Abstract: Suction device for obtaining dust samples of nearly homogeneous grain sizes and with a reproducible bulk density for the analysis of ores. The device, which is suitable for use during the mining of ores, includes a cylindrical casing, having an opening at each end thereof, and a cylindrical sieve insert, having an opening at each end thereof and being coaxially located within the casing. An inwardly-facing conically-shaped insert, located at the front end of said casing, provides flow communication between the front end of the casing and the sieve insert. A suction pipe socket is located laterally on the casing for attachment to suction-generating equipment. A filter is located over the mouth of the conically-shaped insert. The front end of a downwardly-curved dust-conducting tube is in direct communication with the back end of the sieve insert. There is a tube for collecting samples from the dust-conducting tube.

Abstract: Compact gas-liquid separator comprising a cylindrical separation chamber including an inlet head and a degasifying vessel. The inlet head comprises an inlet tube supporting a nozzle positioned adjacent to the inner wall of a cover situated within the axis of the separation chamber. The cover includes a cylindrical portion closed by a convex cap and extends toward the bottom by a skirt closing the degasifying vessel and having openings. Within the axis of the nozzle the cylindrical portion has an opening of a diameter greater than that of the nozzle and is spaced from the nozzle. The cover includes a deflector having a central opening and being inclined with respect to the axis of the cylindrical portion of the cover and disposed within the axis of the nozzle. An outlet tube for the gas is positioned in the inlet head.

Abstract: An air cleaner assembly is provided for supercharged engines including a supercharger compressor, comprising a vortex air cleaner upstream of the supercharger compressor, and a rotatable barrier filter cartridge that is self-cleaning downstream of the supercharger compressor.

Abstract: A cowl-like scrubber (20) for removing dust generated by a longwall shearer has a housing (21) adapted to be mounted on the shearer near a cutter drum. An air inlet (23) is provided in the housing to allow the dust-laden air to enter the scrubber (20). Downstream from the inlet area is an arrangement of jet spray nozzles (30) which impart high velocity, small diameter water droplets. The water droplets entrain the dust particles in the dust-laden air and move the resulting dust-laden mist to a mist eliminator (40) downstream from the jet spray nozzles where the dust-laden mist is then removed from the air.

Abstract: An ejector comprising a housing (30, 81) and an ejector insert (40, 82) received therein to form a venturi which is eccentric with the housing, and a muffler-ejector assembly (25), including such an ejector (80), so mounted that the inlet axis (78) of the exhaust tube (71) may be made to approach or even coincide with the axis (59) of the casing (60) without enlarging the lateral dimensions of the latter.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a jet pump including an air nozzle and an ejector tube which is mounted above the open clean air end of a cylindrical pleated paper filter element in an aspirated air filter assembly for use in back pulsing air through the interior of the filter element for removing dust therefrom. The ejector tube is of a cylindrical constant radius configuration having a flared open upper end. As a jet of air is back pulsed through the flared upper end of the ejector tube, the configuration of the tube causes the surrounding air to be entrained and accelerated downwardly into the tube where it is diffused and directed into the interior of the filter element, blowing the dust off the cylindrical wall thereof.

Abstract: A method for binding dust generated when rock drilling, by mixing said dust with a liquid. The apparatus to perform the method includes a mixing chamber (6) connected to a dust-separating means (1, 3); means for passing gravitationally to the mixing chamber (6) batches of dust collected in the separating means; and means (12) for supplying a liquid binder to the mixing chamber in an amount corresponding to the size of the batch of dust in question. Arranged in the mixing chamber (6) are means (7, 8) for mixing the dust and liquid by agitation while the next batch of dust is being collected in the separating means (1). The resultant mixture is discharged prior to the next batch of dust being supplied to the mixing chamber.

Abstract: An air cleaner assembly (10) which includes a mechanism (14) for inducing the flow of air through the air cleaner (10) and for backwashing a filter element (18) is disclosed. A filtering chamber (28) is defined between the interior of a housing (12) and an exterior of a tubular shaped filter element (18). The mechanism (14) includes an air inlet plenum (32) and an accumulator chamber (34). Pressurized fluid is supplied to the plenum (32) through an inlet (54). To induce the flow of particulate laden air through the filter element (18), the pressurized fluid passes through an outlet (52) from the air inlet plenum (32). A flexible wall or diaphragm (42) is moved upwardly under the influence of the pressurized fluid supplied to the air inlet plenum (32) and moves wall member (44) upwardly into sealing engagement with top wall member (48). In this position, a portion of the pressurized fluid bleeds through holes (58) into the accumulator chamber (34) to be stored therein.

Abstract: A device for separating a high pressure polyphase mixture consisting of a gas charged with liquid particles, and particularly a mixture of ethylene and polyethylene, which comprises a cylindrical vertical enclosure into which extends an inlet means for supplying the mixture thereto and which is provided at its lower end with an outlet for discharging separated liquids; a vertical cyclone in communication with the enclosure for receiving separated gases therefrom and having an outlet at its upper end for discharging gases separated in the cyclone and a liquid outlet at its lower end for discharging separated liquids therefrom; and an ejector comprising a nozzle, through which the polyphase mixture is fed, a mixing zone connected to the liquid outlet of the cyclone and a diffuser section for reducing the speed of the resultant mixture and being connected to the inlet means for supplying the polyphase mixture to the enclosure.

Abstract: An industrial vacuum cleaner is disclosed. The vacuum cleaner comprises a housing having an inlet port, means for creating a vacuum in the housing to suck dust into the housing, means located in the housing adjacent such inlet port for separating any liquid or snow which may be drawn up with the dust, and a filter, also located in the housing, for collecting the dust.

Abstract: A horizontal separator for separating impurities from geothermal steam or the like is provided which includes a pair of drip or drain legs for accommodating the separated fluid portion containing the impurities. To maintain the temperature of the drain legs sufficiently high to prevent hardening of the impurities on the walls thereof, a portion of the steam continuously flows into the drain leg with the separated impurities. In order to minimize venting of the steam supplied to the drain legs directly to atmosphere and consequent environmental problems, and also to improve the efficiency of operation of the separator, recycle lines are provided between the drain legs and the inlet to the separator for recycling a portion of the steam. At the inlet, this recycled steam is drawn into the separator by way of an ejector-type recycle pump.

Abstract: A combined unit for purifying and destratifying heated air including a first inlet at a lower area for receiving air to be purified, an air purifier including an air demister and an electrostatic precipitator, a fan for drawing air through the first inlet and moving the air through the air purifier, a second air inlet in a higher area for receiving heated air to be destratified, nozzles for receiving purified air under pressure from the air purifier, venturis associated with the nozzles for creating a suction as purified air leaves the nozzles for causing stratified heated air to be drawn into the second inlet, air outlets for discharging a mixture of purified and destratified heated air, a plate with an opening between the air purifier and the second inlet; and a damper for selectively uncovering the opening for permitting purified air to be discharged through the second inlet.

Abstract: A pre-atomized spray scrubber and related method is disclosed. The scrubber has special utility in the removal of particulate and gaseous contaminants from a gas stream and comprises a housing defining a flow path therethrough. The housing is divided into first and second sections by a deck which is configured such that as the gas stream flows through the first section, it flows across the deck and then into the second section. A series of liquid spray nozzle banks are disposed in the housing, either in the first or second section and are arranged and configured so as to aid in directing the gas stream from the first section into the second section. An entrainment separator is also preferably disposed in the housing to further aid in the removal of the contaminants from the gas stream.

Abstract: Apparatus including an enclosed pressurized conveying and storage system that will allow potentially explosive flyash or other fine material to be handled with the minimum possibility of damage to the equipment in the event of an explosion. The steel storage vessel is maintained under slight pressure with inert gases by means of a pressure relief valve and an inert gas supply, and is kept at a high enough temperature to prevent condensation of the gas (so that corrosive acids are not formed) by electric inductance heaters and insulation. Airlock valves are used to allow the ash into and out of the transport and containment system.

Abstract: An air pollution control device for use with automobile engines for filtering crankcase and exhaust emissions. The device comprises a filtering chamber containing fluid coated filtering material having an inlet of a first diameter, an outlet of a second, larger diameter to cause a decrease in internal pressure of the air-pollutant mixture entering through the inlet, a controlled gas flow path through the filtering material in the device, a source of fluid for renewing the fluid coating on the filtering material, a fluid reservoir and means for recirculating the fluid for the filtering material. A pair of such devices, one for use with the crankcase emission blow-by system and one for use with the exhaust system of an internal combustion engine provides significant reduction in all exhaust emissions from the engine. Filtering material fluid for each device is recirculated using an independent recirculating system or utilizing the oil circulation system of the engine.

Abstract: A process and apparatus is disclosed for the removal of pollutant material including solid or liquid particulate matter and gaseous pollutants from gas streams in which the gas is driven through a mixing tube by forming a jet of a compressible fluid such as steam or air or the whole or a part of the polluted gas itself. In some instances the jet acts as an ejector to induce flow of the polluted gas into the mixing tube but when all of the polluted gas is formed into a jet it is directed into the mixing tube without any ejector action. A mechanically atomized liquid is introduced into the outer region of the jet of compressible fluid emerging from the nozzle in which the jet is formed. The mechanically atomized liquid is further atomized by the shearing action of the jet to form high velocity droplets which are intimately and turbulently mixed with the pollutant-containing gas and retained in the mixing tube for a sufficient time so that the pollutants become entrained with the water droplets.

Abstract: A process chromatograph including a column for separating fluid samples into their individual components, and a density-responsive detector connected to the column output to produce a pressure signal representing the concentration of the separated components. The column and associated elements are contained within a thermally-insulated housing the interior spaces of which are heated and maintained at a set-point temperature by a temperature regulating system. Heat energy is supplied by steam to one section of a two-section tubular heat-exchanger. A stream of air is caused to flow through the other section and into the housing interior, to transfer heat thereto. The rate of heat transfer is automatically controlled by a thermostatic control which continuously adjusts the flow of air through the heat exchanger so as to maintain the interior temperature at a desired set-point.

Abstract: Apparatus for producing dry compressed air comprises a compressor which delivers air to a dry air storage tank through a cooling coil, a liquid separator comprising a housing having a cavity with a valve controlled tap opening at the bottom thereof, a screening filter and an adsorption filter connected in sequence. A pressure sensitive switch turns off the compressor when a predetermined pressure has built up in the storage tank. When delivery of air ceases, a valve control system opens the tap opening of the separator and second valve control system opens a valve to permit back flow of air from the dry air storage tank back through the adsorption filter to regenerate it and out of the tap opening if the moisture content of air in the dry air storage tank is above a predetermined level.

Abstract: A liquid spray-type stack gas clarifier is adapted to be mounted within existing stacks and supported therein from the top of the stack structure. Means are provided for maintaining gas flow velocity within the stack to compensate for pressure changes resulting from the cooling effect of the liquid spray curtain discharged into the stack to entrain and absorb particulate and gaseous pollutants from the stack gas. The spray liquid and absorbed pollutants are collected within and drained from the stack, and means may be provided for shielding existing stack structure from adverse effects of the scrubbing liquid.

Abstract: A liquid dispensing and vapor recovery system and a vapor control unit used therein in which the control unit has a pair of inlets for receiving liquid, such as gasoline, from an underground storage tank and for receiving gasoline vapors from a vehicle tank during dispensing of the gasoline into the latter tank. A first passage is provided in the control unit for passing the gasoline from the storage tank to a hose connected to the vehicle tank, and an additional passage is provided in the control unit for diverting a portion of the gasoline. A valve is provided which controls the flow of gasoline through the additional passage in response to the flow of gasoline through the first passage and an injector nozzle is provided in the additional passage for drawing vapors from the vehicle tank and into the second passage for mixing with the gasoline before being discharged back to the storage tank.