Abstract: A method is provided for generating aldehyde-functionalized polymers such as GPAM, wherein progress of the aldehyde-functionalized polymer formation is monitored by measuring viscosity using an online viscometer. A method is also provided for enhancing paper strength, said method comprising generating an aldehyde-functionalized polymer, such as GPAM, according to the present disclosure, and combining said aldehyde-functionalized polymer with a fiber slurry or applying it to a paper sheet.

Abstract: A method of controlling a volatile fatty acid in an aqueous industrial system is provided in the present disclosure. The method includes determining a level of dissolved oxygen in process water in the aqueous industrial system and adding an effective amount of a control agent to the process water if the determined level of dissolved oxygen is above a predetermined level. The compositions and methods can lower the amount of VFA present in the aqueous industrial system.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for treating volatile fatty acids and bacteria capable of producing volatile fatty acids. The compositions can convert acid-producing bacteria environments to nitrate-reducing bacteria environments. The compositions and methods can lower the amount of acid-producing bacteria present in the environment and thereby reduce the amount of volatile fatty acids present in the environment. The control agent may also inhibit the growth of acid-producing bacteria and volatile fatty acid concentrations. The compositions and methods can be used with any aqueous industrial system.

Abstract: A system architecture and related methods for controlling and/or modifying the content presented by a web site on one or more web pages. The system and methods enable an administrator or manager to efficiently update, revise, or otherwise maintain the content presented to a viewer on a web page, where such content may be subject to change or variation based on data related to the operation of a business for which the web site or web page is presented. The architecture, coupled with the methods for content or user interface representation and manipulation, enable a website administrator, manager, or other party to more efficiently control the content presented to a viewer of the site or page, where the viewer may be a customer or employee of a business.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods useful in applications relating to papermaking. The compositions and methods of the present invention comprise aldehyde-functionalized polymers designed to impart high paper strength and enhance water removal during the papermaking process. The aldehyde-functionalized polymers are of relatively low molecular weight, and comprise amino and/or amide groups mono-reacted and di-reacted at a ratio of at least about 1.5 to 1. The low molecular weight polymers of the present invention have the same strength and dewatering performance as corresponding high molecular weight polymers.

Abstract: A system architecture and related methods for controlling and/or modifying the content presented by a web site on one or more web pages. The system and methods enable an administrator or manager to efficiently update, revise, or otherwise maintain the content presented to a viewer on a web page, where such content may be subject to change or variation based on data related to the operation of a business for which the web site or web page is presented. The architecture, coupled with the methods for content or user interface representation and manipulation, enable a website administrator, manager, or other party to more efficiently control the content presented to a viewer of the site or page, where the viewer may be a customer or employee of a business.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods useful in applications relating to papermaking. The compositions and methods of the present invention comprise aldehyde-functionalized polymers designed to impart high paper strength and enhance water removal during the papermaking process. The aldehyde-functionalized polymers are of relatively low molecular weight, and comprise amino and/or amide groups mono-reacted and di-reacted at a ratio of at least about 1.5 to 1. The low molecular weight polymers of the present invention have the same strength and dewatering performance as corresponding high molecular weight polymers.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods to increase paper machine performance and enhance sizing. The compositions include a sizing agent, an emulsifier, and an aqueous component. The emulsifier may be an aldehyde-functionalized polymer. The sizing agent may be selected from rosin size, an alkyl ketene dimer, an alkenyl succinic anhydride, and any combination of these sizing agents.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods to increase paper machine performance and enhance sizing. The compositions include a sizing agent, an emulsifier, and an aqueous component. The emulsifier may be an aldehyde-functionalized polymer. The sizing agent may be selected from rosin size, an alkyl ketene dimer, an alkenyl succinic anhydride, and any combination of these sizing agents.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods to increase paper machine performance and enhance sizing. The compositions include a sizing agent, an emulsifier, and an aqueous component. The emulsifier may be an aldehyde-functionalized polymer.

Abstract: Novel sizing mixtures to achieve improved sizing along with other benefits is disclosed and claimed. The invention is a composition comprising a sizing mixture having a stabilizing amount of one or more aldehyde-functionalized polymers and a sizing amount of a sizing composition. The invention is also a method of improving paper and paperboard production and enhancing sizing through adding an effective amount of the disclosed sizing mixture to the paper machine and a method of producing a medium having cellulosic fibers, wherein the method includes adding the disclosed sizing mixture to the medium at any point in a papermaking process.

Abstract: Novel sizing mixtures to achieve improved sizing along with other benefits is disclosed and claimed. The invention is a composition comprising a sizing mixture having a stabilizing amount of one or more aldehyde-functionalized polymers and a sizing amount of a sizing composition. The invention is also a method of improving paper and paperboard production and enhancing sizing through adding an effective amount of the disclosed sizing mixture to the paper machine and a method of producing a medium having cellulosic fibers, wherein the method includes adding the disclosed sizing mixture to the medium at any point in a papermaking process.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of controlling a heating and cooling system may include utilizing a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) module for an HVAC system. The HVAC module may include an input port, a compressor connected to the input port, a condenser connected to the compressor, a heat exchanger connected to the compressor, an output port connected to the heat exchanger, and a thermostatic expansion valve connected to the condenser, the compressor, and the heat exchanger.

Abstract: A method of controlling a heating and cooling system for providing conditioned air to a compartment of a work machine includes providing a heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) system including an electric motor driven compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator assembly, setting a desired air temperature of the compartment, and adjusting a speed of the compressor as a function of the desired air temperature. The method further includes evaluating an output power of the compressor and regulating the speed of the compressor based upon the evaluation.

Abstract: A temperature sensing assembly for monitoring a temperature of a pipe in a system. The temperature sensing assembly includes an insulator body having a first end, a second end, an outer surface, and an inner surface. The outer and inner surfaces extend between the first and second ends. The inner surface is configured to receive a portion of the pipe. A temperature sensor is disposed adjacent the inner surface and is configured to directly contact the pipe when the pipe is received by the inner surface.

Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a system for removing matter from a filtering device of a work machine includes a gas pressurization assembly. An element of the gas pressurization assembly is removably attachable to a first orifice of the filtering device without removing the filtering device from a work machine to which the filtering device is connected. The system also includes a heat source fluidly connected to the gas pressurization assembly.

Abstract: A mounting system is provided for supporting a weight of a compressor in a mobile application. The compressor may include a top end and a bottom end. The mounting system may include a housing having a top plate and a bottom plate, the top plate being disposed a distance above the bottom plate. A mounting bracket may be connected to the top plate and the bottom plate. An isolation assembly may be disposed on the mounting bracket and may be configured to connect to the compressor at a connecting location below the top end and above a location at or adjacent to the bottom end of the compressor. The isolation assembly is configured to support the weight of the compressor at the connecting location without the compressor being supported adjacent to its bottom end.

Abstract: A valve is provided having a housing with an inlet and an outlet. Within the confines of the housing is a fluid flow path that allows for fluid communication between the inlet and the outlet. The valve includes a valve element that is movable to and from a position where it blocks fluid communication along the fluid flow path, thereby closing the valve. The valve also includes a resilient member provided in a chamber of the valve that is fluidly sealed from the fluid flow path. The resilient member urges the valve element to move to the position for closing the valve. When the pressure of fluid entering the inlet exceeds a preselected amount, the pressure of the fluid overcomes the urging of the resilient member and the valve element moves towards a position that allows fluid communication along the fluid flow path, thereby opening the valve.

Abstract: An air-treatment system includes a cooling circuit, a first heat exchanger in thermal communication with the cooling circuit, and a secondary circuit in thermal communication with the first heat exchanger. The air-treatment system also includes a controller in communication with at least one of the cooling circuit, the first heat exchanger, and the secondary circuit. The controller is operable to receive at least one input indicative of a desired ambient condition, operable to receive at least one input indicative of current ambient conditions, operable to receive at least one input indicative of at least one of the cooling circuit operation and secondary circuit operation, and operable to change the operation of at least one of the cooling circuit and the secondary circuit when the current ambient condition is outside of a desired operation condition range.

Abstract: A thermal management system for a vehicle includes an engine operable to generate energy. An energy storage unit may be associated with the engine and adapted to receive and store the energy generated by the engine. A temperature control unit may be associated with the energy storage unit and adapted to control a temperature in the vehicle. The temperature control unit may be adapted to selectively draw stored energy from the energy storage unit to control the temperature when the engine is not operating. A controller may be adapted to monitor an operating condition of the thermal management system and to control the transfer of the energy from the engine to the energy storage unit based on the monitored operating condition.