Abstract: A filter apparatus for treating hydrocarbon contaminated water comprising a housing defining an internal cavity and having an inlet and an outlet; a separating member that separates the internal cavity into a first treatment zone and a second treatment zone, wherein the first treatment zone is in fluid communication with the inlet and the second treatment zone is in fluid communication with the outlet, the separating member having one or more holes therethrough for fluid flow from the first treatment zone to the second treatment zone; at least one distribution tube within the second treatment zone having an end enclosing at least one of the holes to accept liquid flowing through the hole, the distribution tube further having perforations along its length for distributing liquid into the second treatment zone; a filtration barrier within the first treatment zone for removing particulate matter from the liquid flowing therethrough; and a particulate filtration media within the second treatment zone, surrounding

Abstract: A filter apparatus for treating hydrocarbon contaminated water comprising a housing defining an internal cavity and having an inlet and an outlet; a separating member that separates the internal cavity into a first treatment zone and a second treatment zone, wherein the first treatment zone is in fluid communication with the inlet and the second treatment zone is in fluid communication with the outlet, the separating member having one or more holes therethrough for fluid flow from the first treatment zone to the second treatment zone; at least one distribution tube within the second treatment zone having an end enclosing at least one of the holes to accept liquid flowing through the hole, the distribution tube further having perforations along its length for distributing liquid into the second treatment zone; a filtration barrier within the first treatment zone for removing particulate matter from the liquid flowing therethrough; and a particulate filtration media within the second treatment zone, surrounding

Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing incendiary spheres comprising a hopper operable to store discrete unitary unprimed spheres; a feed mechanism cooperating with the hopper to extract unprimed spheres from the hopper; a rotary sphere delivery mechanism rotating in a first direction and having at least one pocket defined therein, the at least one pocket being adapted to capture a sphere, wherein the feed mechanism cooperates with the rotary sphere delivery mechanism to load an unprimed sphere into the at least one pocket; a rotary injector mechanism rotating in an opposing second direction and having at least one injector needle, wherein the rotary injector mechanism and the rotary sphere delivery mechanism are synchronized such that the at least one injector needle pierces an unprimed sphere within the at least one pocket as the at least one pocket and the at least one injector needle rotate past each other; a source of reactant in fluid communication with the at least one injector needle, wherein the rotary injector

Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing incendiary spheres comprising a hopper operable to store discrete unitary unprimed spheres; a feed mechanism cooperating with the hopper to extract unprimed spheres from the hopper; a rotary sphere delivery mechanism rotating in a first direction and having at least one pocket defined therein, the at least one pocket being adapted to capture a sphere, wherein the feed mechanism cooperates with the rotary sphere delivery mechanism to load an unprimed sphere into the at least one pocket; a rotary injector mechanism rotating in an opposing second direction and having at least one injector needle, wherein the rotary injector mechanism and the rotary sphere delivery mechanism are synchronized such that the at least one injector needle pierces an unprimed sphere within the at least one pocket as the at least one pocket and the at least one injector needle rotate past each other; a source of reactant in fluid communication with the at least one injector needle, wherein the rotary injector

Abstract: Valves having an inner assembly comprising: a base plate spaced apart from a top plate to define therebetween an open side, the base plate defining an outlet; an outer assembly comprising solid side walls and being movable relative to the inner assembly between open and closed positions, an upper portion of the solid side walls seal with the top plate only when the outer assembly is in the closed position, a lower portion of the solid side walls seal with the base plate only when the outer assembly is in the closed position, wherein the open position allows flow through the valve via the open side portion and the outlet of the outer assembly; and an actuator mounted to the inner assembly and connected to the outer assembly to move the outer assembly between the open and closed positions in response to electrical control signals.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for launching incendiary projectiles is provided. The apparatus includes a support adapted to being mounted to a vehicle, a pneumatic launcher connected to the support and operable to launch a projectile that has been delivered to the launcher, a gas delivery system operable to deliver a volume of pressurized gas to the launcher for launching the projectile, a projectile delivery system operable to deliver projectiles to the launcher, an injector cooperating operable to receive projectiles from the projectile delivery system and to inject the projectiles with an amount of reactant suitable to produce a delayed exothermic reaction with the incendiary material to prime the projectile, and thereafter convey the primed projectile to the launcher; and a controller operable to operable to regulate the launching of the projectiles.

Abstract: Valves having an inner assembly comprising: a base plate spaced apart from a top plate to define therebetween an open side, the base plate defining an outlet; an outer assembly comprising solid side walls and being movable relative to the inner assembly between open and closed positions, an upper portion of the solid side walls seal with the top plate only when the outer assembly is in the closed position, a lower portion of the solid side walls seal with the base plate only when the outer assembly is in the closed position, wherein the open position allows flow through the valve via the open side portion and the outlet of the outer assembly; and an actuator mounted to the inner assembly and connected to the outer assembly to move the outer assembly between the open and closed positions in response to electrical control signals.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for launching incendiary projectiles is provided. The apparatus includes a support adapted to being mounted to a vehicle, a pneumatic launcher connected to the support and operable to launch a projectile that has been delivered to the launcher, a gas delivery system operable to deliver a volume of pressurized gas to the launcher for launching the projectile, a projectile delivery system operable to deliver projectiles to the launcher, an injector cooperating operable to receive projectiles from the projectile delivery system and to inject the projectiles with an amount of reactant suitable to produce a delayed exothermic reaction with the incendiary material to prime the projectile, and thereafter convey the primed projectile to the launcher; and a controller operable to operable to regulate the launching of the projectiles.