Abstract: A lightweight, miniaturized, portable air compressor of the reciprocating piston type. Drive is imparted to the reciprocating piston by means of an input shaft which rotates a belt crank to convert rotary motion to reciprocating motion. The compressor housing has an integral bracket for mounting a DC motor and gear train coupling the DC motor output to the compressor input shaft. A pair of one way valves regulate the intake of air prior to compression and the exiting of compressed air from the piston chamber for introduction therein to a flexible air hose. The compressor is secured within a recess provided in the tray portion of a housing comprised of hingedly connected lid and tray members. A large hollow recess is provided for storage of the elongated air hose and an elongated power cord.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for detecting the presence and proportional amounts of constituents in an unknown gaseous sample. A carrier gas urges the sample through a column containing an adsorption material, which passes known constituents of the gas sample therethrough at predetermined time intervals. The carrier gas and separated constituents are passed over separate temperature sensitive elements to derive a signal representative of the proportion of the constituent being separated at any given time interval. A recorder plots a curve of percentage of concentration constituent versus time, wherein the peaks of the curve represent the particular constituents of the sample.Utilizing air as the carrier, the percentage of nitrogen (N.sub.2) and oxygen (O.sub.2) may be determined through the use of a percentage N.sub.2 - O.sub.2 curve. Means are also provided for determining the temperature of the sample.

Abstract: Waste matter is incinerated utilizing pure oxygen in addition to the oxygen obtainable through ambient air thereby raising the temperature in the incinerator to an amount of the order of 500.degree.F greater than the incinerator temperature normally encountered when only ambient air is introduced into the incinerator. The incinerator combustion gases are passed into a waste heat boiler to generate steam for operating a steam turbine incorporating an electric generator. A portion of the electric power developed by the generator is utilized in conjunction with an electrolytic cell structure to perform an electrolysis operation upon water to separate the water into its constituent parts (hydrogen and oxygen). A portion of the hydrogen is utilized in the burner plenum of the waste heat boiler to increase the temperature of the incineration combustion gases.