Abstract: A light fixture includes an adjustable bracket, a pivot plate, a lamp bracket, and a lamp. The adjustable bracket is rotatable about a first axis. The pivot plate is connected to the adjustable bracket and rotatable about a second axis different from the first axis. The lamp bracket is removably connected to the pivot plate. The lamp is connected to the lamp bracket.

Abstract: A lamp module includes a rotatable base, a mount, a light emitter, and an optic. The base includes a plate and a projection extending from the plate. The mount is rotatably connected to the projection. The light emitter is connected to the mount. The optic is positioned over the light emitter. The light module can be used with a housing to form a luminaire.

Abstract: A pedestrian safety system includes a power transmission unit provided to a vehicle and transmitting an electric power, a power reception unit provided to a wearable member being wearable by a pedestrian and receiving the electric power transmitted from the power transmission unit, a power storage unit provided to the wearable member and storing the electric power received by the power reception unit, and at least one light emitting unit provided to the wearable member. The at least one light emitting unit performs a flash or illumination operation with a supply of the electric power stored in the power storage unit as an operational power. With this pedestrian safety system, pedestrian's safety can be properly ensured without disposing an operational power source of the light emitting unit on the pedestrian side.

Abstract: A flashing ornament apparatus includes a housing, a light guiding unit and a circuit module. The light transmissive housing includes an accommodating space formed therein. The light guiding unit includes two light guiding plates arranged inside the accommodating space. The light guiding plates include alternating decorative patterns formed thereon. The circuit module includes a circuit board, at least two light emitting elements and a power source base. The light emitting elements are controlled by the circuit board to be lit up sequentially. The light emitting elements are arranged on one side of the light guiding plates correspondingly in order to allow the light source generated by the light emitting elements to enter into the light guiding plates. Consequently, the flashing visual effect of the decorative patterns can be achieved.

Abstract: A modular lighting system includes a set of interconnected reconfigurable illuminating modules and corresponding intermediate connectors. Each illuminating module includes a light source and at least one connecting area. Each connecting area includes an illuminating module coupling assembly having at least one ferromagnetic member and having electrically conductive members electrically coupled to the light source. Each intermediate connector has a plurality of intermediate connector coupling assemblies electrically coupled to one another. Each intermediate connector coupling assembly includes a ferromagnetic component that is configured to be magnetically coupled with the ferromagnetic member so that one intermediate connector coupling assembly is electrically coupled to one illuminating module coupling assembly, and the two coupling assemblies are held in electrical contact with one another by magnetic force.

Abstract: An lighting unit including a mounting board and first and second LEDs coupled to the mounting board. First and second optic components are coupled to the mounting board and enclose the LEDs. First and second shield members are respectively associated with the first and second LEDs.

Abstract: A lighting device (100, 300) comprising a housing (101, 301) comprising a polymer material, the housing including an elongated hollow neck portion (102) and a collar portion (104) arranged at an end of the neck portion. The collar portion includes an essentially annular surface (114, 414) surrounding the end of the neck portion peripherally. The collar portion has a metalized surface. The surface is structured into a plurality of electrically conductive pads (118, 318, 418) and the pads are electrically isolated from each other. A plurality of light emitting elements (120, 320, 420) are arranged on the collar portion of the housing. Each of the light emitting elements has a first terminal (128) electrically connected to a first electrically conductive pad (118a, 418a) and a second terminal (124) electrically connected to a second electrically conductive pad (118b, 418b). The collar portion is directly in contact with the surroundings, promoting an improved heat transfer from the light emitting elements.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lighting fixture that is configured to transfer heat that is generated by a light source and any associated electronics toward the front of the lighting fixture. The lighting fixture includes a heat spreading cup that is formed from a material that efficiently conducts heat and a light source that is coupled inside the heat spreading cup. The heat spreading cup has a bottom panel, a rim, and at least one sidewall extending between the bottom panel and the rim. The light source is coupled inside the heat spreading cup to the bottom panel and configured to emit light in a forward direction through an opening formed by the rim. Heat generated by the light source during operation is transferred radially outward along the bottom panel and in a forward direction along the at least one sidewall toward the rim of the heat spreading cup.

Abstract: A dust prevention and heat dissipation module for a color wheel and a light source system employing the same. The color wheel is sealed in a color wheel housing which has an air inlet and an air outlet. The dust prevention and heat dissipation module has a leading-in air channel in communication with the air inlet of the housing, a leading-out air channel in communication with the air outlet of the housing, a filtering device at an inlet of the leading-in air channel and an outlet of the leading-out air channel, and a fan which circulate the air via the leading-in air channel and the leading-out air channel. The air flow caused by the fan realizes heat dissipation of the color wheel, and the filtering device filters the air flowing through the color wheel housing, thereby reducing the amount of dust adhered to the surface of the color wheel.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes a hollow globe having an opening at an end thereof, a light source housed in the globe and including at least an LED, a pillar portion housed in the globe and supporting the light source, a cap connector directly connected to the pillar portion, or indirectly connected to the pillar portion via another member, and a cap attached to the cap connector and electrically connected to the light source. A thermally conductive layer is provided between the inner surface of the globe and the lateral surface of the pillar portion.

Abstract: A luminaire including a mounting hood and a luminaire housing attachable to the mounting hood, wherein the mounting hood includes an upper aperture positioned on an upper portion of the mounting hood adapted for secured engagement with a lower end of a downwardly extending conduit, and a lower aperture in communication with the upper aperture positioned in an interior of the mounting hood, a water tight cord grip in threaded engagement with the lower aperture of the mounting hood, wherein the water tight cord grip has a base positioned beneath an upper portion of the water tight cord grip, and wherein electrical wiring may pass through the base and upper portion of the water tight cord, and also pass through the lower aperture and upper apertures of the mounting hood.

Abstract: A cabinet light includes a light emitting element, a light housing, conductive terminals, a cabinet body, and conductive rails. The light emitting element and the conductive terminals are fixed on the light housing. The conductive rails are fixed on the cabinet body. One end of the conductive terminal is electrically connected to the light emitting element. At least one positioning element is disposed on the cabinet body corresponding to the light housing. When the light housing is fixed on the cabinet body through the positioning element, the other end of the conductive terminal is elastically and electrically connected to the conductive rail. The cabinet body has advantages of simple wiring and use flexibility.

Abstract: A lantern comprises a light source configured to emit visible light, as well as a heater configured to emit heat separate from the visible light of the light source. The lantern may have a housing defining a lighting section and a heating section, with the lighting section being arranged above the heating section. The light source may be positioned in the lighting section, or the light source may be positioned outside of the lighting section and adapted to project visible light at least partially into the lighting section, such as from a base below the lighting section or from a top above the lighting section. The heating section may contain the heater, which may be a convection heater adapted to blow heated air out of the housing in a desired direction. The housing may include a suspension structure for supporting the lantern.

Abstract: A back lit artwork frame provides an illuminated frame for hanging an item of artwork. The frame includes a channel that receives a plurality of LED lights and a diffuser that directs light emitted by the LEDs to the lateral sides of the frame. In some embodiments the light is directed towards a wall surface. In other embodiments the light is reflected outwardly from the wall. The backlit frame includes a controller which may regulate the intensity, color, pulse and other behaviors of the lighting. The LED lighting may also operate in response to an audio input. The controller may communicate with an app on a mobile device.

Abstract: A multi-functional, multi-directional wearable safety lighting device is disclosed herein that includes a main light housing and a magnetic mounting assembly coupleable to a bottom surface of the main light housing. The mounting assembly is configured to secure the wearable safety lighting device to a user. The main light housing includes warning light elements coupled front and rear side surfaces. A directional work light is coupled to the front side surface of the main housing and is distinct from the warning light elements. A power source supplies power to the warning light elements and the work light. A controller is programmed to energize the warning light elements in select subgroups following depression of a first control button or a second control button, and energize the directional work light following depression of a third control button.

Abstract: A ventilator illumination device, including a light-emitting module for housing a light-emitting unit and a power box module for housing a power supply supplying direct current for the light-emitting unit, wherein an anti-reversal installation structure is provided on the light-emitting module and the power box module, the anti-reversal installation structure limiting the light-emitting unit to be installed only in a state that the light-emitting unit faces towards one predetermined direction. The illumination device is easy to install and prevents inversion of the light-emitting unit, thus ensuring proper brightness of the light irradiated by the light-emitting unit into the room.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a once-through evaporator comprising an inlet manifold; one or more inlet headers in fluid communication with the inlet manifold; one or more tube stacks, where each tube stack comprises one or more inclined evaporator tubes; the one or more tube stacks being in fluid communication with the one or more inlet headers; where the inclined tubes are inclined at an angle of less than 90 degrees or greater than 90 degrees to a vertical; one or more outlet headers in fluid communication with one or more tube stacks; and an outlet manifold in fluid communication with the one or more outlet headers.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a transfer pipe for a furnace. The transfer pipe for a furnace includes a body portion having an inlet and an outlet through which a fluid is transferred, a guide portion having polygonal sides extending in a spiral form in an inward longitudinal direction of the body portion, and a diameter change portion repeatedly changing an inner diameter of the body portion in the longitudinal direction thereof.

Abstract: Methods and systems for improving burner, particularly ribbon burner performance, involving admixing a portion of the combustion products from the flue gas resulting from the burner to at least one of a primary and a secondary oxidizer supply to the burner. Admixing a portion of a carbon dioxide-containing flue gas combustion product formed upon combustion of a fuel gas by a ribbon burner significantly reduces NOx emissions resulting from operation of the burner.

Abstract: An improved air/gas admittance device for a combustion appliance. The improved air/gas admittance device is configured to provide a more uniform gas and/or air flow. This may help reduce noise in pressure and/or flow sensor measurements that are used by a gas valve controller to control the air/fuel ratio to the combustion appliance, which may help improve the efficiency and/or emissions of the combustion appliance.

Abstract: A combustion controlling system according to the present invention provides a signal path for transmitting the normal combustion signal SB output from the master device to the transmission line through cascade-connected slave devices. Then, the combustion controlling system determines whether each of the slave devices outputs the normal combustion signal SB to the subsequent device based on whether there is a flame of the corresponding burner, or not, during the combustion of burners, and the master device closes a safety shutoff valve on the condition that an input of a normal combustion signal SBo from a transmission line is stopped.

Abstract: A tape dispensing device for disposal around a cigarette lighter. The present invention includes a tubular support defining a central opening and on which a roll of tape is wound, such as a roll of duct tape. The device further includes a lighter having a body in which fuel is stored and an ignition source on an upper end thereof that is removably positionable within the central opening of the tubular support. The body of the lighter is secured to the periphery of the central opening of the tubular support via a press fit. In some embodiments, the roll of tape is wound directly on the body of the lighter without the use of the tubular support. The present invention eliminates the need to carry the two products separately, which saves time and frustration and prevents people from becoming stranded without adhesive tape.

Abstract: A handheld computer case having an integral lighter for providing a flameless lighter in a case for a mobile phone includes a case body defining a rigid housing sized to fit a conventional handheld computer, a lighter actuator for selectively availing and activating an electric lighter, and a lighter housing in which the electric lighter is disposed. In operation, a user may apply manual force to mechanically actuate the lighter actuator, thereby causing both the lighter housing to open and expose the electric lighter and an electrical switch to direct electricity from an internal battery to a heating element which defines the electric lighter. Once the user is finished with the lighter, the manual force may be removed to cause the lighter housing to automatically close and the flow of electricity to the heating element to be interrupted.

Abstract: A jet engine includes an inlet (11) which takes in air and a combustor (12) which combusts fuel with the air. The combustor (12) has an injector (20), a plurality of flame stabilizers (21, 22) and a vanishment section (31). The injector (20) injects the fuel. The plurality of flame stabilizers (21, 22) can maintain the flame (F) used for combustion in the combustor (12). The vanishment section (31) is provided to cover the dent of the first flame stabilizer (21) which is situated on the side near to the inlet in the plurality of flame stabilizers (21, 22), and vanishes with the passage of time in the flight.

Abstract: An injector includes: an upstream support plate into which a fuel gas is to be introduced and which has a shape of a tapered cylinder with a diameter which enlarges; a downstream support plate that defines a plenum at an inner side along with the upstream support plate; and premixing tubes, each of which is supported by the upstream support plate and the downstream support plate and is configured to introduce air. The premixing tubes are disposed in circular rows at equal intervals in a circumferential direction, and portions of the premixing tubes which are located in the plenum include fuel introducing holes.

Abstract: A fuel injector for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The fuel injector includes two primary tubes, a secondary tube, a primary gas gallery, and a secondary gas gallery. The two primary tubes are connected in a parallel configuration to provide a main gas fuel to the primary gas gallery. The secondary tube provides the main gas fuel to the secondary gas gallery independent from the two primary tubes and the primary gas gallery. The primary gas gallery and the secondary gas gallery provide the main gas fuel to a premix passage independently allowing for robust control of the gas turbine engine.

Abstract: A gas burner assembly for an appliance includes a circular inner wall that defines a plurality of inner flame ports. An elongated outer wall extends around the circular inner wall such that the elongated outer wall is spaced from the circular inner wall. The elongated outer wall defines a plurality of outer flame ports. A cap is positioned on the circular inner wall over the plurality of inner flame ports and on the elongated outer wall over the plurality of outer flame ports.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a arrangement of at least two glass panels (12, 14, 16) for a heat insulated oven door (10) of a cooking oven. The arrangement of the glass panels (12, 14, 16) is provided as or for a window of the oven door (10). The large-area sides of said glass panels (12, 14, 16) are arranged in parallel. Two neighbored glass panels (12, 14, 16) are arranged with a predetermined distance from each other, so that an intermediate space (24, 24?, 24?) is formed between said neighbored glass panels (12, 14, 16).

Abstract: A food cooking oven having an enclosure, which defines a cooking compartment and a door, which is movable between an open position and a closed position, is disclosed. The door door may include a first panel, a second panel, which in a closed configuration has a greater distance from the compartment than the first panel. Additionally, a first and a second body for supporting the first and second panels is included. A profile is included, which is movable between a first position retaining the first panel and a second position permitting removal of the first panel from the door. A push-push type connector is included to retain the profile to the door.

Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a cooking chamber (11), the cooking chamber (11) including a bottom wall (12) and a top wall (13), and a gas burner (20) disposed under the bottom wall (12) of the cooking chamber (11). The bottom wall (12) includes an opening (12a) opposite the gas burner (20). The cooking appliance (10) includes a plate (30) disposed in the cooking chamber (11), above the gas burner (20), a space between the plate (30) and the bottom wall (12) forming a passage (34) for flow of the burnt gases coming from the gas burner (20). Use in particular for placing a receptacle (40) on the plate (30) and to obtain even cooking of the food by radiation, convection and conduction.

Abstract: The invention relates to cooking kitchenware field, and more specifically, to an embedded type steam gas stove. The embedded type steam gas stove comprises a steam system, a gas system and an embedded type panel for installing the steam system and the gas system; wherein the steam system comprises at least one water pump and one steam generator, and the steam generator is connected with at least one unidirectional connector. The quantities of the steam head and gas head of the embedded type steam gas stove can be chosen and configured based on food preference to meet multiple choices of users and apply in different eating places, thereby guiding people to pursuit more healthy and green lifestyle.

Abstract: A heating installation comprising: —a first circuit (C1); —a second circuit (C2); —a first heat pump (4) for heating the medium in the first circuit; —a first heat exchanger (10) arranged in the second circuit (C2) and connected between a condenser (4b) and an expansion valve (4d) of the first heat pump; —a second heat pump (11) arranged for heating a medium by absorbing heat energy from the medium in the second circuit; and —a second heat exchanger (12) and a third heat exchanger (14) for transferring heat from the medium in the second circuit to water in a water supply line (13). The second heat exchanger (12) is connected to the water supply line upstream of the third heat exchanger (14) in order to allow the second heat exchanger to preheat the tap hot-water in a first step and the third heat exchanger to preheat the tap hot-water in a subsequent second step.

Abstract: Air conditioner for conditioning a space inside a building includes a heat source unit and at least one indoor unit. The heat source unit has a heat exchanger unit and a compressor unit. The heat exchanger unit includes a first heat exchanger disposed in a first casing and configured to exchange heat with a heat source. The compressor unit includes a compressor disposed in a second casing separate from the first casing, the heat exchanger unit and the compressor unit being fluidly connected via a first liquid refrigerant pipe and a first gaseous refrigerant pipe. At least one indoor unit has a second heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with the space to be conditioned and being fluidly communicated to the heat exchanger unit and/or the compressor unit via a second liquid refrigerant pipe and a second gaseous refrigerant pipe.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an indoor unit of an air conditioner includes a housing, a centrifugal fan arranged inside the housing, and a heat exchanger arranged so as to surround the centrifugal fan, in which the heat exchanger includes an area cut in a direction of rotation of the centrifugal fan. A current plate provided at a final portion of the heat exchanger in the direction of the rotation of the centrifugal fan includes a first face which is extended in a height direction of the heat exchanger and blocks an air flow produced between the centrifugal fan and the heat exchanger and a second face protruded from the first face in a direction opposite the air flow. The indoor unit has an advantageous effect to suppress an inflow of air to a space where the heat exchanger is cut in the indoor unit to reduce the power consumption.

Abstract: A heat pump system for conditioning outside air supplied to a building is provided. The system includes a pre-processing module that receives and cools air when the system is operating in a summer mode. A supply air heat exchanger is in flow communication with the pre-processing module. The supply air heat exchanger receives and cools air from the pre-processing module in the summer mode. A processing module is in flow communication with the supply air heat exchanger. The processing module receives and dehumidifies saturated air from the supply air heat exchanger in the summer mode.

Abstract: An air conditioner capable of detecting resonance of a casing of an outdoor or indoor unit of an air conditioner at a low cost with high accuracy is provided. An outdoor unit of the air conditioner includes: a propeller fan that blows air to a heat exchanger; a fan motor that drives the propeller fan; a current detector that detects a current value of the fan motor; a phase detector that detects the magnetic pole position of the fan motor; a fan rotation speed detector that detects the rotation speed of the fan motor; a pulsation detector that detects pulsation of the current value; and a resonance determiner that determines resonance of a system of a casing of the outdoor unit having the fan motor. If the resonance determiner determines resonance, a controller executes resonance avoidance control for increasing or decreasing the fan rotation speed by a predetermined rotation speed.

Abstract: A combined gas-compressor and dehumidifier system composed of a gas compressor for compressing a first gas, a dehumidifier for dehumidifying a second gas, and a cooling system. The gas compressor is composed of one or more compression stages and one or more intercoolers, wherein the one or more intercoolers are connected to a cooling system. The dehumidifier for dehumidifying a second gas is composed of a first dehumidifying stage that uses a first desiccant to adsorb water from the second gas and output a second intermediate gas, a second dehumidifying stage that uses a second desiccant to adsorb water from the second intermediate gas, and a waste heat exchanger, wherein the waste heat exchanger is used to reactivate the first desiccant. The cooling system is composed of a liquid contained in connectors, and the connectors connecting the one or more intercoolers to remove heat from the gas compressor and provide the removed heat to the dehumidifier.

Abstract: An air conditioning system and a method of operating the same are provided. The air conditioning system includes a refrigeration loop having a variable speed compressor for circulating a refrigerant through an outdoor heat exchanger, a first expansion device, a hybrid heat exchanger, a second expansion device, and an indoor heat exchanger. The air conditioning system is operated in one of four modes depending on the indoor temperature and humidity relative to target values. The modes include an air conditioning mode, a dehumidification mode, an idle mode, and a reheat mode in which the first expansion device is fully opened and the second expansion device throttles the refrigerant to achieve a target temperature difference across the hybrid heat exchanger.

Abstract: A storage facility is achieved that is capable of suppressing, with a simple configuration, the inactive gas concentration in the gas discharged to the outside of a storage space. The storage facility includes a storage device including a plurality of storage sections in an inside of a storage space formed so as to be partitioned from the outside, and an inactive gas supply portion that supplies inactive gas to an inside of a container stored in the storage section. The storage device includes a gas discharge portion that discharges, to the outside of the storage space, gas within the storage space that contains the gas discharged from the container. The gas discharge portion includes a restricting orifice portion serving as a restricting portion that restricts a flow rate of gas, and the restricting orifice portion is formed below a region where the storage sections are disposed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hybrid refrigeration full fresh air-conditioning unit, which achieves multistage cooling by means of the combination of a surface cooler cooling system, a refrigerant air-conditioning system and a direct expansion type air-conditioning system. The unit has an outdoor side mainly for cool water supply to a cooler (115) and conducting heat dissipation on a condenser (212) and an indoor side mainly for conducting multistage treatment of air entering a room. The indoor side and the outdoor side are connected to form a whole and are isolated via a panel. The refrigerant air-conditioning system cooperates with one or two of the other systems. Each system can independently operate or simultaneously operate together so that temperature and humidity control for all-weather can be provided, and their operation can be conducted in the most economical and environmental friendly manner under different temperature and humidity condition.

Abstract: An under-floor HVAC system for a building includes a pliable air duct lying upon a subfloor. A matrix of pedestals resting upon and extending upward from the subfloor supports a set of floor panels, which thus creates a plenum between the subfloor and the set of floor panels. The air duct extends through the plenum to convey conditioned air from a supply air duct to a series of registers in the floor panels. The registers disperse the conditioned air to a room or area just above the panels. To help keep the air duct from repeatedly extending, retracting, and otherwise sliding freely along the subfloor in response to changes in air duct pressure, the air duct is held taut by anchoring a distal downstream end of the duct to one or more of the floor-supporting pedestals. Various air duct configurations can be assembled from a predefined assortment of duct components.

Abstract: An airflow system includes a damper apparatus configured to adjust a flow volume of recirculated air and a flow volume of outside air within the airflow system, a variable air volume (VAV) apparatus disposed in fluid communication with the damper apparatus, and a controller disposed in operative communication with the damper apparatus and the VAV apparatus. The controller is configured to determine a percentage of outside air provided to the airflow system by the damper apparatus, determine a minimum flow volume provided by the VAV apparatus of the airflow system, which relates a required flow volume of outside air provided by the VAV apparatus to a zone and the percentage of outside air provided to the airflow system by the damper apparatus, and adjust a flow volume of air provided by the VAV apparatus to the zone based upon the determined minimum flow volume provided by the VAV apparatus.

Abstract: This system correctly obtains a thermal sensation of a person in a room to provide a comfortable environment. A first parameter deriver derives, as a first parameter, a ratio of a low frequency component to a high frequency component in a variation of R-R intervals of a person, based on his/her body movement. A second parameter deriver derives, as a second parameter, any one of a coefficient of variation of R-R intervals, a respiration rate, or a heart rate of the person, based on the body movement of the person. An estimator estimates a thermal sensation of the person, based on the first parameter and the second parameter. A CPU for air-conditioning control controls an air-conditioning capacity of the air conditioner, based on a result of the estimation by the estimator.

Abstract: When a controller determines that a leakage of refrigerant occurs, the controller executes a control of rotating an air-sending fan at high rotation speed. After the control, the controller executes a control of stopping rotation of the air-sending fan or reducing a rotation speed of the air-sending fan in accordance with a result of detection by a first refrigerant sensor provided in a lower portion of a heat exchanger chamber. Thus, the air-sending fan is prevented from continuing the rotation at high rotation speed. Therefore, an indoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus is excellent in safety and is capable of avoiding feeling of discomfort of a user due to the high-speed rotation of the air-sending fan.

Abstract: If a load of an indoor space is higher than a predetermined value in a cooling operation, a controller performs a swing control operation to swing a wind direction adjusting slat so that a direction of blown air shifts in a limited possible range. The angle of a lowermost wind direction relative to a horizontal plane in the limited possible range is smaller than the angle of a lowermost wind direction relative to the horizontal plane in the normal possible range. The normal possible range is previously determined to be a range where if the load of the indoor space is lower than the predetermined value, the direction of the blown air can shift upward and downward.

Abstract: A heat exchanger for exchanging heat between air streams in two horizontally spaced ducts of a ventilation system. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of single-loop heat pipes, each with top and bottom legs extending along a heat pipe axis. A frame permanently mounts the heat pipes in the ventilation system so that sections of the legs are received in each duct and the legs are inclined with respect to a horizontal axis. The frame can define a non-rectangular interior. Heat pipe mounting features spaced apart along a width of the frame that can be offset along the height of the frame. A top or bottom of the frame can have an inclined inner side. In use, the frame is arranged in the ducts so that the inclined heat pipes provide whole-year heat recovery in cooling and heating modes.

Abstract: A fan unit includes a fan case, a partition member and a centrifugal fan. The fan case has an inflow port and a blowout port. The fan case includes a unit connecting portion for connecting the heat exchange unit. The partition member partitions an inside of the fan case into an upstream side space and a downstream side space. The partition member has an opening for allowing the upstream side space and the downstream side space to communicate with each other. The centrifugal fan includes an impeller including a plurality of backward curved blades. The centrifugal fan is arranged such that the impeller is located in the downstream side space and sucks air in the upstream side space through the opening. The blowout port is located on an outer side in a radial direction of the impeller in the downstream side space.

Abstract: A water receiving in an air conditioner is disclosed. Further, a water-receiving tray structure for an indoor unit of an air conditioner, an indoor unit and an air conditioner. The water-receiving tray structure includes a water-receiving tray, an elevating member and a fixed member; the indoor unit having a casing with a first end defining a return-air inlet and a second end opposite to the first end and defining the air outlet, the water-receiving tray being arranged in a direction from the return-air inlet to the air outlet and being located below a heat exchanger of the indoor unit; the elevating member being arranged at an air outlet end of the indoor unit and supporting an air outlet side of the water-receiving tray; the fixed member being arranged in the indoor unit and being connected to an air outlet side of the indoor unit.

Abstract: A discharge plenum for use with a packaged HVAC unit has an outer enclosure with opposing side walls, a front wall, a rear wall, and a top wall. A planar barrier is arranged within the discharge plenum, and extends between the side walls and furthermore extends to the front wall. One air volume is arranged in a bottom portion of the discharge plenum directly below the planar barrier, and another is arranged in a top portion of the discharge plenum directly above the planar barrier, so that the planar barrier separates the two air volumes. A turning vane is provided within the discharge plenum to direct a flow of air received into the discharge plenum towards the air volume in the bottom portion.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, devices, and systems for (i) producing and controlling and fusion activities of nuclei, and (ii) heating liquid via heat generated as a result of the fusion activities. Hydrogen atoms or other neutral species (neutrals) are induced to rotational motion in a confinement region as a result of ion-neutral coupling, in which ions are driven by electric and magnetic fields. The controlled fusion activities cover a spectrum of reactions including aneutronic reactions such as proton-boron-11 fusion reactions.