Abstract: Method and apparatus for separating gases, especially for removing water or from a gas such as air. This invention uses a short-cycle process which produces reduction in dewpoint (for dehydrating gas separation processes) or change in gas concentration (for non-dehydrating gas separation processes) at high pressure, and which includes adding a short burst of heat during the beginning of the reactivation cycle to boost desorption and complete it typically in about thirty minutes or less time. An easily desorbed desiccant (or other adsorbent material for non-dehydrating applications) and the short low-temperature burst of heat serve to reactivate a significant portion of the desiccant bed (or adsorbent bed), and the cooler purge fluid that follows cools that portion of the bed in preparation for the next drying (or adsorbing) cycle.

Abstract: A device for reducing drag and store separation difficulties caused by shallow cavities on aircraft in supersonic flight consisting of a slab of porous material cut to fit precisely inside the cavity. This slab is mounted inside the cavity such that a plenum chamber is formed between the slab and the floor of the cavity. This device allows air to flow through the chamber opposite to the direction of flow outside the chamber. This results in reduced drag and improved store separation characteristics.

Abstract: A device for reducing drag and store separation difficulties caused by shallow cavities on aircraft in supersonic flight consisting of a group of hollow pipes the same length as the cavity. The pipes are attached to the cavity floor so as to allow air to flow through the pipes. This device allows air to flow through the pipes opposite to the direction of flow outside the pipes. This results in reduced drag and improved store separation characteristics.

Abstract: A process for improvement of wood-base active carbon made in the presence of phosphoric acid is disclosed herein. The improvement comprises controlling the amount of dissolved salts of the group sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium in the process acid to provide a metal ion concentration from 0.5% to 2.0% by weight. The controlled addition of these metal salts improves the adsorptivity for fuel vapors and the decolorizing activity of the carbon.

Abstract: A process for improvement of wood-base active carbon made in the presence of phosphoric acid is disclosed herein. The improvement comprises controlling the amount of dissolved salts of the group sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium in the process acid to provide a metal ion concentration from 0.5% to 2.0% by weight. The controlled addition of these metal salts improves the adsorptivity for fuel vapors and the decolorizing activity of the carbon.