Abstract: Packaging machine for lollipops (1), comprising a drum (8) having a stationary, fixed drum part and having a drum part that is rotatable (50) with respect thereto and includes a series of stick holders (20), a supply for the lollipops towards the stick holders and a supply for packaging material for the lollipops, a discharge for discharge of packaged lollipops away from the drum, wherein the drum (8) is furthermore provided with means for relatively moving the stick holder and the sheet of packaging material in a first trajectory in order to let said sheet envelop the lollipop head, wherein the rotatable drum part (50) is furthermore provided with a diaphragm (31) at every stick holder, in which the head moves through the opening defined by the diaphragm (31), wherein the diaphragm is furthermore provided with means for sealing the packaging material, wherein the drum is furthermore provided with first adjustment means (61, 65) for pre-adjusting means (61, 65) for pre-adjusting the size of the opening of the

Abstract: An apparatus for pneumatic cleaning of diesel particulate filters (DPF). First and second nozzle members direct flows of compressed air into the axially-extending filter cells from both ends of the filter, the nozzle members generally being offset so as to avoid blowing directly towards one another. The flows form the nozzles impinge only relatively small areas of the end faces of the filter media, e.g., only one or a few cells at a time. The nozzle members are moved over substantially the entirety of the first and second end faces, so that as cleaning progresses compressed air is directed into substantially all of the filter cells from opposite directions. The nozzles may be translated on reciprocated arms while the filter is rotated simultaneously on a turntable or rollers, so that the nozzles sweep over the whole surface of each end; other mechanisms, such as various combinations of gears or pistons, may be used for relative movement between the nozzles and filters.

Abstract: Behind a front panel of an air purifier are formed guide paths on the right and left sides thereof. A space between the front panel and a filter unit is partitioned by a partition plate into a front panel rear space and a filter unit front space. Part of an airflow that has entered the guide path through an air intake enters the filter unit front space, and the other part thereof enters the front panel rear space. When entering the front panel rear space, the airflow takes a sharp turn at a sharp turn corner. As a result, coarse dust is separated from the airflow, and the separated coarse dust falls into a dust box.

Abstract: A cyclone dust-separating apparatus includes a cyclone unit having air inflow and air outflow parts that separate dust or dirt from air, the cyclone unit being installed such that a longitudinal axis thereof is substantially horizontally arranged; a dust bin joined to a bottom end of the cyclone unit that collects the dust or dirt separated by the cyclone unit, the dust bin installed in such a manner that a longitudinal axis thereof is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the cyclone unit; a nonporous envelope detachably disposed in the dust bin that stores the dust or dirt collected into the dust bin; and a pressure difference-generating passage to communicate an outlet of the air outflow part and the dust bin with each other so as to allow the nonporous envelope to come in contact with an inner surface of the dust bin by a pressure difference between the dust bin and the air outflow part.

Abstract: A method of removing contaminants from a contaminated gas or vapour stream, which method includes passing a contaminated gas or vapour stream through a bed of curled separating media linearly in an upward direction at a linear velocity of up to 6 m/s; allowing a contaminant in the contaminated gas or vapour stream to collect on the separating media as the gas or vapour stream passes through the bed of separating media, thereby removing the contaminant from the gas or vapour stream and thus purifying the gas or vapour stream; allowing the contaminant that has collected on the separating media to pass from the separating media into a collection zone; removing the contaminant from the collection zone; and withdrawing a purified gas or vapour stream from the bed of separating media.

Abstract: A purge exhaust processor includes an inlet chamber receiving a purge exhaust. A portion of the purge exhaust including at least one of moisture, air, and oil is passed from the inlet chamber to a sump volume. A heat source changes a phase of the moisture from liquid to gas. A wick transfers the oil from the sump volume to an oil collector.

Abstract: An air filter is disclosed including a particulate filtration portion for filtering particulates from inlet air flow. The filtration portion is produced from a first sheet of air filtration material folded into a pleated volume that is bounded by a plurality of sides including a pair of opposite folded sides, through which air flow passes, at least one pleated side that extends between the folded sides, and at least one end side at each end of the series of pleats. The pleated sides and end sides meet along at least one corner edge of the pleated volume, and the pleated side meets each of the folded sides along side edges that extend along the series of pleats. The air filter also has a side sealing portion for forming a particulate seal within the housing along the pleated side. The sealing portion is made from a second sheet of air filtration material that covers the pleated side and projects beyond the pleated side to provide a flange that extends upright from a folded side along a corresponding side edge.

Abstract: A dual storage dust collector for a vacuum cleaner has a hopper for receiving the dust from the vacuum and a dump tank for receiving the dust from the hopper. A valve between the hopper and the dump tank is operable whether or not the vacuum is running. Thus, whenever the valve is open, dust falls from the hopper into the dump tank and, whenever the valve is closed, the dump tank can be disconnected from the hopper and emptied without interruption of the vacuuming process.

Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes a harvester reel with a plurality of pickup tines spaced along a length thereof, and at least one in situ conversion tine. Each conversion tine includes an elongate hollow body having a cavity with an open proximal end. The hollow body is positioned over the pickup tine such that the pickup tine extends through the proximal end and is received within the cavity. At least one fastener adjacent the proximal end fastens the hollow body over the pickup tine. At least one lateral extension extends from the hollow body in a lateral direction along the length of the harvester reel.

Abstract: A swather tractor has ground drive wheels at a first end, castor wheels at a second end and a header lift arms at the first end and can be driven with the first end forward for harvesting and with the first end rearward for towing. A transport for the header includes a longitudinal beam with a plurality of transverse support arms along the beam. The beam is kinked adjacent the front so that a main portion of the beam is offset to one side relative to the hitch assembly and the rear wheels. A yoke engages the lift arms and provides a hitch for towing the header. Either the forward end of the beam is directly attached to the hitch for small headers or for larger headers a steerable front wheel assembly is connected to the hitch and includes a spring coupling which transfers load to the lift arms.

Abstract: Stalk separator for the de-stalking of small fruit picked in bunches, in particular for the de-stalking of grapes. The invention includes a conveyor belt and a de-stalking device positioned above this conveyor belt. The de-stalking device includes at least two spaced assemblies positioned opposite each other, each assembly featuring a number of stacked separator arms. The mechanical drives communicate a high frequency oscillating movement to the assemblies of stacked separator arms.

Abstract: A retracting finger auger assembly is provided with a limiter inside the auger tube of the assembly that is disposed to make temporary engagement with the internal eccentrically offset finger shaft of the retracting finger mechanism in the event of flexure of the finger shaft beyond a predetermined amount. In a preferred embodiment, the limiter comprises a transverse, annular member with a guide ring of anti-friction material circumscribing the finger shaft, the member being secured to the interior surface of the auger tube for rotation therewith. The anti-friction guide ring is normally maintained slightly out of contacting engagement with the finger shaft, but is disposed to be engaged as necessary by the flexing shaft to limit such flexing and prevent over-retraction of the retracting fingers.

Abstract: An ergonomic yard or garden tool includes a generally straight handle and a head having a working portion and structural supports. The head includes an ergonomic bend angled away from the handle. The bend and the structural supports provide an offset between the working portion and an axis of the handle. The offset may reduce the amount of bending necessary to use the tool.

Abstract: A process and apparatus of producing conductive yarns in use for info-communication and conductive yarns produced thereby, in which the conductive yarns are produced using metal filaments. The conductive yarns and the production process thereof can improve productivity and thus save production costs over conventional conductive yarns and the production processes thereof. The conductive yarns can be produced into fine yarns of minimized cross section and with various colors. Clothes made of the conductive yarns can perform an info-communication function without any breakage in a repeatedly bending part and be washed.

Abstract: A chain member assembly for a tire chain has a link having at least one receiving opening delimited by a wall and a ring member engaging the receiving opening. The wall of the receiving opening has at least in the contact area with the ring member at least two contact surfaces spaced apart from one another and a recessed wall section positioned between the at least two contact surfaces. The ring member has an inner side that rests areally against the at least two contact surfaces.

Abstract: A dual-flow turbomachine (10), essentially comprising a fan (14), a compressor (20), a combustion chamber (21), a turbine (22) and an exhaust casing (24), which comprises an auxiliary air compressor (48) driven by a Stirling engine (53) mounted downstream of the combustion chamber (21) and having a hot chamber in thermal contact with the flow (B) of hot gases leaving the turbine and a cold chamber in thermal contact with a flow (A) of cold gases generated by the fan (14) and flowing around the turbine (22) and the exhaust casing (24).

Abstract: The amount of water to be injected in an intercooler is controlled to cool the compressed gas to the saturation temperature. It is difficult to adjust the amount of the water to be injected, however, since the temperature of the compressed gas at an intercooler outlet is actually higher than the saturation temperature. An intercooling system is configured so as to cool a gas to the saturation temperature without controlling the amount of water injection and thereby maintain the reliability of the compressor while improving the cooling efficiency. The intercooling system is located between a plurality of compression stages of a gas compressor to cool the gas that has been in the compressor. A desired amount of liquid is sprinkled to cool the compressed gas while restraining inflow of the liquid into the compression stages.

Abstract: A solar energy augmented jet aircraft uses solar energy as the energy source for dielectric heating of a jet engine exhaust gas stream thereby increasing thrust.

Abstract: A scalable flat-panel nano-particle MEMS/NEMS thruster includes a grid having a plurality of electrodes to establish electrical fields. A liquid is disposed in a liquid reservoir of the grid. The liquid is positioned within the electrical fields. A plurality of nano-particles are suspended in the liquid. A plurality of MEMS and NEMS micron-size vias are disposed in the grid. The electrical fields extract the plurality of nano-particles from the liquid and accelerate the nano-particles in the vias to provide propulsion system thrust.

Abstract: A turbine engine is disclosed that includes a fan case surrounding a fan. A core is supported relative to the fan case by support structure, such as flow exit guide vanes, which are arranged downstream from the fan. The core includes a core housing having an inlet case arranged to receive airflow from the fan. A compressor case is arranged axially adjacent to the inlet case and surrounds a compressor stage. In one example, the example turbine engine includes a gear train arranged between the fan and a spool. The gear train is axially aligned and supported by the inlet case. An intermediate case is arranged axially adjacent to the compressor case. The support structure is arranged axially forward of the intermediate case. In one example, the support structure is axially aligned with the compressor case.

Abstract: The actuating device for opening and closing at least one shutter in a gas turbine engine such as a turbojet engine, comprises at least one actuator made of a two-way shape memory alloy having a first stable state at a first given temperature (?1, ?3) in which state it actuates either the opening or the closing of the shutter, and a second stable state at a second given temperature (?2, ?4), in which state it actuates either the closing or the opening of the shutter, respectively.

Abstract: A simply constituted steam engine efficiently obtains mechanical energy not only from a heat source of a high temperature but also from the exhaust heat of an internal combustion engine and various kinds of heat sources of a low-temperature state such as the solar heat. In the engine, a rotor (5) having a folded jet pipe (51) is rotatably supported in a sealed container (1) filled with a liquid. A heating portion (9) is inserted in a center cylinder (50) at the center of the rotor, and a fluid of a high temperature is passed therethrough to vaporize the liquid sucked through the suction pipe (52) of the rotor (5). A mixture of steam and liquid is jetted from the jet pipe (51) due to the pressure of the steam that is vaporized to rotate the rotor (5). A check valve (53) for jetting and a check valve (54) for suction are disposed at the ends of the jet pipe (51) and the suction pipe (52).

Abstract: Gas turbine engine systems and related methods involving multiple gas turbine cores are provided. In this regard, a representative gas turbine engine includes: an inlet; a blade assembly mounted to receive intake air via the inlet; and multiple gas turbine cores located downstream of the blade assembly, each of the multiple gas turbine cores being independently operative in a first state, in which rotational energy is provided to rotate the blade assembly, and a second state, in which rotational energy is not provided to rotate the blade assembly.

Abstract: A method of regenerating a particulate filter in an apparatus comprising an internal combustion engine and a catalyst that employs urea as reductant for NOx is disclosed. The method comprises exposing the catalyst and particulate filter to a first, lower elevated exhaust temperature to remove urea deposits and/or stored hydrocarbon from the catalyst, and then exposing the catalyst and particulate filter to a second, higher elevated exhaust temperature to heat the particulate filter to decompose particulate matter in the particulate filter. In this manner, damage caused to the catalyst due to the decomposition and reaction of urea deposits and/or oxidation of stored hydrocarbon during particulate filter regeneration may be avoided.

Abstract: A method of operating an engine system includes compressing intake air, restricting exhaust flow from the engine via a flow restriction device, and supplying compressor air to a compressed air subsystem of the engine during restricting exhaust flow. Supplying of compressor air may occur by selectively actuating a pressure control device to fluidly connect an inlet of a compressed air subsystem with the compressor. An associated machine and engine system include a compressor, a flow restriction device, a compressed air subsystem and a pressure control device to selectively fluidly connect the compressed air subsystem with the compressor when the flow restriction device is in a relatively more closed configuration.

Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for estimating particulate production from a diesel engine. Engine conditions such as fuel rate, exhaust gas recirculation, and fuel injection timing are determined. Based on empirical evidence or theoretical calculations, or both, particulate production markers, each indicating a level of particulate production, are assigned to each engine condition. The markers are combined and the combined marker is used to interpolate between a minimum and a maximum level of particulate production from the engine to estimate a particulate production rate. The production rate may be combined with an oxidation rate to determine a particulate accumulation rate, which may in turn be combined with a particulate load estimate to produce a combined particulate load estimate. The combined estimate may be used to determine whether to initiate regeneration of a diesel particulate filter.

Abstract: A test method for an exhaust gas probe (8, 9) of an internal combustion engine (3), particularly for a lambda probe, has the following steps: Checking an output signal (?1, ?2) of the exhaust gas probe (8, 9), detecting a fault state of the exhaust gas probe (8, 9) on the basis of the output signal (?1, ?2) of the exhaust gas probe (8, 9) and differentiating between different fault states of the exhaust gas probe (8, 9).

Abstract: An exhaust gas purification system (1) provided with an exhaust gas purification device (4), such as a NOx occlusion-reduction catalyst, in an exhaust passage (3) of an internal combustion engine (E), the exhaust gas purification device (4) purifying exhaust gas when the air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas in a lean state, and recovering purification ability when in a rich state. The system prevents highly dense, uncombusted fuel from acting as a binder that causes soot, together with the uncombusted fuel, to adhere to an EGR cooler (7) in an EGR passage (6) and thus clogging the EGR cooler (7). An uncombusted fuel adsorption device (20) for adsorbing uncombusted fuel is provided upstream to the EGR cooler (7) in the EGR passage (6), the uncombusted fuel adsorption device (20) adsorbing uncombusted fuel passing through the EGR passage (6) during a rich control.

Abstract: A control system includes a temperature module that determines a temperature of a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst, a derivative module that determines a derivative of the temperature, and a dosing module that regulates a dosage of a reductant supplied to the SCR catalyst to regulate an engine out NOx level. A control module generates control signals based on the temperature derivative, wherein the control signals regulate an amount of reductant accumulated within the SCR catalyst to reduce reductant release from the SCR catalyst during thermal transients.

Abstract: In an exhaust gas purification system (1) comprising an exhaust gas purification device (12) having an oxidation catalyst device (12a) carrying an oxidation catalyst and a DPF (12b) arranged in order from an upstream side or a DPF carrying an oxidation catalyst in an exhaust passage (11) of an internal combustion engine (10), in which at regeneration of the DPF (12b), when a catalyst temperature index temperature (Tg2) indicating a temperature of the oxidation catalyst becomes equal to a predetermined determining temperature (Tc1) or above, control of raising a temperature of the DPF (12b) is conducted by supplying an unburned fuel to the upstream side of the oxidation catalyst to thereby oxidize the unburned fuel by the oxidation catalyst, wherein the predetermined determining temperature (Tc1) is changed according to an engine speed Ne of the internal combustion engine (10).

Abstract: The invention relates to an exhaust gas line for exhaust gas from at least one cylinder of an internal combustion engine, having at least one collecting housing (1) with a connection to an exhaust gas recirculation system (2). The collecting housing (1) is designed as a section of the exhaust gas line for the internal combustion engine.

Abstract: The present invention provides a purification method excellent also in removing particulates or the like from exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine, in particular, a diesel engine or the like. A purification method for exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine, wherein said purification method uses an exhaust gas purification apparatus comprising an oxidation zone installed with an oxidation catalyst supporting both platinum and palladium, and a filtering zone installed with a particulate filter, along exhaust gas flow at the exhaust gas passage of an internal combustion engine, characterized in that hydrocarbon-based liquid is supplied to the inflow side of the exhaust gas of said oxidation zone at the time when 2 to 10 g of particulates per 1 litter of said particulate filter are caught, to raise temperature of said exhaust gas up to equal to or higher than 550° C. by said oxidation catalyst so as to make the residue of said particulate filter combusted; and an apparatus thereof.

Abstract: An exhaust aftertreatment system includes an exhaust tube or housing having a catalyzed inner wall catalytically reacting with engine exhaust prior to reaching an aftertreatment element.

Abstract: A catalyst is disclosed. The catalyst contains a ternary nitride and at least one of gold, osmium, iridium, palladium, rhodium, rhenium, ruthenium, or cesium. The catalyst may be used for a particulate filter in an engine exhaust treatment system.

Abstract: Heat transmission unit are known wherein ribs (14) for improving the cooling efficiency extend along the whole length of the flow path of the radiator. According to the invention, it is proposed, while keeping the constructional space at the same size, to provide a larger cooling surface in a first portion (9) which has a higher temperature gradient, which is accomplished by a large number of ribs (14) arranged therein, and to omit such ribs or to reduce their number in a region which has a lower temperature gradient, i.e. in a second portion (12). In this manner, the overall efficiency of such a heat transmission unit is improved.

Abstract: A fluid system for use with a machine that employs an actuator, that provides for rapid shaking of an implement. The fluid system includes a source for providing fluid flow to the actuator and an operator input device for enabling an operator to control the movement of the implement by inputting a plurality of commands that specify movement of the implement. A controller is provided for monitoring the commands received from the operator input device and entering a mode for controlling the displacement of the source when the controller detects a pattern of commands that indicates an operator-request for rapid movement of the implement.

Abstract: A ring portion of a torque converter shell having a first segment at a distal end of the ring portion, a second segment at a second end of the ring portion adjacent an annular portion of the shell, and a ribbed portion located axially between the first segment and the second segment, and extending in a radial direction beyond the first and second segments.

Abstract: A hydraulic control device of construction machinery having a main merging/diverging valve interposed in a connecting oil path connecting discharge oil paths of first and second hydraulic pumps in a merging position, operating levers for corresponding works operated to actuate plural actuators, an operating condition judging section judging a lever operating condition of each operation lever, a pattern collating section selecting an operating pattern matching an actual operation pattern from set and stored various operation patterns corresponding the operating conditions in a controller. When a load pressure of each actuator is high, a discharge pressure of each discharge oil path is also high, and when a total of the discharge pressures exceeds a predetermined set pressure, the main merging/diverging valve is switched to a diverging position, and when the total of the discharge pressures drops to below the set pressure, the main merging/diverging valve is switched to the merging position.

Abstract: A hydraulic system for use in a work vehicle with a powered implement is disclosed. In one embodiment, the hydraulic system may include a first hydraulic circuit including a first hydraulic pump with a low pressure and low flow output, switch and valve; a second hydraulic circuit including a second hydraulic pump with a high flow and high pressure output, switch and valve; and a third hydraulic circuit including a third hydraulic pump with a high flow and high pressure output, switch and valve. The first, second, and third circuits each include an output selectively combinable with each other by an operator control which controls the switch and valve configurations. The hydraulic system has several configurations.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a device that accurately communicates a subtle variation of an operation side to an action side. Specifically, in the present invention, an operating device is provided to perform a lock release operation of an extension device. The operating device feeds oil to a valve chamber by pressing a piston. When the flow rate of the fed oil is excessive, the valve is pressed to an opening resisting a biasing force of a compressed spring, thereby a rapid increase in the oil supplied to the action section is suppressed. Further, the supplied oil is suppressed to a very small amount by the throttle section, thereby an increase in the operation amount on the action section side is suppressed while maintaining the supply of the oil.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for recovering energy contained by waves. The collecting device (8) comprises a float (7) coupled by means of one or more support bars (10, 11) to an actuator (12). At least one support bar is rigidly coupled to the float (7) or to a support member (62) in the float. In addition, the float (7) is arranged substantially entirely below water level.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a micro generator system which uses temperature difference (about 5˜10° C.) between skin and outside environment to allow an engine to drive microfluid flow as well as pass nanomagnetic particles within microfluid through coli to produce an inducing electricity.

Abstract: A high-temperature side power piston (37) and a low-temperature side power piston (39), respectively demarcating a high-temperature space (45) and a low-temperature space (47), brings about volumetric changes of working gases in each of the high-temperature space (45) and the low-temperature space (47). At the same time, the power pistons are configured to transmit motive energy on receipt of pressure changes of working gases. A displacer (203) movably housed in a displacer cylinder (201) transfers the working gases between the high-temperature space (45) and the low-temperature space (47) without causing a pressure difference.

Abstract: Miniaturised device, which can operate as an engine or a cooler according to a Stirling thermodynamic cycle, comprising an expansion chamber and a compression chamber, which are interconnected by means of a regenerator enabling the working fluid to flow through from the expansion chamber to the compression chamber, and vice versa, under the effect of the movement of a displacing mechanism, a fraction of the compression chamber being mobile and operating as a piston in order to modify the volume of the said compression chamber, characterized in that it also comprises a complementary chamber which is connected to the compression chamber by means of a complementary connection channel, the said complementary chamber being at an intermediate temperature between the temperature of the compression chamber and the temperature of the expansion chamber, the complementary chamber being separated from the expansion chamber by means of the displacing mechanism.

Abstract: The present invention is a High Efficient Integrated Heat Engine, or HEIHE for short. HEIHE is a reciprocal combustion engine integrated with both compound cycle and combined cycle. HEIHE comprises twin compound cylinder structure, with the first cylinder being the primary combustion and/or expansion cylinder; the second cylinder being the secondary combustion and/or expansion cylinder. Power strokes driven by expansions of different working fluids such as air-fuel combustion products, steam and compressed air, are integrated into one engine block. Twin cylinder structure provides compound expansions of three (3) different fluids as to recover the energies that would be lost with the exhaust fluids or during braking. All of these make HEIHE work around six (6) periods with twelve (12) operation strokes. Among six (6) working periods involved, four (4) periods contain four (4) different power strokes but only one of the power strokes consumes the fuel.

Abstract: In a high-speed rotating shaft (10) of a supercharger which is rotatably supported by two radial bearings (12a, 12b) spaced at a fixed distance (L), directly couples a turbine impeller fixed to one end and a compressor impeller fixed to the other end, and transmits a rotational driving force of the turbine impeller to the compressor impeller, a small shaft portion (14) having a smaller diameter than a bearing portion is provided between bearings. The small shaft portion (14) is offset to a compressor side.

Abstract: The invention relates to working fluids for energy conversion in a thermal ORC process for combined generation of electrical and heat energy. The heat source used is in particular thermal water. The working fluids used are partially or perfluorinated hydrocarbons and/or partially or perfluorinated polyethers and/or partially or perfluorinated ketones. In one embodiment of the invention, the working fluid used is a combination of 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane and a fluorinated polyether having a molecular weight of 340 and a boiling point of 57° C. at 101.3 kPa.

Abstract: A gas turbine system including a source of gas coupled to a source of fuel wherein the gas and the fuel are combined to form a mixture of gas and fuel prior to the mixture being introduced to a fuel nozzle of the gas turbine system.

Abstract: A combustor assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a combustor endcover having at least one fuel circuit and mounted thereto a plurality of pre-mixers and at least one control valve. The at least one control valve is fluidly connected to the at least one fuel circuit and operatively connected to a controller. The controller selectively operates the at least one control valve to deliver fuel through the at least one fuel circuit to the plurality of pre-mixers in order to achieve an enhanced level of operational flexibility by providing individual combustion chamber control.

Abstract: A burner for use in a combustion system of an industrial gas turbine. The burner includes a fuel/air premixer including a splitter vane defining a first, radially inner passage and a second, radially outer passage, the first and second passages each having air flow turning vane portions which impart swirl to the combustion air passing through the premixer. The vane portions in each passage are commonly configured to impart a same swirl direction in each passage. A plurality of splitter vanes may be provided to define three or more annular passages in the premixer.