Abstract: The present invention relates to a motion chair included in a 4D theater and a motion chair control system for controlling a plurality of the motion chairs. More specifically, the present invention relates to a motion chair, including a control unit configured to receive control data from an operating server and selectively control some or all of effect device control units, the effect device control units configured to correspond to one or more effect devices and to independently control corresponding effect devices under the control of the control unit, and the effect devices for implementing special effects, and a system for controlling the motion chairs.

Abstract: A device for generating a decontaminating agent vapor, in particular hydrogen peroxide vapor, comprising a single- or multipart evaporator body (1); a heating device for heating the evaporator body (1); at least one supply channel, preferably multiple supply channels, for supplying a liquid decontaminating agent to be evaporated, in particular hydrogen peroxide, to at least one of multiple blind holes (7, 8, 9, 10) arranged in the evaporator body (1); and a flow channel (2) which is arranged above the upper blind holes edges (11, 12, 13, 14) of the blind holes (7, 8, 9, 10) and which connects a carrier medium inlet (3) to an outlet (4) in a gas-conductive manner for a gaseous carrier medium, in particular air, in order to discharge the decontaminating agent vapor through the outlet (4) in a flow direction of the carrier medium.

Abstract: An evaporator of the present invention includes an agitation vessel having a volatile component outlet and a concentrate outlet and configured to receive a raw material liquid, a heat source provided inside the agitation vessel, a liquid distributing portion provided within the agitation vessel and configured to cause the raw material liquid to flow down the heat source, and a first condenser provided on an outer circumference of the agitation vessel and configured to cool an inner wall of the agitation vessel. The evaporator of the present invention is useful in, for example, the concentration of various liquid chemicals and chemical products and the removal of volatile impurities from these chemicals and chemical products.

Abstract: A waste liquid solidification system includes a chamber at least partially enclosing a volume, a liquid outlet positioned to spray a liquid into the volume, and a powder outlet adjacent the liquid outlet positioned to discharge a super-absorbent polymer powder into the volume. The liquid outlet and powder outlet are configured such that the liquid and the super-absorbent polymer powder undergo airborne mixing within the volume enclosed by the chamber to create a solid waste.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for the continuous elution of a biopharmaceutical, biological, macromolecular product from more than one chromatography column, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a product stream via an inlet, (b) simultaneously loading n front chromatography columns with the product stream in a loading zone with a loading time tB, an outlet stream of the n front chromatography columns being simultaneously distributed to at least n-1 recovery chromatography columns in a recovery zone, where n is between 1 and 5, and where the n front chromatography columns at a given time point have a varying loading time tB between 0 and L1, between L1 and L2, and up to between Ln-1 and Ln, where each front chromatography column has a total loading time of Ln, characterized in that, periodically after a constant switch time tS of Ln-1, the front chromatography column n comes out of the loading zone and a recovery chromatography column from the recovery zone enters the loading zone, (c) washing the product

Abstract: An ion exchanger includes a housing, which includes an inlet and an outlet for a coolant and is open upwardly, and a cartridge mounted within the housing so as to be removable upwardly out of the housing. The cartridge includes a first case and a second case respectively located above and below the inlet and the outlet and capable of containing an ion exchange resin. The first case includes a first flow entrance, which is in fluid communication with the inlet of the housing, and a first flow exit, which is in fluid communication with the outlet of the housing. The second case includes a second flow entrance in fluid communication with the inlet of the housing and a second flow exit in fluid communication with the outlet of the housing.

Abstract: In one aspect there is provided a fluid treatment system for treating a contaminated fluid having a gaseous contaminant mixed or dissolved in the liquid portion thereof. The system comprises a generally enclosed and substantially airtight container defining an interior volume. The container comprises an inlet to receive the contaminated fluid, a gas outlet to discharge any gaseous contaminant and a liquid outlet to discharge any liquid that may be separated from said contaminated fluid. During operations, the container is sealed to maintain a seal between the interior volume and any outside environment, so as to prevent the escape of any liquids and gasses out of the interior volume, except as may be provided for via the inlet, the gas outlet or the liquid outlet. Also during operations, a continuous headspace is maintained between the at least one inlet and the at least one gas outlet.

Abstract: An electric vehicle drive unit includes an inverter, a gear box, an electric motor coupled to the inverter and to the gear box, a cooling jacket, and coupled to the gear box, a main coolant inlet, a coolant outlet, and an external passive air bleed device. The cooling jacket has a cooling chamber and surrounds at least a portion of the electric motor. The main coolant inlet couples to the cooling jacket. The coolant outlet is located at a lower portion of the gear box. The external passive air bleed device runs between an upper portion of the cooling jacket and the coolant outlet. The inverter may couple to a first side of the gear box and the electric motor may couple to a second side of the gear box such that the inverter and the electric motor reside on opposite sides of the gear box.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a removal device for removing gas bubbles and/or dirt particles from a liquid in a liquid conduit system or for removing a second liquid from a first liquid in the conduit system. The removal device includes a main channel for a main flow, the main channel having an entry and an exit which are configured to be connected to the conduit system, a housing which defines an inner space, at least one supply channel extending from the main channel to the inner space, at least one return channel extending from the inner space back to the main channel, directly or indirectly via a return chamber, at least one quiet zone in the inner space in which in use the liquid has a substantially smaller velocity than in the main channel. The quiet zone is configured to allow dirt particles or a relatively heavy liquid to settle at a lower end of the housing and/or gas bubbles or a relatively light liquid to rise to an upper end of the housing.

Abstract: An improved system for providing a homogenous polymer-sludge composition to dewatering equipment includes an input mechanism that is adapted to receive sludge from a first supply source, and polymer materials from a second supply source. The input mechanism functioning to perform an initial blending of the materials before discharging the same to a pump unit. The pump unit comprising a boundary layer viscous drag pump that functions to efficiently and simultaneously mix and pump the polymer/sludge material to dewatering equipment in a manner that does not shear the polymer or reduce the efficiency, as previously experienced with downstream mixing units.

Abstract: A measuring cartridge and a liquid transporting method capable of improving measurement accuracy of plasma components by suppressing contamination of blood cell components when transferring plasma components separated by centrifugation are provided. The measuring cartridge 10 includes a first storage part 31 and a second storage part 32 which is disposed in a direction away from the rotating shaft 20 with respect to the first storage part 31 and has a width in the rotation direction around the rotating shaft 20 larger than that of the first storage part 31; a separation chamber 30 for separating the blood sample into a blood cell component and a plasma component by utilizing centrifugal force caused by rotation around the rotating shaft 20, a flow path connected to an inner wall of at least one of the first storage part 31 or second storage part 32.

Abstract: Separation of rhenium disulfide nanomaterials and related fluid density gradient media.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing low micron solids from a mixture of recovered oil based drilling fluid and low micron solids and diluent. A gas tight clarifier device that is designed and constructed for this purpose in a gas-tight manor so to ensure vapour cannot escape the separation process, and foreign oxygen cannot enter the process under normal operating conditions.

Abstract: A polymer melt candle filter having a support which comprises a hollow cylindrical body defined by a first end, a second end, and a cylinder wall having a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion includes a screw thread on its outside surface and optionally a hex fitting on its inside surface for receiving a hex wrench. The second end portion includes a plurality of holes in the cylinder wall. The area of the openings of the holes on the outside surface of the cylinder wall may be larger than the area of the openings of the corresponding holes on the inside surface of the cylinder wall. The shape of the openings of the holes on the outside surface may be non-circular.

Abstract: A device includes a compartment for separating the solids and liquids. The compartment includes a base that is concavely curved according to a cylindrical portion having a transverse axis and is formed of a sieve, an idler roller mounted transversely on an arm, a drive which actuates the arm, and resilient means for adjusting the pressure exerted by the rollers. Both the contact interface between the sieve and the roller and the rotational interface between the roller and the arm are made of a non-metal material on at least one of the two contacting surfaces that form each of the interfaces, such that, there is no metal-on-metal contact between surfaces moving relative to one another at the interfaces.

Abstract: This relates to a rolling water container system that can, in various examples, be used to gather, transport, filter, store and dispense liquids such as water. The rolling water container system according to various examples of the disclosure can provide easier transportation of the water, lifting of the water container or drum, and accessibility to the inside of the drum. Additional features can assist with conservation of water by preventing water leakage from the drum and providing for near-complete emptying of the drum. Further features can include handles with greater mechanical strength.

Abstract: Methods for drafting or transferring water from a water supply to a fire pump in fire service include a strainer, the strainer having a hood member with an open bottom inlet having an inlet aperture, an outlet having an outlet aperture, a suctioning structure extending away from the open bottom inlet of the hood member, and the suctioning structure having a base offset from the open bottom inlet. Method of using the strainer including immersing a strainer in a water supply, fluidly connecting the outlet to a suction side of a pumping apparatus, activating the pumping apparatus, transferring water through the hood member, directing the strainer toward the bottom of the water supply and maintaining the strainer at the bottom of the water supply.

Abstract: A filter assembly including an RFID tag, for use in monitoring fluid processing, as well as a system and a method for monitoring fluid processing, and a filter for use in the filter assembly, are disclosed.

Abstract: A filter cartridge including catches for ejecting the filter cartridge from a filter housing as the filter cartridge and filter housing are removed from a filter base is provided. The catches are configured to engage corresponding catches of the filter base to limit axial motion of the filter cartridge as the filter cartridge and filter housing are threadedly removed from the filter base.

Abstract: A compressor system includes an oil reservoir capable of producing a mixed air/oil flow of fluid via a breather port, as well as a cyclonic separator having an inlet annulus and a tapered section extending from the inlet annulus. The inlet annulus structured to swirl the mixed air/oil flow prior to moving toward a tapered internal section of the separator. A center post is positioned in the tapered internal section and includes a number of discs arranged along a length of the center post. The discs can be separate discs that are stacked upon one another to form the center post. The discs can include a skirt portion and a neck having one or more openings that permit a flow of at least air to enter into a central bore of the center post from the tapered internal section before exiting the separator.

Abstract: A filter (10) has a port block (13) provided with: an inflow port (11) to which compressed air is supplied, and an outflow port (12) from which purified compressed air flows out. A filter container (14) accommodating an element assembly (30) is attached to the port block (13). The element assembly (30) has a filter element (31) provided between an upper holder (32) and a lower holder (33), and a blade cylinder (42) provided inside the filter element (31). Compressed air supplied from the inflow port (11) and filtered through the filter element (31) is swirled by the blade cylinder (42).

Abstract: Disclosed are multiple stage rotating coalescer devices comprising a first stage and a second stage. The first stage may include a rotating coalescing element comprising coalescing media. The second stage is positioned either upstream or downstream or the first stage. The second stage may include one of: (i) a rotating cone stack separator, or (ii) a separate rotating coalescing element comprising coalescing media.

Abstract: Mating interfaces between an air intake housing and an air filter are disclosed. According to one embodiment, an air filter assembly having a mating interface for coupling an air intake housing to the air filter may include an air filter having an exterior, an interior, and outlet; and a mating interface coupled to a circumference of the outlet of the air filter. The mating interface may include an opening for receiving an end of an air tube that is in communication with the interior of the air filter; and a groove in a surface of the mating interface for press-fit receiving a first opening an air filter housing that surrounds the air filter.

Abstract: A filter element for filtering a fluid has one or more filter bellows with a specified raw side and a specified clean side oppositely positioned relative to the specified raw side. The filter bellows has a filter medium that is folded along fold edges in a zigzag shape to folds, wherein the folds extend between oppositely positioned end edges of the at least one filter bellows, wherein the filter bellows has parallel extending end edge faces at oppositely positioned end faces. At least one pre-separator embodied as a flat mat is arranged at the raw side of the filter bellows. A frame is injection-molded from plastic material around the filter bellows and seals the end edge faces. The pre-separator is fastened to the raw side with fastening elements arranged at the frame. A filter system with a filter housing is provided with such a filter element.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a molded plastic rectangular front plate for a V-type filter, said front plate having a front surface and a back surface, characterized in that the back surface of the front plate comprises a support structure protruding in a plane substantially perpendicular to the back surface of the front plate and extending along a major portion of the length of a side of the back surface of the front plate such that the thickness of the front plate in the direction from the front surface to the back surface is increased towards the middle and reduced towards the ends of the front plate side. The present invention further relates to a V-type filter frame and a V-type filter assembly comprising such a front plate.

Abstract: An air compressor system having a refrigerated dryer and a form of a filter is used between a compressor of the air compressor system and the refrigerated dryer. The filter can include a conical shape such as frustoconical, and includes an outer retainer having a plurality of openings and an inner mesh filter. The retainer and mesh filter can be made out of metal. An end cap and a flange can close off both ends of the conical shape, and a handle can extend from a flange to aid in ease of handling. The components extending between the ends (i.e. between the end cap and flange) may only include the retainer and the mesh filter.

Abstract: [Object] To obtain a filter element having a simple configuration that is capable of reliably preventing a liquid collected by a filter member from being mixed once more into compressed air that has been purified.

Abstract: A filter element includes at least first and second opposing pleated media sections and at least first and second support structures supporting, absent an inner liner, the at least first and second media sections and being layered between the at least first and second media sections. In another embodiment, the filter element includes a continuous construction of pleated media forming the first and second opposing pleated media sections, in which the pleats have portions of differing lengths, and a support structure within the interior volume supporting the first and second media sections. The filter element can be in the form of two racetracks, a V-pack, or two V-packs. The racetracks can be polygon shaped.

Abstract: A vibrating wet precipitator is designed to remove particulates from particulate-laden hot gas. The precipitator includes an array of vertical wet cords stretched within a duct. The cords are tuned to vibrate due to the gas flow by controlling key parameters such as gas flow, velocity, cord length and diameter so that particulate collection and heat transfer efficiency are maximized. The cords are part of sieves. A plurality of these sieves are arranged to define a plurality of gaps, through which the exhaust flows. The sieves and thus the cords are space so that a vortex from a first cord affects an adjacent cord and subsequently cord. The particles are then absorbed in liquid, which can be passed through a heat exchanger filtered and subsequently reused. Preferably the cord arrangement is designed to allow the cords to vibrate at high frequencies, typically 10 to 100 Hz, to maximize particulate collection.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a pollution carrying waste treatment apparatus. The disclosed apparatus consists of a pollution carrying tube connected to the treatment cylinder through an elbow for forcing the pollution into the treatment cylinder for treating it with mist sprayer and allowing the treated water to run through water filters to separate contaminated water and re-use the pure water for further processing.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a system that provides an environmentally friendly method to clean air over towns and cities. The system utilizes tourmaline filters and rocks, sunlight, and water to simulate the cleaning properties of waterfalls in order to create an ionized surface within a cylindrical tube and creates raindrops and mist to simulate precipitation. The system eliminates pollutants instead of transferring them to the surrounding environment.

Abstract: A material, and filters and other structures exposed to flowing gas that have the material therein, which removes VOCs, such as formaldehyde, from the gas. The material is a porous sorbent impregnated by a metal oxide, such as manganese oxide (MnOx) nano particles. The sorbent may be activated carbon, and the manganese oxide may catalyze formaldehyde to water and carbon dioxide while the carbon may adsorb formaldehyde, both mechanisms of which remove the VOC from the air to prevent or reduce inhalation of the same by humans. The material may be combined with an untreated sorbent or sorbent treated with ionic alkaline salts.

Abstract: This present disclosure relates to processes and apparatuses for removing contaminants from hydrogen streams. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to processes and apparatuses wherein hydrogen is used in units that utilize catalysts that are sensitive to oxygenates. The contaminants like carbon oxides and water are removed simultaneously from the hydrogen stream to provide a rich hydrogen stream with high purity to units that utilizes catalysts that are sensitive to oxygenates.

Abstract: Included are a CO2 absorber for removing CO2 from a CO2-containing flue gas with a CO2 absorbent, an absorbent regenerator for regenerating the absorbent, a rich solution supply line for supplying the rich solution from the absorber to a rich solution supply portion of the regenerator, a rich/lean solution heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the rich solution and the lean solution, a first rich solution dividing line for dividing the rich solution at a first dividing portion in the rich solution supply line and supplying the divided rich solution at a first supply position on a side wall of the regenerator, a first rich solution heat exchanger for preheating the divided rich solution, and a first flow rate control device for controlling a flow rate of the divided rich solution such that the rich solution is preheated to a predetermined temperature in the first rich solution heat exchanger.

Abstract: In one proposed application provided by the present invention, and as shown in FIG. 2, CO2 is captured from a dirty flue gas in a fluid bed Turboscrubber® to be recycled rapidly to a fluid bed Turbostripper® where it is desorbed into a clean air stream for introduction to a horticultural glass-house for enhancement of fruit, vegetable or other crop growth. In a further application of the present invention as shown in FIG. 3, CO2 enriched saltwater is circulated through a tank (7), to feed Algae thereby allowing fast photosynthesis to occur in, for example, the production of bio fuels. Alternatively, if the Algae suspension is sufficiently robust, it can be pumped around a Turboscrubber® (2) and the Algae tank (7) in order to keep it in constant contact with the CO2 enriched aqueous solution.

Abstract: A method for scrubbing off-gas generated in production units for the manufacture of acetic acid and an apparatus therefor. The method comprises supplying off-gas and acetic acid solvent at a tick-over flow rate to an acetic acid scrubbing unit, withdrawing off-gas from the scrubbing unit, supplying withdrawn off-gas to a methanol scrubbing unit, scrubbing the off-gas therein with methanol solvent and withdrawing scrubbed off-gas from the methanol scrubbing unit.

Abstract: A gas dryer of the invention, being a heaterless type of gas dryer that carries out dehumidifying of hydrogen gas circulating in an interior of a rotating electrical machine, includes a drying tower that causes moisture in the hydrogen gas to adsorb to a desiccant, and a funnel-form desiccant holding portion disposed in an interior of the drying tower and holding the desiccant, wherein the desiccant is introduced into the desiccant holding portion from an input valve of an upper portion of the drying tower, and moist desiccant is discharged from a discharge valve of a lower portion of the drying tower. The desiccant holding portion is configured of perforated metal, or the like, having ventilation, and is used as a partitioning plate that partitions the interior of the drying tower.

Abstract: The invention discloses a filter for removing mercury in high-purity gases or aerosol, including a cylindrical outer chamber, both ends of the cylindrical outer chamber are provided with an inlet air pipe and an outlet air pipe, multiple sets of stepped liners and gradually deformed jackets mounted mutually are provided together inside the outer chamber. A stepped liner is provided between two adjacent gradually deformed jackets; a 2-10 ?m gold-plated layer is provided on step surfaces of the stepped liners and step holes of the gradually deformed jackets, a gap channel is formed between step surfaces of stepped liners and step holes of gradually deformed jackets, the gap channel is communicated with the inlet air pipe and the outlet air pipe. The gold-plated layer absorbs mercury to form gold amalgam and remove the mercury, making it possible to analyze ultra-low-level Pb isotopes in minerals, which is unachievable in micro-area analysis.

Abstract: The invention relates to a continuous process for purifying a gas containing 60-99 percent SO2 (sulfur dioxide) by volume and 1 to 40 percent steam by volume, followed by synthesis of SO3 (sulfur trioxide) without first drying the gas, and to an apparatus for carrying out said method.

Abstract: A device for separating carbon dioxide from a gas flow, in particular from a flue gas flow, having an absorption unit for separating carbon dioxide from the gas flow using a scrubbing medium, a desorption unit which is fluidically connected to the absorption unit for releasing the absorbed carbon dioxide from the scrubbing medium, and a compressor unit which is connected fluidically downstream of the desorption unit for compressing the released carbon dioxide, the compressor unit being connected fluidically upstream of a cleaning device for the carbon dioxide. A method separates carbon dioxide from a gas flow, in particular from a flue gas flow.

Abstract: Provided is a reciprocating submerged membrane filtration apparatus including: a membrane tank comprising a submerged membrane and configured to intake influent wastewater to be treated, the influent wastewater being filtered through the submerged membrane to produce treated water; and a reciprocation apparatus configured to move the membrane to create an inertia force which shakes foulants off from the submerged membrane under oxygen-deficient conditions, wherein the submerged membrane comprises a microfiltration (MF) membrane or an ultrafiltration (UF) membrane.

Abstract: A filter flow management system includes a cartridge having an inlet through which fluid flow can be introduced to the cartridge, a plurality of channels situated within the cartridge and designed to remove particulates from the fluid flow, at least one channel being in fluid communication with the inlet to receive the fluid flow, and a reservoir into which fluid flow flowing through the at least one channel can be directed and subsequently redirected into at least one other channel.

Abstract: A filter element comprises a membrane layer; and a feed spacer on the membrane layer, wherein the feed spacer comprises a plurality of unit cells arranged in three dimensions, wherein each of the plurality of unit cells comprises a cavity defined by a triply periodic minimal surface, and wherein the cavities of the plurality of unit cells are interconnected to allow a fluid to pass through the cavities of the plurality of unit cells.

Abstract: The present invention relates to membrane bioreactor (“MBR”) system that includes a mechanical membrane reciprocation system to reduce or eliminate membrane fouling. The disclosed MBR system can be operated with higher flux and lower fouling than MBR systems using air scouring. Furthermore the system can remove nitrogen and phosphorous with one RAS and one or no internal recirculation line. The membrane can be reciprocated by a low RPM motor connected to a pulley via belt to rotate rotor to convert rotational motion into reciprocating motion of membrane. Various mechanical means can also be employed to create the reciprocating motion.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are ceramic selective membranes and methods of forming the ceramic selective membranes by forming a selective silica ceramic on a porous membrane substrate. Representative ceramic selective membranes include ion-conductive membranes (e.g., proton-conducting membranes) and gas selective membranes. Representative uses for the membranes include incorporation into fuel cells and redox flow batteries (RFB) as ion-conducting membranes.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are ceramic selective membranes and methods of forming the ceramic selective membranes by forming a selective silica ceramic on a porous membrane substrate. Representative ceramic selective membranes include ion-conductive membranes (e.g., proton-conducting membranes) and gas selective membranes. Representative uses for the membranes include incorporation into fuel cells and redox flow batteries (RFB) as ion-conducting membranes.

Abstract: Problems that the invention is to solve is to provide a composite hollow fiber membrane being excellent in separation performance and permeation performance, having high membrane strength, and capable of being easily produced, and a method for producing the same. The present invention relates to a composite hollow fiber membrane including at least a layer (A) and a layer (B), in which the composite hollow fiber membrane has an outer diameter of 20 to 350 ?m and an inner diameter of 14 to 250 ?m, the tensile modulus of the composite hollow fiber membrane is from 1,000 to 6,500 MPa, the layer (A) contains a cellulose ester, the thickness of the layer (A) is from 0.01 to 5 ?m, and the open pore ratio HA of the layer (A) and the open pore ratio HB of the layer (B) satisfy HA<HB.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to processes, related polyacid polymers, and related articles for functionalizing a porous membrane by contacting the membrane with a polyacid polymer at low pH to stably adsorb a polyacid layer on the membrane pore surface, in particular polyacid polymers including repeating units with a pendent metal-binding ligand or star polyacid polymers. The resulting functionalized membrane is characterized by a high density of free acid groups, resulting in a higher specific capacity for its intended application. The process allows functionalization of porous membranes in a very simple, one-step process, for example without a need to derivatize an adsorbed polyacid layer to impart metal-binding ligand functionality thereto. Such functional membranes may find multiple uses, including rapid, selective binding of proteins for their purification or immobilization.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a poly-ionic and molecular filtering and diffuser device, which provides for the emission of gases when used from the inside out, and a separation of suspended matter (e.g., in macro, micro and nano ranges) in liquids for a variety of fluids when is used from the outside inwards. The device may include a central diffuser tube defining a plurality of perforations in its wall to allow passage of gas and liquids, and which is inserted through central holes of a plurality of plates diffusers arranged in a vertical arrangement. This combination may define a plurality of slots by the separations generated therebetween, whereby the gas or the liquid is spread. The diffuser-separating plates are contained between a top compression cap and a lower compression cap through which said central diffuser-collector tube is also inserted. The central diffuser-collector tube includes a threaded lower end, wherein a final lower lid is threaded.

Abstract: Embodiments of an aerator apparatus having an aerator insert disposed within a container, such as a glass, are disclosed.