Abstract: A partition wall system provides for lay-in of cables. The system includes a plurality of interconnected panel sections and a plurality of covering skins. Each panel section has a base surface and a protrusion extending from the base surface. At least one of the covering skins is attached to each of the panel sections, forming a passage between the covering skin and the base surface of the panel section allowing the cables to travel between interconnected panel sections and through each panel section, in both horizontal and vertical directions. Interconnected panel sections may include first and second sheets of material, each sheet of material providing a base surface with a plurality of protrusions extending therefrom, wherein the first sheet of material is attached to the second sheet of material so that the base surface of the first sheet of material is substantially parallel to the base surface of the second sheet of material.

Abstract: A building system which uses a plurality of interlocking members which can be used to construct an unlimited number of structures which can be assembled, disassembled and used by children and adults. The building system requires no tools, fasteners or adhesives, yet creates rigid and sturdy structures of all sizes, through interlocking ends and edges.

Abstract: A multi-level vehicle servicing system includes site-erectable units each with four levels, to facilitate vehicle repairs by several technicians at the same time. Each unit includes vertical structural members, horizontal supports, flooring, tool storage, parts storage, panels, stairs, ladders, ramps, lifting mechanisms to raise the vehicle off its wheels, and mechanisms to facilitate removal of heavy repair components to other levels below. Lighting, power, compressed air, fluid delivery and extraction, and fire suppression systems are integrated in the system of components. The system is erected on a conventional building floor and is free-standing, independent of the building structure itself. The modular apparatus is installed without major modifications to an existing building of appropriate size and structural compatibility. Several of the four-level units can be stacked and any number may be combined in any horizontal configuration.

Abstract: A drywall reveal and retaining clip for assuring proper alignment of abutting drywall reveal sections. The retaining clip comprises a generally U-shaped channel that engages the rear of two abutting ends of similarly shaped drywall reveal and by engagement of longitudinal ribs on the retaining clip with mating longitudinal channels on the drywall reveal provides a joint that aligns the abutting drywall reveal ends and inhibits any relative movement therebetween.

Abstract: A horizontal support structure for a building area divided into sub-areas. The structure comprises a primary support system of girders arranged spaced apart and parallel to each other. A secondary support system of joists is arranged essentially cross-wise on top of the primary support system. The joists are selectively supported on the girders such that joists under different sub-areas are supported by different girders.

Abstract: The specification describes a wall base which is preferably provided by an elongate strip of carpeting with a pair of spaced-apart strips of double-sided adhesive tape on the back of the strip of carpeting covered by a release liner. For a 3 to 6 inch wide carpet strip, the strips of adhesive tape are preferably spaced apart by a distance of from about ¼ inch to about 2 inches, one being positioned close by adjacent the top edge of the carpet strip and the other spaced from the bottom edge.

Abstract: The invention includes an overlay molding strip. The molding strip has an outer decorative surface and an inner surface. The inner surface includes a flat, upper wall-abutting portion attachable to a section of a wall above an existing baseboard molding. The inner surface further includes a recessed, lower portion for overlaying at least a portion of the existing baseboard molding. During use, the upper wall-abutting portion of the overlay molding strip is attached to a section of a wall above an existing baseboard molding to overlay at least a portion of the existing baseboard molding, obviating any need to remove the existing baseboard molding. This application, without removing the existing baseboard molding, spares much time, expense and aggravation.

Abstract: A frame wall (20) incorporating occlusion brackets (26) is provided. The frame wall (20) incorporates a pair of adjacent and substantially parallel framing members (22). Each framing member (22) has a substantially U-shaped cross section and encompasses an interior space (34). A firestop (44) is positioned between the adjacent framing members (22). A first occlusion bracket (26) is used to affixed the firestop (44) to a first one of the framing members (22) and is configured to substantially occlude the interior space (34) of that framing member (22). A second occlusion bracket (26) is used to affix the firestop (44) to a second one of the framing members (22).

Abstract: Method and product for the forming of contraction joints in the end face of poured concrete structures that includes a blade-like insert of selective profile configuration corresponding to the profile surface of a form board to be utilized for shaping the end face when poured. The insert is attachable to the profile surface of the form board and includes a blade member extending laterally away from the profile surface to produce a contraction joint in the end face when cured.

Abstract: A floating floor system for installation over a subfloor. The underlay has a polymer film with a relatively low coefficient of friction between itself and a floating floor cast to a relatively thin and dense open-celled foam with a relatively high coefficient of friction between itself and the subfloor. Also contemplated is a method for installing the underlay between the subfloor and the floating floor, wherein the foam surface of the underlay is placed against the subfloor and the floating floor is positioned onto the film layer of the underlay.

Abstract: A wall exposed to wear has a wear lining composed of a number of juxtaposed wear lining elements of an elastomeric material or of a mix of elastomeric and other wear-resistant materials. The wear lining elements are secured to a supporting surface with fastening means. Two opposite narrow faces of the wear lining elements have V-shaped recesses, which open toward the narrow faces. The fastening means have washers with V-shaped projections, the V-legs of which are inserted into and abut against the bottom wall of the recesses or into shoulders formed in the recesses, after fastening the elements.

Abstract: An injection or grouting body for the transfer of mechanical stresses in structures in above-ground or below-ground construction, and for insertion into a borehole, in slits or similar openings, has a centrally-arranged filling tube and at least one fabric stocking surrounding the filling tube. The filling tube is embodied as a fabric stocking and one or a plurality of reinforcing wires and/or rods, and/or pipes and/or ridged sheet metal strips are arranged on site so as to be adaptable, axis-parallel between the fabric stockings. An outer closed fabric stocking is arranged along the axis of the injection body about its inner filling tube (Fabric tube) that is open at its lower end. The reinforcing wires or rods are arranged on the outside of the inner fabric stocking and are attached to the fabric of the outer stocking in such a way that it can be ensured that, following filling or grouting, the reinforcement will remain in position.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a block system including first and second blocks. Each block has an outer surface with a pair of locking channels formed within the outer surface. The locking channels are spaced apart from each other. Each locking channel has a narrower outer slot portion extending through the outer surface and a wider inner slot portion extending from the outer slot portion into its respective block. A first pair of locking members are provided for coupling the blocks together by insertion into the locking channels of the blocks with the locking channels of the first block being positioned to join with the locking channels of the second block. The locking members have a cross-section with wider outer edges dimensioned to fit in the inner slot portions and a narrower mid-section dimensioned to fit in the outer slot portions.

Abstract: A portable floor system (20) including individual floor sections (22, 24) joined by interlocking tongue elements (40) and receiver elements (50, 70). Each floor section (22, 24) is substantially planar and rectangular, and includes tongue elements on two sides and receiver elements on two sides. The tongue elements (40) have an upwardly-turned portion (44) which engages a downwardly projecting inner member (58, 78) of the receiver elements (50, 70). The receiver elements include a first embodiment (50) having an opening (56) which can be entered by a tongue element from the side of the panel, and a second embodiment (70) having an opening (76) which can be entered by a tongue element from either the side or the bottom of the panel. The portable floor system further includes edge sections (26, 28) which create a smooth transition from the portable floor sections to the permanent floor surface.

Abstract: Improved water cooling towers are provided which include pultruded fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) structural components and assemblies. To this end, integrally formed, pultruded channels (26, 26a) are provided having central web sections (28, 28a), endmost flanges (30, 30a, 32, 32a), and obliquely oriented, reinforcing legs (34, 34a, 36, 36a). Pultruded tubular columns or beams (68) are also provided having thickened central wall sections (94, 96, 98, 100) and relatively thin corner sections (102, 104, 106, 108). In order to connect the beams (68) and channels (26, 26a), use is made of connectors (110) having pultruded FRP sleeves (118) and an associated bolt and nut assembly (112, 114). The sleeve (118) is designed to pass through aligned apertures (120, 124, 122, 126) in the beam walls and channel member sections to provide greater strength and shear capacity.

Abstract: A concrete-filled fiber-reinforced structural member comprising a concrete core encased in a lightweight fiber-reinforced composite shell formed by winding polymer impregnated high-strength filaments. The fibers are arranged for optimal strength and may be tailored for a specific requirement. The shell structure is durable, chemically inert, and adaptable to a variety of civil engineering applications. A plurality of composite structural members can be connected via connectors to form complex space frame structures such as industrial support structures, bridges, buildings and the like.

Abstract: A method for producing a floor by casting a concrete slab with a concrete composition having a water/cement ratio of 0.4-0.7 and a minimum compressive strength no lower than 10 MPa, and depositing a first covering layer on the freshly cast concrete slab as soon as the slab is capable of bearing the weight of a man walking thereon without being damaged, or once the compressive strength of the slab concrete has reached a value of 0.15-0.4 kg/cm2. Said covering layer is based on a self-levelling composition. The method is useful for producing all kinds of floors for indoor, outdoor, industrial or commercial use.

Abstract: The invention disclosed is for a manner of construction of an elevated annular platform, generally elevated and which rotates. The platform includes a means of rotation between the annulus and the foundation. The platform is formed of reinforced concrete material, poured in one pour. The mould for the platform comprises a plurality of bail sections which, in number, correspond to the bails of the finished platform, and inner and outer edgings. Each bail section includes support sides, which are secured to the inner and outer edgings, and a base panel. The panels are made from a material which, when the annulus is formed, bonds to the concrete to form a unitary structure. The moulding thus forms an integral part of the completed platform, and is not removed after construction.

Abstract: A flooring which can be locally removed and relaid rapidly any number of times, comprising a plurality of tiles (2), a plurality of plate-shaped supports (5) arranged quincuncially below the tiles (2), and means of fixing the tiles to the plate-shaped supports (5).

Abstract: A method of covering a pot, the cover is a flattened sleeve which comprises a base portion sized to fit a pot and may have a non-linear upper edge defining a skirt and having a bottom having a drainage means therein. The cover may be bondingly connected to or crimped about the pot.

Abstract: A leading end of packaging material is grasped in a packaging material holder while a load is wrapped. Packaging material is dispensed from a packaging material dispenser, and relative rotation is provided between the dispenser and a load to wrap packaging material around the load. The packaging material holder is positioned on the rotating surface of a turntable but is isolated from any electrical or fluid power source of a rotatable surface of the turntable. During the wrapping cycle, a spring builds and stores energy as the packaging material holder moves downstream along the turntable, automatically releasing the leading end of the packaging material and automatically grasping a trailing end of the packaging material. At least a portion of the packaging material is cut between the packaging material holder and the load, and the spring releases the stored energy to move the packaging material holder upstream toward the dispenser.

Abstract: Glass medical devices such as medical containers are manufactured and annealed by heating in an oven which produces a clean device having a low bio-burden. Plastic medical devices and medical containers are formed by plastic molding devices which produce a clean device. The clean devices are immediately transferred to a controlled environment to maintain a clean work area. A localized area uses a housing assembly having a HEPA filter coupled to an air inlet to filter the air entering the housing. An air blower is coupled to the air inlet to feed filtered air into the housing assembly and to maintain a positive air pressure in the housing assembly to prevent unfiltered outside air from entering. Syringe tip closures can be introduced into the housing assembly, where syringe barrels and tip closures are cleaned with filtered ionized air and the tip closures are coupled to the barrels. A thin coating of lubricant is applied to the inner surfaces of the syringe barrels.

Abstract: A filling machine for sheet bags comprising a transportation means including a plurality of transportation elements for the sheet bags, for supplying the sheet bags to an opening station, a filling station, a closing station and a cooling station. The transportation means comprises a first conveying means including a plurality of first transportation elements for feeding sheet bags to the opening station, the filling station and the closing station, and a second conveying means including a plurality of second transportation elements for feeding the sheet bags to the cooling station. A transfer station is provided for transferring the sheet bags from the first conveying means to the second conveying means.

Abstract: The invention relates to a package filled with individually foil wrapped, rectangular, in particular square, flexible slices of a highly perishable food, wherein a large number of wrapped slices are disposed, standing substantially upright, as a stack in a container that is open at the top, wherein the stack is enclosed by the four vertical outer walls of the container and the wrapped slices stand on the container bottom, which is preferably ribbed. The entire container can be sealed in a transparent plastic wrapping. A lower front sidewall of the container facilitates removal of individual slices from the container.

Abstract: The present invention is a modular system for packaging articles for shipment. In particular, a potted plant is sorted according to a grade, placed in a decorative cover, then automatically deposited into a protective sleeve. The potted plant thus packaged is ready for containment within a shipping carton. Various components of the system may be adapted for various packaging needs and circumstances.

Abstract: A method and machine for packing a product—in the example shown, a group of cigarettes—in a blank of packing material, whereby the blank is fed to a first seat on a packing conveyor, the product is fed to a second seat on the same packing conveyor, and a relative movement is imparted to the two seats to form, in one of the two seats, a blank-product assembly.

Abstract: A packaging material comprising a plurality of cushioning members for cushioning an article in a container is provided. The cushioning members being formed by crumpling a flexible sheet of material into a globular configuration having a plurality of random folds, a plurality of random engaged portions, and a plurality of voids. The sheet of material has an upper surface and a lower surface with at least one of the upper surface and the lower surface having a bonding material disposed thereon such that at least a portion of the engaged portions are bondably connected thereby increasing the resiliency of the folds.

Abstract: At a top face of a substantially parallelepipedic package, plate members having cutting blades at side edges thereof are inserted into a gap between a pair of bonded flaps of packaging material on the one hand and, on the other, packaged items and folded edges of the packaging material to cut the packaging material along the edges of the top face. The cut portions of the packaging material are opened with suction pads, and holding members of an unloader are inserted into two ends of the package from the opened top face to hold and take out the packaged items.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for packaging whole or partially processed bulk, fresh products under modified atmosphere including placing such produce into bags or other containers for the produce, attaching to the opening at the top of each of the bags or containers a tube having an openable and closable lid, placing the bags or other containers with the tubes attached thereto inside a vacuum chamber, withdrawing air from the vacuum chamber from the bags or other containers until the oxygen concentration in the bags or other containers has reached a desired level, refilling the bags or other containers with one or more gases other than air while restoring the pressure inside the vacuum chamber and outside the bags or other containers at rates sufficient to minimize crushing or bruising of produce in the bags or other containers as the pressure in the vacuum chamber rises from the reduced level to a desired, ambient level.

Abstract: A packaging machine is shown for individually wrapping objects, such as candies. The machine has a rotary hopper for selecting the objects to be wrapped, folding them and ejecting them precisely onto a delivery conveyor. A continuous wrapping film is laid over the objects on the delivery conveyor and the sides of the film are folded downwardly to partially wrap the objects. The objects are then gripped through the wrapping film by gripping fingers mounted on a second gripping conveyor. The gripping conveyor moves the objects along while the bottom edges of the wrapper are crimped, and the wrapper between the objects is then crimped and cut off. The gripping fingers then release the wrapped object.

Abstract: A form-fill-seal packaging machine has a halting device above its transverse sealer below a cylindrical chute through which articles to be packaged are dropped cyclically in batches. A film is bent into a tubular form and pulled down around the chute to the transverse sealer. The halting device serves to squeeze the film such that the free-falling articles are temporarily halted before reaching the transverse sealer such that the articles can pass through the transverse sealer in a more compactly bunched batches. This makes it less likely for any of the articles to be caught between sealing devices of the transverse sealer and the work efficiency of the packaging machine can be improved.

Abstract: Each of side grippers that function as a film gripper includes upper and lower openable clampers. These clampers are designed to hold an edge portion of a film, and are opened after film packaging is completed. At least one film contact member, out of two film contact members that are attached individually to the upper and lower clampers, is formed of a cowhide, a material having a property such that a frictional force between the contact member and the film increases to and stays at a certain level as the humidity around the film rises. With use of the film contact member made of the hide, the film gripping force can be restrained from decreasing and the film-releasability can be improved despite the increase of the humidity.

Abstract: An aquatic vegetation shredder includes a double hull watercraft, with a space being defined between the hulls. The machine also includes an aquatic vegetation shredding assembly mounted to the watercraft adjacent the bow end, and a pair of propellers rotatably mounted to the watercraft adjacent the stem end. The propellers are configured to propel the watercraft through the water and draw water through the space defined between the hulls. Such a design causes the vegetation to be drawn toward the vegetation shredding assembly, while preventing the shredded vegetation from accumulating at the assembly; thereby eliminating the need for feeding devices for feeding the vegetation to the shredding assembly and discharge chutes for discharging the shredded vegetation away from the assembly. In addition, the propellers are operable to shred vegetation, thereby ensuring destruction of vegetation below the water surface and further commination of vegetation received from the shredding assembly.

Abstract: A zero turning radius power lawn mower for operation by a standing occupant includes first and second independently driven and controlled rear drive wheels mounted on separate drive axles. A riding platform for supporting the standing occupant or operator is located between the first and second rear drive wheels. The rear drive wheels are independently driveable in both the forward and reverse directions at variable speeds so as to allow for substantially zero radius turning of the mower about a central turning point. The riding platform is positioned near this turning point or axis so that the standing occupant remains substantially unaffected by centrifugal force created during approximate zero radius turning of the mower thereby allowing the mower to take such turns at higher speeds. The low center of gravity created by the position of the riding platform for the standing operator also results in the mower having improved traction and being less likely to pop “wheelies” upon acceleration.

Abstract: A zero-turning-radius power lawn mower for operation by a standing-occupant includes first and second independently driven and controlled rear drive wheels mounted on separate drive axles. A riding platform for supporting the standing-occupant or operator is located between the first and second rear drive wheels. The rear drive wheels are independently driveable in both the forward and reverse directions at variable speeds so as to allow for substantially zero-radius-turning of the mower about a central turning point. The riding platform is positioned at this turning point so that the standing-occupant remains substantially unaffected by centrifugal force created during approximate zero-radius-turning of the mower thereby allowing the mower to take such turns at higher speeds.

Abstract: Agricultural harvester comprising a chassis; a drawbar connected to the chassis at a first articulation of geometric axis; transmission members comprising a first set comprising at least a first drive shaft, a second set comprising at least one input shaft of rotation axis, a coupling. The axis of rotation of the input shaft is offset with respect to the geometric axis of the first articulation; the first drive shaft or the coupling are guided in rotation in a carrier member connected to the chassis at another articulation, the geometric axis of which is at least roughly vertical and at least roughly intersects the axis of rotation of the input shaft; and an orientation member is connected between the carrier member and the drawbar.

Abstract: A fastening assembly is adapted for attaching a composite insert to a mower deck. The insert has an opening extending therethrough and a recessed portion adjacent the opening. The recessed portion has a shoulder and a first abutment surface. The assembly includes a spacer receivable in the recessed portion adjacent the shoulder. The spacer has a passage therethrough alignable with the opening in the insert, the passage having a second abutment surface. The spacer also has an outer periphery, a portion of which forms a third abutment surface alignable with the first abutment surface for non-rotatable engagement therewith. The assembly also includes a fastening member which has a head and a shank. The shank includes a threaded portion and a further portion adjacent to the head. The further portion has a fourth abutment surface engagable with the second abutment surface whereby the fastening member is non-rotatably receivable within the spacer passage and the insert opening.

Abstract: A yarn is produced by condensing and compacting the roving after its passage through a drafting frame by suction rollers or suction belts and then twisting and winding up the yarn without the formation of a thread balloon on a ring spinning station with a balloon-limiting finger or crown.

Abstract: A steel cord having a three-layer twisted construction consisting of an innermost layer, an intermediate layer, an outermost layer, and a spiral warp and being capable of achieving an improvement in the adhesion force to rubber while reducing the number of processing steps used.

Abstract: A gas turbine power system for generating energy by means of a gas turbine cycle, wherein heat energy is more effectively used by burning the exhaust gases (109) and the partial oxidation of said exhaust gases (109) is achieved by means of a hypostoichiometric amount of air and steam fed into a catalytic reactor (107) to form a first oxidation stage followed downstream in said turbine (103) by additional oxidation occurring in a power turbine (104) or downstream therefrom, said power turbine being in turn arranged downstream from the catalytic reactor (107). Catalytic partial oxidation may be performed using a supply of an initiating agent, particularly hydrogen. The method is remarkable in that the hydrogen fed into the reactor inlet through an injector (113) is provided by recycling part of the effluent from the reactor, the power turbine or a reforming reactor for reforming part of the fuel gas with a large excess amount of steam for performing catalytic partial oxidation.

Abstract: In a gas turbine engine in which bearings (18, 30) of turbine (12) and compressor turbine (22) and exhaust duct (32) of compressor turbine (22) are attached to external annular wall (46) of heat exchanger (44). External annular wall (46) of heat exchanger (44) has heat insulation layer (48) on the inside surface. The engine has cooling device (94) for cooling external annular wall (46) of heat exchanger (44) on the side opposite to heat insulating layer (48).

Abstract: A fuel metering arrangement has a fuel flow metering valve, a pressure drop regulator valve arranged and operable to maintain the pressure drop across the metering valve substantially constant and a throttle device arranged and operable to regulate fuel flow upon failure of the regulator valve in an insufficiently closed or fully open position.

Abstract: An aircraft engine assembly includes an engine, an engine control actuator responsive to flow of high pressure fuel therethrough for actuating engine controls, a fuel heat exchanger for heating fuel, a fuel controller for controlling flow of fuel in the aircraft engine assembly, a fuel pump having a low pressure section for pressurizing the fuel to a low pressure, and a high pressure section for pressurizing the fuel to a high pressure, an engine gearbox, a seal plate, and a manifold mounted on the engine gearbox and having the fuel pump and the fuel controller mounted thereon, with the seal plate between the fuel pump and fuel controller and the manifold. The manifold provides fuel flow paths between the fuel pump and fuel controller and the several other components of the aircraft engine assembly, replacing the several pipe connections of the prior art.

Abstract: A premixing section for supplying a fuel-air mixture to a homogeneous combustion chamber includes a first fuel nozzle disposed along an axis, a second fuel nozzle disposed to surround the outer periphery of the first fuel nozzle, and a premixing/pre-evaporating chamber. The first fuel nozzle is a diffusion combustion type nozzle and supplies the fuel-air mixture from an air blast-type nozzle tip directly to the homogeneous combustion chamber. The second fuel nozzle is a premixing/pre-evaporating type nozzle and supplies the fuel-air mixture from an air blast-type nozzle tip to the premixing/pre-evaporating chamber, so that the fuel-air mixture promoted in mixing and evaporation in the premixing/pre-evaporating chamber, is supplied via a swirler to the homogeneous combustion chamber. With the above arrangement, the atomization of the fuel enhances the emission characteristics.

Abstract: A gas generator and ignitor assembly for powering a turbine of a turbopump assembly for a rocket engine comprises an injector and a combustion chamber, the injector having a body member including a fuel inlet and an oxidizer inlet spaced one from the other and communicating with respective radially spaced apart annular members in the body member. Three annuli communicate with the fuel inlet and two annuli communicate with the oxidizer inlet, the annuli which communicates with the oxidizer being positioned between pairs of the other annuli. The body member is enclosed by a plate having an array of bores arranged in two series with three radially spaced apart groups of circular rows in each series. The outer series has 28 groups of triplet bores while the inner series has 14 groups of triplet bores. The annuli which communicate with oxidizer feed bores of each series that are between the other bores of a triplet, the latter bores communicating with annuli that communicate with fuel.

Abstract: A nitrous oxide trap temperature control system for desulfating the trap uses and engine with some cylinders operating with lean combustion and some cylinders operating with rich combustion. The lean and rich combustion gases are combined to form an mixture which is fed to the trap to provide an exothermic reaction. The desired lean and rich air/fuel ratios of the respective lean and rich cylinders are limited depending on trap temperature and incremental heat addition to prevent inadvertently decreasing trap temperature.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling an internal combustion engine has an amount-of-intake-air control unit for generating a command value for the opening of a flow control valve in an intake passage of the engine, which emits exhaust gases through a catalytic converter, so as to increase an amount of intake air introduced into a combustion chamber by a predetermined quantity greater when the engine operates in an idling mode after it has started to operate than when the engine operates in a normal idling mode, and controlling the opening of the flow control valve based on the generated command value, and an ignition timing control unit for controlling the ignition timing according to a feedback control process to correct the ignition timing so as to be retarded in order to converge the rotational speed of the engine to a predetermined target rotational speed while the amount of intake air is being increased.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine is provided with a vacuum pump (17) to remove burnt gases form the engine cylinders during an exhaust stroke. The vacuum applied by the pump (17) is sufficient to remove the gases during an exhaust stroke and also apply a force to lift the piston. A certain amount of torque is therefore generated during the exhaust strokes. In a similar manner and to similar effect a compressor (18) is provided to force fuel into the cylinders during induction strokes and also create a certain amount of positive torque.

Abstract: An arrangement for removing contaminants from a hydraulic system includes a portable fluid pump for introducing fluid into or evacuating fluid from the hydraulic system and a resilient adapter capable of conforming to openings of different size in the hydraulic system and provide a sealed fluid connection between the pump and the hydraulic system. Contaminants are removed by applying the resilient adapter to an opening in the hydraulic system to provide a sealed fluid connection and by either introducing fluid into the hydraulic system or evacuating fluid from the hydraulic system, as appropriate to effect the removal of contaminants from the system.

Abstract: A burner, in particular for a gas turbine, in which combustion air is subjected to a vorticity by a vortex element, admits fuel to the vortical combustion air. At the same time, a pressure loss produced by the vortex element is small. A low NOx emission at virtually the same efficiency is achieved.