Abstract: A method and an apparatus for plasma-chemical production of nitrogen monoxide is used to produce inhalation gas enriched with nitrogen monoxide for medical purposes. The nitrogen-monoxide production is achieved through the use of a dielectric barrier discharge created in a process gas containing nitrogen and oxygen.

Abstract: Exhaust gas amitted from a diesel engine flows through a ceramic soot filter in which particles contained in the exhaust are deposited and oxidized to regenerate the filter. The filter is regenerated by non-thermal, electric surface creeping discharge on filter surfaces covered with particles. In addition, nitrogen oxides may be reduced by selective catalytic reduction. The system is designed to ensure operation reliability and environmental compatibility.

Abstract: A method of operating a combustor (10), to provide intimately mixed hot combusted gas (44) for a gas turbine (46), includes feeding gaseous oxidant (12) and gaseous fuel (16) into the combustor (10) near a combustion flame (28) which has a tip end (39) and a root end (29), where corona discharge occurs through adjustment of an electric field (34), and-where the corona discharge causes ionized particles (36) to form and also causes intimate turbulent mixing of the gases.

Abstract: NOx is generated by means of a plasma-enhanced method which, with the addition of H2-containing gas, reduces NOx to NH3 and uses the thus obtained NH3 as the reducing agent for an SCR catalyst for exhaust emission control. A plasma reactor is provided in the corresponding apparatus for performing the method.

Abstract: Exhaust gas emitted from a diesel engine flows through a ceramic soot filter in which particles contained in the exhaust are deposited and oxidized to regenerate the filter. The filter is regenerated by non-thermal, electric surface creeping discharge on filter surfaces covered with particles. In addition, nitrogen oxides may be reduced by selective catalytic reduction. The system is designed to ensure operation reliability and environmental compatibility.

Abstract: Diesel engines and/or lean-burn internal combustion engines require a so-called SCR catalyst for the selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides to purify their exhaust gases, which can be additionally activated by non-thermal gas-discharge plasmas. The invention includes absorbing the hydrocarbons contained in the exhaust gases to a large extent, and then feeding the exhaust gases to the non-thermal gas-discharge plasma. An ammonia-based reducing agent is added to the exhaust gases so treated and the exhaust gases are supplied to the SCR catalyst to reduce the nitrogen oxides. The corresponding device includes a hydrocarbon absorber, a gas-discharge reactor, a dosing unit for a reducing agent, and an SCR catalyst connected in series in the exhaust gas train close to the engine.

Abstract: In diesel engines, soot particles in the engine exhaust gas flow through an exhaust gas line. According to the invention, the soot particles flowing through the exhaust gas line are deposited by inertial forces onto electrodes of a reactor for producing dielectrically hindered gas discharges, the electrodes being periodically structured in the direction of flow of the exhaust gas, and are oxidized on the electrodes by the continuous action of the gas discharge. To such an end, at least one reactor for producing the dielectrically hindered discharges has metallic electrodes, which have a dielectrically active coating and an undulated or pleated structure.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for plasma-chemical production of nitrogen monoxide is used to produce inhalation gas enriched with nitrogen monoxide for medical purposes. The nitrogen-monoxide production is achieved through the use of a dielectric barrier discharge created in a process gas containing nitrogen and oxygen.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for plasma-chemical production of nitrogen monoxide is used to produce inhalation gas enriched with nitrogen monoxide for medical purposes. The nitrogen-monoxide production is achieved through the use of a dielectric barrier discharge created in a process gas containing nitrogen and oxygen.

Abstract: To clean the exhaust gas of internal-combustion engines or other machines which are operated with fossil fuel, it is proposed to firstly pretreat the exhaust gas in a non-thermal normal-pressure gas discharge and subsequently allow a selective catalytic reduction of oxidic noxious substances to take place with the addition of a suitable reduction substance, or to allow a selective catalytic decomposition to take place. The device for removing the oxidic noxious substances is characterized by a series circuit of at least one module with a gas discharge section and at least one module with a catalytic-converter section, and is suitable in particular for use in a diesel engine.

Abstract: In particular for exhaust-gas purification, different processes have been proposed. According to the invention, the polluted exhaust gas flows through a reactor volume to which non-thermal gas discharges are applied, while being brought into contact with a solid reducing agent at least once, and preferably several times. The reducing agent can, in particular, consist of carbon fibers. A suitable device for combining dielectric barrier discharges with the reduction has means for field enhancement substantially periodically spaced in the reactor.

Abstract: Method for the production of sintered dolomite, wherein at least carbonate material is ground into particles, formed into a predetermined shape, such as briquettes, deacidified and then heated to a predetermined temperature.

Abstract: Method for the production of sintered dolomite, wherein at least carbonate material is ground into particles, formed into a predetermined shape, such as briquettes, deacidified and then heated to a predetermined temperature.

Abstract: Apparatus for drying sheets of photographic material has a group of parallel lower horizontal shafts and a group of parallel upper horizontal shafts which are staggered with reference to the lower shafts. All of the shafts extend transversely of the direction of travel of sheets therebetween and carry elastic rollers which engage and advance the sheets. Certain shafts carry holders for U-shaped guide members which flank the path of the sheets between the rollers on the upper and lower shafts and prevent the leaders of the sheets from curling into the spaces between the upper or lower shafts. The distance between the axes of two neighboring lower or upper shafts is at least 2D and the distance between the upper and lower guide members is less than D, wherein D is the outer diameter of a roller.

Abstract: An arrangement for treating photographic paper bands which run in parallel paths has at least one treatment station in which the bands are transported with a predetermined speed and treated, winding spools for winding the bands after treating in the treatment station and located downstream of the treatment station, drives for driving the winding spools independently of the transportation of the bands in the treatment station and with a speed exceeding the speed of transportation of the bands in the treatment station, an accumulating station for accumulating the bands between the treatment station and the winding spools so that a loop of the bands is formed in the accumulating station, and a switch for switching the drive on and off in dependence upon a size of the loop of the bands in the accumulating station.

Abstract: Apparatus for drying webs of photographic paper has a drying unit which has an inlet for admission of wet webs. Such webs advance along discrete paths having V-shaped portions and are dried by hot air which is circulated by blowers. The temperature of air is maintained at a constant value by a control system which adjusts one or more air heaters in the drying unit. The latter has a portion which is adjacent to and is located at a level below the inlet and wherein the moisture content of air is higher than in other parts of the drying unit. Such moisture content is measured and the signals denoting the measured moisture content are used to control the operation of a device which withdraws moisture-laden air from the aforementioned portion of the drying unit. The withdrawn air is replaced with relatively dry atmospheric air entering the drying unit via outlet opening for the webs.

Abstract: Apparatus for simultaneously winding several webs of developed photographic paper on the cores of reels whose flanges rest on pairs of supporting rollers one of which is driven by a discrete variable-speed motor has a loop former for each web. Each loop former adjusts a potentiometer in dependency on changes of tensional stress upon the corresponding web, and the potentiometers cause control circuits for the corresponding motors to reduce the speed of the driven supporting rollers as the diameters of convoluted portions of the webs increase. The webs are fed at a constant speed. The supporting rollers consist of rubber to reduce the noise as a result of contact with the flanges of the respective reels, and to reduce the likelihood of slippage of the reels.

Abstract: A reel for photographic paper has a hollow cylindrical core and two disk-shaped flanges having centrally located extensions received in the respective end portions of the core. The inner side of each flange tapers outwardly in a direction from the periphery of the core toward the periphery of the respective flange. The extensions have ribs which penetrate into the inner surface of the core, and the core is further coupled to each flange by a rubber hose which surrounds the respective extension and is biased against the inner surface of the core by an endless helical spring which surrounds a conical end face of the corresponding extension.

Abstract: Apparatus for simultaneous viewing of front and rear surfaces of webs of exposed and developed photographic paper has a frame which supports a rearwardly and upwardly inclined transparent pane constituting the front panel of a box. The frame has a rear wall which is normal to the pane and carries two spindles extending in parallelism with the plane of the pane and serving to support supply and takeup reels for a web of photographic paper whereby the rear side of the web portion between the reels lies against the front side of the pane and the front side of such web portion is observable from the front side of the frame.