place in a so-called entry box, before the introduction on to the first plate of the column reactor, and in that separation of the liquid component from the gaseous component is subsequently carried out by centrifugal force in a so-called annular chamber.

Abstract: In a process for the production of mineral wool fibers according to the jet blast process, comprising issuing at least one melt stream from at least one opening in the base of a melting crucible into a converging-diverging drawing nozzle, flowing a gaseous blasting medium into the nozzle substantially parallel to the melt stream so as to separate the melt stream into fibers, the blasting medium being drawn into the nozzle by suction due to a drop in pressure produced between the nozzle inlet and outlet, and passing the fibers and sent blasting gas into a diffuser connected downstream of the nozzle to reduce the gas rate of flow, the improvements which comprise effecting(a) a maximum drop pressure in the inlet of the drawing nozzle;(b) a minimum drop pressure in the diverging portion of the drawing nozzle over a maximum length without separation (transition) of the laminar boundary layer;(c) the subsequent pressure conversion initially with a shock at a constant cross-section of the drawing nozzle and subseque