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| 20120021367 | Alternating Regenerative Furnace and Process of Operating Same - Alternating regenerative furnace and process of operating an alternating regenerative furnace, in which during the transition phase in which the respective regenerators switch between heat-recovery mode and pre-heating mode and vice-versa, the regenerator or regenerators which before the transition phase were in heat-recovery mode inject a mixture of flue gas and oxygen-containing gas into the combustion chamber of the furnace, which mixture combusts with fuel injected into the combustion chamber to produce heat. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120009531 | DISTRIBUTED COMBUSTION PROCESS AND BURNER - During a heating phase, injection of a jet of fuel and oxidant (fuel annularly enshrouding oxidant or oxidant annularly enshrouding fuel) from a fuel-oxidant nozzle is combusted in a combustion space. During a transition from the heating phase to a distributed combustion phase, an amount of a secondary portion of either the fuel or oxidant is injected as a jet into the combustion space while the primary portion of that same reactant from the fuel-oxidant nozzle is decreased. At some point during the transition phase, a jet of actuating fluid is injected at an angle towards the jet of reactants from the fuel-oxidant nozzle and/or towards the jet of the secondary portion of reactant. The jet of primary portions of reactants and/or secondary portion of reactant is caused to be bent/deviated towards the other of the two jets. The staging of the secondary portion of reactant is increased until a desired degrees of staging and commencement of a distributed combustion phase are achieved. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120006828 | Filler Coupling and Corresponding Receptacle and Filling Method - A filler coupling for a pressurized gas receptacle comprising a body defining an internal filler circuit between an upstream end designed to be connected to a packaging connector and a downstream end designed to be connected to a receptacle, the coupling comprising an isolation valve that can move relative to a seat between an upstream position for closing the circuit and a downstream position for opening the circuit, said isolation valve being moved to its upstream position by a return member, the coupling also comprising a dust-prevention valve placed upstream of the isolation valve, said dust-prevention valve being able to move relative to the body between an upstream position for closing the upstream end of the circuit and a downstream position for opening the circuit upstream end, said dust-prevention valve being moved to its upstream position by a return member, characterized in that the dust-prevention valve supports a filter interposed on the path of at least a portion of the fluid that travels between the upstream and the downstream of the circuit, the filter being able to move with the dust-prevention valve. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120006445 | FILLER COUPLING AND CORRESPONDING RECEPTACLE AND FILLING METHOD - A filler coupling comprising an isolation valve that can move relative to a seat between an upstream closing position and a downstream opening position, said isolation valve being moved to its upstream position by a return member, the coupling also comprising a dust-prevention valve placed upstream of the isolation valve, said dust-prevention valve comprising a downstream end and being able to move relative to the body between an upstream closing position and a downstream opening position, said dust-prevention valve being moved to its upstream position by a return member, characterized in that the dust-prevention valve can be moved selectively downstream either: | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120003145 | Process For Recovering Hydrogen And Carbon Dioxide From A Syngas Stream - The present invention provides a process for recovering high purity gaseous hydrogen and high purity gaseous carbon dioxide from a syngas stream by utilizing a hydrogen selective membrane unit and a primary water gas shift reactor in combination with a cryogenic purification unit, a hydrogen recovery unit and a secondary water gas shift reactor or by utilizing a hydrogen membrane/water gas shift reactor in combination with a cryogenic purification unit, a hydrogen recovery unit and a secondary water gas shift reactor. Each of these embodiments may further include a sulfur recovery unit. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20110307407 | Robust Optimization Of Bulk Gas Distribution - Techniques are disclosed for increasing the robustness of optimization solutions for bulk gas distribution, relative to uncertain events such as unexpected plant outages. The techniques actively consider different assumptions regarding unexpected plant outages while searching for a solution (i.e., when generating a delivery schedule). A robust solution (delivery schedule) is one on which a plant outage only has a limited impact. A computer-implemented delivery scheduling application may identify a robust solution that performs well with respect to a range of uncertain future conditions (e.g., a variety of plant outages), at the lowest additional cost to the producer/distributor relative to other solutions. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110303320 | High-Performance Lining Structure with Controlled Lateral Clearances - Container having a lining structure, comprising a crystalline phase containing 55 to 97 wt % of xonotlite crystallites and 3 to 45 wt % of tobermorite crystallites and comprising less than 15 wt % of intermediates of formula Ca | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110302956 | Rare Gases Recovery Process For Triple Column Oxygen Plant - The present invention is a process for recovering rare gases from a multiple column oxygen plant, wherein the multiple column oxygen plant comprises a higher pressure column, a lower pressure column, a middle pressure intermediate column, and a low pressure intermediate column, said middle pressure intermediate column comprising a first bottom reboiler and said low pressure intermediate column comprising a second bottom reboiler. The process includes providing a first oxygen rich liquid stream containing rare gases from the higher pressure column, wherein said first oxygen rich liquid stream is introduced to the first bottom reboiler. The process also includes removing a second oxygen rich liquid stream rich in rare gases from the bottom of the middle pressure intermediate column, wherein said second oxygen rich liquid stream is introduced to the low pressure intermediate column. The process also includes removing a first liquid purge stream concentrated in rare gases is removed from the low pressure intermediate column, wherein said first liquid purge stream is further concentrated downstream. And the process includes removing a third oxygen rich liquid stream lean in rare gases at a location that is at least one tray above the first bottom reboiler, wherein said third oxygen rich liquid stream is introduced to the lower pressure column. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110302955 | Method For Trapping CO2 By Solid Cryocondensation In A Turbine - The present invention relates to a method of capturing carbon dioxide in a fluid comprising at least one compound more volatile than carbon dioxide CO2, for example methane CH4, oxygen O2, argon Ar, nitrogen N2, carbon monoxide CO, helium He and/or hydrogen H2. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110297273 | Method and Apparatus for Filling a Tank with a Cryogenic Liquid - The invention relates to a method for filling a tank with a cryogenic liquid from a storage unit, a filling process during which a part of the cryogenic liquid is transformed into a gas phase in the tank, and in which, during the filling, at least part of the gas thus formed is discharged, characterized in that the method comprises providing a filling station containing a first channel which connects the storage unit to the tank and enables the transfer of cryogenic liquid from the storage unit to the tank, and a second channel which connects a gas outlet of the tank to the filling station and makes it possible to transfer the gases to be discharged from the tank to the filling station, where said gases will be discharged to the outside, the station comprising a means for detecting the presence of cryogenic liquid in the gas transferred to the station, the detection information being transmitted to a unit for acquiring and processing data, inside or outside the station, suitable for automatically stopping the filling apparatus when the tank is considered to be full. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110296868 | CO2 Recovery Method Using Cryo-Condensation - The present invention relates to a method of capturing carbon dioxide in a fluid comprising at least one compound more volatile than carbon dioxide CO2, for example methane CH4, oxygen O2, argon Ar, nitrogen N2, carbon monoxide CO, helium He and/or hydrogen H2. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110296853 | Method for the In-Line Processing of Liquid or Pasty or Semi-Liquid Media such as Grape Harvests - The invention relates to a method for the in-line processing of liquid or pasty or semi-liquid media or further, media which contain solid elements in a liquid base, in pipe for conveying the medium between two steps in a plant by direct injection of a cryogenic fluid into the pipe, characterized in that the method uses, for the injection into the pipe, an injection device including a hollow cylindrical body in which a valve urged by a spring is inserted, said injection device including a through-channel substantially parallel to said valve and supplied with a pressurized cryogenic fluid, wherein one end of the through-channel is connected to the cryogenic fluid supply system while the opposite end opens at the seat of the valve. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110290634 | Method For Fabricating Divided Wall Columns - The invention relates to a method producing a portioned column by forming a first segment and a third segment into arcuate segments, and attaching these arcuate segments to a second z-shaped segment to from two contiguous volumes with approximately semi-circular cross-sections that combine to form a partitioned, approximately cylindrical segment. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110275507 | METHOD FOR FORMING A DIELECTRIC FILM AND NOVEL PRECURSORS FOR IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD - The invention relates to dielectric layers with a low dielectric constant, said layers being used to separate metallic interconnections especially during the production of integrated circuit boards (in the BEOL part of the circuit). According to the invention, the dielectric layer comprises SiC and/or SiOC, and is obtained from at least one precursor comprising at least one —Si—Cn—Si chain where n=I. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110262660 | CHALCOGENIDE-CONTAINING PRECURSORS, METHODS OF MAKING, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME FOR THIN FILM DEPOSITION - Disclosed are chalcogenide-containing precursors for use in the manufacture of semiconductor, photovoltaic, LCD-TFT, or flat panel type devices. Also disclosed are methods of synthesizing the chalcogenide-containing precursors and vapor deposition methods, preferably thermal ALD, using the chalcogenide-containing precursors to form chalcogenide-containing films. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110259196 | GASEOUS EFFLUENT TREATMENT APPARATUS - The invention relates to an apparatus for the treatment of gaseous effluents, such as those originating from the production of semi-conductors involving contact with a liquid. The inventive apparatus consists of: a gas/liquid contact chamber which can receive a liquid in the lower part thereof and which is topped with a gas cover, said chamber comprising means for introducing a gas to be treated and means for releasing residual gases following treatment involving contact with the liquid; turbine-type gas/liquid contacting means comprising one or more stages which ensure improved contact between the gas and the liquid, the upper part of said means being equipped with an opening for drawing the gas situated in the gas cover above the liquid; and, preferably, means for measuring the pH of the liquid. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110259047 | Method And Apparatus For Producing Nitrogen By Cryogenic Distillation Of Air - In a method for producing nitrogen by cryogenic distillation, air containing carbon monoxide is sent to a cryogenic distillation column ( | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110259046 | Process And Apparatus For The Separation Of Air By Cryogenic Distillation - A process for producing a gaseous component of air under pressure by cryogenic separation is provided. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110258853 | METHOD FOR REPAIRING PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS - A method for repairing a plate heat exchanger of the type comprising a plurality of plates which, together with side bars arranged on the plates, define fluid flow paths is presented. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110252827 | CO2 Recovery And Cold Water Production Method - The present invention relates to a method of capturing carbon dioxide in a fluid comprising at least one compound more volatile than carbon dioxide CO2, for example methane CH4, oxygen O2, argon Ar, nitrogen N2, carbon monoxide CO, helium He and/or hydrogen H2. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110250549 | Method For Lighting The Burners In A Reforming Furnace - A method for igniting the burners of a hydrocarbon steam reforming furnace is provided. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110248005 | Laser Cutting Method and Equipment, with means for Modifying the Laser Beam Quality Factor by a Diffractive Optical Component - A method of cutting a work-piece to be cut by a laser beam, in which an incident laser beam is generated that has an initial beam parameter product (BPP), given by means of a laser source, preferably an ytterbium-doped or erbium-doped fiber laser source, coupled to at least one optical fiber for conveying the beam. Said incident laser beam is brought to a focusing head comprising at least one optical focusing device. The incident laser beam is focused by means of said optical focusing device, so as to obtain a focused laser beam, and the work-piece is cut by means of the focused laser beam. According to the invention, the quality factor of the incident laser beam is adjusted or modified by means of an optical device designed to be able to modify or vary the BPP of a laser beam so as to obtain a modified focused laser beam having a modified BPP which is different from the BPP of said incident laser beam. Associated equipment for implementing said method. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110247360 | Method of Obtaining Carbon Dioxide From Carbon Dioxide-Containing Gas Mixture - Disclosed are methods of obtaining carbon dioxide from a CO | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110239700 | Method of Obtaining Carbon Dioxide From Carbon Dioxide-Containing Gas Mixture - Disclosed are methods of obtaining carbon dioxide from a CO | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110229689 | Method And Device For Manufacturing A Structured Lining Wave, And Such A Lining Wave - According to this method, a strip is folded and stamped in successive steps by means of two opposing blocks that move alternately toward and away from each other, these blocks having textured active surfaces that are not conjugate with the two surfaces of the corrugation, and the surface of the strip is textured before the folding and stamping are carried out. The invention can be used for air distillation columns. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110226746 | Process for Laser-ARC Hybrid Welding Aluminized Metal Workpieces - Process for laser welding at least one metal workpiece ( | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110226360 | Corrugated Criss-Crossing Packing And Column Including Such A Packing - The present invention relates to a corrugated crisscross packing and to a column incorporating such a packing. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110207596 | Method for Producing a Packing Structure with Control Over Hydrothermal Synthesis Parameters - The invention relates to a method for producing a packing structure, characterized in that it includes the following steps: a) a step in which the temperature of an initial mixture of quicklime and silica is raised to a temperature T1 of between 150 and 300° C. over a period of less than 10 hours; b) a step in which hydrothermal synthesis is performed using the mixture of quicklime and silica produced in step (a) at a temperature T1 of between 150 and 300° C. and at a pressure P1 of between 5×10 | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110185766 | Refrigerator, and Method for Producing Very Low Temperature Cold - The invention relates to a method for producing very low temperature cold through a dilution cycle wherein a two-phase mixture of the two isotopes | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110183278 | Combustion Tool Comprising a Quarl Block and an Injector, Assembly of Said Tool and Furnace Equipped with Said Tool - The invention relates to a combustion tool including a quarl block made of refractory material, the quarl block defining a quarl exit and a passage between the entry surface and quarl block, said tool including an injector of oxidizer and/or fuel that extends through the passage and opens into the quarl block, and also including a sheath that surrounds the injector in the passage section. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110169179 | Manufacture Of An Agglomerate Consisting Of Phase Change Material And Having Controlled Properties - The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing an agglomerate in the form of beads made up of microcapsules of a phase change material, the process comprising wet-granulation and fluidized-bed drying. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110154949 | Method for Operating a Furnace and Device for Carrying out the Method - The invention relates to a method for operating a furnace, wherein a starting material comprising at least one metal element is molten, wherein the starting material is heated by at least one burner that is operated with a fuel volume flow of a fuel and an oxidant volume flow of an oxidant. An exhaust gas temperature of the furnace is monitored in an exhaust gas line at least at one measuring point downstream of a post combustion zone, wherein in a standard operational state a target fuel volume stream and a target oxidant volume stream is fed to the burner, wherein a change of the exhaust gas temperature is recorded at predetermined time frequencies and is compared to a predetermined threshold value. The invention is characterized in that when the change of the exhaust gas temperature per time unit is greater than the threshold value, the burner is put into a reduced operational state for a predetermined time, wherein the quotient of fuel volume stream to oxidant volume stream is lowered by at least one of the following actions: A) a predetermined sudden reduction of the fuel volume stream to a reduced volume stream and B) a predetermined sudden increase of the oxidant volume stream to an increased volume stream, said quotient being reset to the standard operating state after the reduction period. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110151386 | Particulate Fuel Combustion Process and Furnace - The present invention provides a process for operating a combustion furnace, wherein the combustion furnace comprises a combustion chamber defining a combustion zone within the combustion chamber and having at least one chamber wall facing the combustion zone, and at least one particulate fuel burner mounted in a chamber wall and adapted to generate a flame in the combustion zone by injecting oxidant in gaseous form and fuel in particulate form into the combustion zone for combustion therein. In the process, at least one particulate fuel burner is operated so as to alternate between a first phase in which the burner generates a wide flame proximate the chamber wall into which the burner is mounted and a second phase in which the burner generates a narrower flame directed away from the chamber wall into which the burner is mounted. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110146547 | Particulate Fuel Combustion Process and Furnace - The present invention provides a combustion furnace that comprises a combustion chamber defining a combustion zone within the combustion chamber and having at least one chamber wall facing the combustion zone, and at least one main particulate fuel burner mounted in a chamber wall and adapted to generate in the combustion zone a main flame directed away from the chamber wall by injecting oxidant in gaseous form and fuel in particulate form into the combustion zone for combustion therein. With regard to the combustion chamber, the main particulate fuel burner has associated therewith at least one auxiliary burner mounted in the burner wall. The auxiliary burner is located in the vicinity of the main particulate fuel burner and is adapted to generate an auxiliary flame in the combustion zone located proximate the chamber wall and at least partially directed towards the main particulate fuel burner. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110146543 | Particulate Fuel Combustion Method and Furnace - Method of operating a combustion furnace comprising at least one pair of particulate fuel burners positioned opposite one another across a combustion zone, whereby each burner of a pair operates in turn to generate a flame directed at the other inactive burner of the pair so as to locally overheat the burner block of the inactive burner. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110138852 | Method of Obtaining Carbon Dioxide From Carbon Dioxide-Containing Gas Mixture - Disclosed are methods of obtaining carbon dioxide from a CO | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110126459 | Process And Apparatus For Generating And Purifying A Syngas - A method for generating and purifying syngas and to an apparatus for generating and purifying syngas is presented. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110114547 | Systems and Methods for the Separation of Propylene and Propane - Embodiments of the present invention generally disclose membrane-based systems and methods for the separation of propylene and propane that overcome certain issues associated with prior art devices and take advantage of a temperature drop across the associated separation membrane. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110108514 | Method for Producing a Packing Structure with Control Over the Drying Step - The invention relates to a method for producing a packing structure, characterized in that it includes the following main steps: a) a step comprising the hydrothermal synthesis of the packing mass, performed using a mixture of quicklime and silica; and b) a step comprising the drying of the packing mass produced in step (a) at a temperature T | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110105305 | Ceramic Foams with Gradient of Porosity and Gradient of Catalytic Active(s) Phase(s) - An architecture made of a ceramic or a metallic foam has at least one continuous and/or discontinuous, axial and/or radial porosity gradient ranging from 10 to 90% associated to a pore size range from 2 to 60 ppi, at least one continuous and/or discontinuous, axial and/or radial concentration gradient of catalytic active(s) phase(s) from 0.01 wt % to 100 wt % preferentially from 0.1 wt % to 20 wt %, and a microstructure with a specific area ranging between 0.1 to 30 m | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110104733 | Method for Increasing the Biomass and the Metabolic Activity of Microorganisms by the Combined Adjustment of the Oxidation-Reduction Potential and of the Oxygen Dissolved During the Fermentation Process - The invention relates to a method for cultivating microorganisms, particularly of the type that comprises the step of seeding a culture medium with one or more microorganism strains, and the step of cultivating the medium thus seeded, characterized in that it comprises, during the entirety or a portion of the cultivation, the two following and simultaneous adjustments: adjusting the amount of oxygen dissolved in the medium to a given dissolved-oxygen setpoint; adjusting the value of the redox potential Eh of the medium to a given setpoint value Eh. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110092543 | Wound And Mucosa Antiseptic Based on Bispyridiniumalkanes - The invention relates to an antimicrobially effective composition which comprises a) 0.001 to 1% by weight of bispyridiniumalkane, b) humectant and c) water. The composition has an osmolality of from 230 to 350 mOsmol/kg and is free from surfactant. It is used as wound and mucosa antiseptic. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110088551 | Dust-Laden Wet Gas Treatment - A method for producing a CO | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110070103 | Device and Method for Pumping a Cryogenic Fluid - The invention relates to a device for pumping a cryogenic fluid, consisting of a tank for storing a cryogenic fluid containing cryogenic liquid, a cryogenic pump having an inlet pressure loss, and a suction line connecting the tank to the pump, said pumping device including a system for controlling the pressure in the tank for selectively maintaining said pressure at least equal to the saturation pressure of the stored cryogenic fluid plus the inlet pressure loss of the cryogenic pump and optionally plus the value of the pressure losses owing to the pipes forming the suction line connecting the tank to the pump. The invention is characterized in that the pressure-control system includes a duct connecting a high-pressure outlet of the pump to the tank for selectively returning the pumped cold fluid to the tank, said duct including an expansion valve for returning cold gas to the tank. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110049194 | Assembly Including Tap and Protective Cap, and Bottle Including Such Assembly - The invention relates to an assembly including a tap for controlling fluid under pressure and a protective cap mounted around said tap, the tap including at least one handling member that includes a lever pivotably connected to the body of the tap and manually actuatable by an operator between at least a first rest position adjacent to the body of the tap and a second active position shifted by a nonzero angle relative to the body of the tap, the cap defining an inner protective space for the tap and being provided with at least one first side opening that enables movement of the lever between the first and second positions, the lever in the second position thereof intercepting the plane of the first opening and optionally projecting beyond the space of the cap, and characterized in that, in the mounted position for the use thereof, the cap is turning, that is, freely movable in rotation relative to the body of the tap around an axis, and in that the portion of the cap defining the first opening has contact edges capable of coming into contact with the lever when the latter intercepts the plane of the first opening and in that the cap is set into rotation relative to the tap, the contact edges being oriented according to predetermined angles to exert force on the lever urging the latter towards the first position thereof. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110045205 | Device and Process for Very High-Frequency Plasma-Assisted CVD under Atmospheric Pressure, and Applications Thereof - The invention relates to a method for CVD on a substrate under atmospheric pressure, characterized in that it is assisted by a very-high-frequency plasma generated by a field applicator with an elongated conductor of the micro-ribbon or hollow conducting line type. The invention also relates to the use thereof for applying an electrically conductive inorganic layer on elements of vehicle bodywork, particularly the bumpers. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110041552 | Apparatus And Method For Separating Air By Cryogenic Distillation - An apparatus and to a method for producing krypton and xenon by separating air by cryogenic distillation and in particular to a method for separating gasses from air using internal compression (in which the gaseous oxygen is produced by vaporization under pressure in the exchange line) where a krypton/xenon mixture is extracted is provided. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110030421 | Method and Device for Gas Purification by Means of Partial Condensation, and Method for Operating the Device - The subject matter of the invention is a method for purifying a foreign-substance-laden gas flow of the foreign substance, with the gas flow being conducted through a heat exchanger and being placed in thermal contact with a cooling medium in order to freeze and/or condense the foreign substance out, wherein the purification takes place in only one tube heat exchanger, through the interior space of which the gas flow is conducted from a first end region to a second end region, and here, is cooled by means of contact with a first group of tubes which are traversed by the coolant, and in that the gas flow, in the second end region, is directly deflected again and is conducted back through the interior space of the heat exchanger to the first end region through a second group of tubes while undergoing an exchange of heat with the gas flow flowing into the interior space. A corresponding device has a heat exchanger having at least two groups of tubes which run through an interior space of the heat exchanger from a first end region to a second end region of the heat exchanger, with it being possible for the gas flow to traverse the interior space of the heat exchanger from a gas flow inlet at the first end region to the second end region, and with a first group of the tubes being part of a substantially closed cooling medium circuit, and a second group of the tubes for recirculating the gas flow from the second end region of the heat exchanger being connected to a purified gas outlet in the first end region. In order to further reduce the operating temperature in the second end region, it is possible for additional cooling medium to be injected into the cooling medium circuit upstream of said second end region. It is even possible for the injection to take place by means of an injector, which then replaces a pump and cooler. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110022337 | Method of Estimating the Volume of a Pressurized Gas Container - Method of estimating the volume (Vtk) of a tank ( | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110011130 | Method And Apparatus For The Production Of Gas From Air In Highly Flexible Gaseous And Liquid Form By Cryogenic Distillation - A method of producing at least one air gas using cryogenic distillation is provided. The expanded streams coming from the two turbines are combined and then split into two fractions. The first fraction is sent to the medium-pressure column of the system in gaseous form, whereas the second fraction is returned to the cold end of the heat exchange line. At a temperature T | 01-20-2011 |
| 20100322845 | Method of Hydrogen Purification - The inventive method of gaseous hydrogen purification from a gaseous mixture comprises purifying hydrogen from a permeate gas enriched with compressed hydrogen by pressure modulation (PSA) in which one or more adsorbers are used that each follow a cycle at intervals with an adsorption phase at a high cycle pressure and a regeneration phase, producing two regeneration flows; a first recycled regeneration flow and a second non-recycled regeneration flow, characterized by the fact that the recycled regeneration flow exiting the adsorber(s) is recycled, directly or indirectly, by a sole compressor, without intermediate compression so that the sole compressor ensures both the compression of the hydrogen-enriched permeate and compression of the recycled regeneration gas. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100316969 | Method of Heating a Mineral Feedstock in a Firing Furnace of the Tunnel Furnace Type - Method of heating a mineral feedstock in a firing furnace of the tunnel furnace type, having a hearth with an upstream inlet, a downstream outlet and sidewalls fitted with burners, in which method the feedstock is transported as a layer of approximately constant thickness along a treatment path in which the feedstock is heated and fired by means of said burners so as to obtain a fired product, said path being located between the upstream inlet and the downstream outlet of the furnace, characterized in that said burners comprise at least one fuel injector and at least one oxidizer injector and are positioned and oriented in such a way that their flames do not impact the layer, the at least one oxidizer injector being positioned relative to the at least one fuel injector so that the at least one fuel jet injected by the at least one fuel injector is separated from the layer by at least one oxidizer jet injected by at least one oxidizer injector. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100313750 | Method and System for Membrane-Based Gas Recovery - A fast gas is recovered from a feed gas containing a fast gas and at least one slow gas using a gas separation membrane. A controller may control a control valve associated with a partial recycle of a permeate gas from the membrane for combining with the feed gas. A controller may control a control valve associated with the backpressure of a residue gas from the membrane. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100313599 | Fin For Heat Exchanger And Heat Exchange Equipped With Such Fins - The invention concerns a fin defining a general corrugated direction (D | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100307183 | Device for the Cooling of Articles and its use - The device according to the invention for the cooling of articles, comprising at least one channel which can be connected to a first coolant source such that a first stream of a first coolant can flow through the channel, the articles to be cooled being introducible into the stream, is distinguished in that at least one cross-sectional stabilizer for stabilizing the cross section of the at least one channel is formed. The device according to the invention advantageously allows the defined cooling of articles, in particular the freezing of drops of a liquid or pasty material, in particular of liquid or pasty foods. In particular, a deformation, such as warping, of the channels on account of pronounced temperature gradients and/or temperature transients is effectively reduced. Thus, even after cooling-down operations, uniform cooling conditions can be ensured. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100301274 | Method For Producing Synthesis Gas by Steam Reforming - The present invention relates to a process for the steam reforming of a hydrocarbon mixture in order to produce synthesis gas. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100288976 | Method And Plant For Producing A Chilled Compressed Synthesis Gas - A method and a plant for producing a cooled compressed syngas is presented. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100288121 | Method And Device For Drying A Gas Flow Rich In Carbon Dioxide - The present invention relates to a method and device for compressing and drying a gas flow rich in carbon dioxide, for example containing more than 50 mol % of carbon dioxide. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100282723 | METHOD FOR LASER WELDING USING A NOZZLE CAPABLE OF STABILIZING THE KEYHOLE - The invention relates to a method for welding with a laser beam, using a welding nozzle comprising: a nozzle body having an axis and including at least an upper surface, a lower surface and a peripheral wall; an axial cavity extending between the upper and lower surfaces of the nozzle body so as to define an outer channel recessed from the surface of said peripheral wall; and a plurality of inner passages drilled through the nozzle body between the upper and lower surfaces. The laser welding method of the invention provides a dynamic gas jet mechanically interacting with the molten metal bath, and further enables better control of the bath hydrodynamic flows, and thus better laser-welding efficiency. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100282185 | BURNER AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING AN OXYCOMBUSTION - The invention relates to a method of combustion of a fuel using an oxygen containing gas and at least one mainly inert gas, in which:
| 11-11-2010 |
| 20100282021 | COMBINED BURNER AND LANCE APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC ARC FURNACES - Process and apparatus for melting raw material in an electric arc furnace using a flame of variable direction, the apparatus comprising a burner and a lance whereby the lance outlet opening and the burner outlet opening are not concentric and are located at a distance from one another, and whereby the lance axis forms an angle with the burner axis in the range from 10° to 40. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100263529 | Method For The Purification Of A Gas Containing CO2 - A method for the purification of a feed gas stream containing at least CO | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100263405 | Cryogenic Refrigeration Method And Device - The invention relates to a cryogenic refrigeration device intended to transfer heat from a cold source to a hot source via a working fluid flowing through a closed working circuit including the following portions in series, namely: a portion for the substantially isothermal compression of the fluid, a portion for the substantially isobaric cooling of the fluid, a portion for the substantially isothermal expansion of the fluid, and a portion for the substantially isobaric heating of the fluid. The compression portion of the working circuit includes at least two compressors disposed in series and the expansion portion of the working circuit includes at least one expansion turbine, said compressors and expansion turbine(s) being driven by at least one high-speed motor including an output shaft. One end of the output shaft supports and rotates, by means of direct coupling, a first compressor, while the other end of the output shaft supports and rotates, by means of direct coupling, a second compressor or an expansion turbine. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100257899 | Oven and Oxy-Combustible Method for Melting Vitrifiable Materials - The invention relates to a method for melting vitrifiable materials in a low-capacity oven, wherein at least part of the melting energy is supplied by two oxy-burners projecting into the melting chamber through the upstream wall and arranged on opposite sides of a vertical plane in which a longitudinal axis of the melting chamber is situated, in such a way as to create two flames, the respective injection axes thereof crossing at a distance from the upstream wall, between ⅓ and ¾ of the length L of the melting chamber. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100251751 | Method for Monitoring the Gas Tightness of a Cooling System for a Refrigerated Vehicle and for Operating the Same and a Cooling System for a Refrigerated Vehicle and a Refrigerated Vehicle - The invention relates to a method for monitoring the gas tightness of a cooling system for a refrigerated vehicle comprising the following steps: recording of a chronological temperature sequence at least at a first point in the cooling system and the determination of any change in the temperature at the first point within a first time interval and comparison of the change with a first reference value and the triggering of a first warning signal in the event that the change exceeds the first reference value; and/or subjecting a line section of the cooling system to a positive pressure and blocking this line section and recording a chronological pressure sequence at least at a first point in the line section and the determination of any change in the pressure in the second point within a second time interval and comparison of the change with a second reference value and the triggering of a second warning signal in the event that the change exceeds the second reference value. The invention also relates to a method for operating a cooling system, a cooling system and a refrigerated vehicle, in conjunction with which use is made of the method according to the invention. The invention is characterized by high operating safety, operating reliability and economic viability. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100242724 | Carbon dioxide recovery from low concentration sources - A system and method of purifying gaseous carbon dioxide from a gaseous mixture obtained at low pressure from a flue gas by passing the gaseous mixture through a vacuum swing adsorption unit and then a gas purification unit to produce carbon dioxide having a purity of approximately 97% by volume or more. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100230872 | METHOD OF INTEGRATING A BLAST FURNACE WITH AN AIR GAS SEPARATION UNIT - The invention relates to a method of integrating a plurality of blast furnaces with a plurality of air gas separation units, in which the replacement blower available on the blast furnace site is used to feed compressed air into an air gas separation unit making it possible to enrich the blast-furnace blast with oxygen, this unit being stopped when one of the blowers of the blast furnaces has to be replaced with the blower used by the air gas separation unit. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100229721 | Method of Controlling the Membrane Treatment of a Hydrogen Gas - The invention relates to a method of treating a gas comprising at least hydrogen and at least one other compound by means of a hydrogen-permeable separation membrane, in which the gas to be treated is brought into contact with the membrane so as to produce a hydrogen-enriched permeate and a hydrogen-depleted retentate. The differential pressure across the membrane is adjusted so that the ratio R of formula: in which Qr represents the flow rate of the retentate, Q represents the flow rate of the gas to be treated, F | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100211221 | Method For Controlling A Cryogenic Distillation Unit - A method for controlling a cryogenic distillation unit, for example an air separation unit or a unit for separating a mixture having hydrogen and carbon monoxide as its main components is presented. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100206202 | Process and Apparatus For The Separation of A Gaseous Mixture - A process for separating carbon dioxide from a fluid containing carbon dioxide, NO | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100206165 | Method For The Purification Of A Gas Containing CO2 Using An Adsorption Purification Unit - A method for the purification of a feed gas stream containing CO | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100206004 | Main Exchange Line And Cryogenic Distillation Air Separation Unit Incorporating Such An Exchange Line - A unit for separating air using cryogenic distillation is provided. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100192627 | Method And Device For The Cryogenic Separation Of A Methane-Rich Flow - A method and device for the cryogenic separation of a methane-rich flow is provided. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100183989 | Air-Gas Pilot Burner that can Operate with Oxygen - A system includes at least one pilot burner and one more powerful main burner. The pilot burner includes at least a first tube open at an end and including at least a first feedline capable of injecting a combustible gas into the first tube. The pilot burner further includes at least a second tube open at an end and including at least a third feedline capable of injecting an oxygen-rich gas into the second tube. The pilot burner further includes at least a second feedline capable of feeding the first tube with air. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100176347 | Method Of Limiting The Maximum Stress Developed In A Hybrid Ion-Conducting Ceramic Membrane - A method of limiting the maximum stress developed in a hybrid ion-conducting ceramic membrane, a startup procedure for a reactor containing such a membrane, a shutdown procedure for a reactor containing such a membrane, and a process for producing a syngas implementing said startup and shutdown procedures are provided. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100162756 | Cryogenic Distillation Comprising Vacuum Insulation Panel - A cryogenic installation unit comprises at least one item of equipment ( | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100162754 | Method And Device For Separating A Mixture Of Hydrogen, Methane And Carbon Monoxide By Cryogenic Distillation - A method and to a device for separating a mixture of hydrogen, methane and carbon monoxide by cryogenic distillation is provided. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for producing a mixture of H | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100150813 | Method And Apparatus For Producing Carbon Monoxide By Cryogenic Distillation Using A Distillation Column System Supplied With A Mixture Of Which The Main Components Are At Least Hydrogen And Carbon Monoxide - A method and apparatus for producing carbon monoxide by cryogenic distillation is presented. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100140552 | Method For Controlling A Reforming Reaction By Measurement Of The Temperature Of The Reforming Tubes And Functional Parameter Modification - The invention relates to a method for controlling a hydrocarbon vapor reforming reaction using a combustion chamber containing burners and tubes, said tubes being filled with catalysts and capable of being crossed by a mixture of hydrocarbons and vapor, the burners being arranged so as to transfer their combustion heat to the mixture of hydrocarbons and vapor through the walls of the tubes, wherein the temperature T of the wall of each tube is measured in the downstream part of the tube, and if for at least one tube, the measured temperature is higher or equal to the MOT (DTT−15° C.), DTT being the design temperature of the measured tube, the functional parameters of the reforming method are then modified so as to decrease the measured temperature T of this tube down to a value lower than the MOT. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100132437 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HOMOGENEOUS BATCH OF PRESSURISED FLUID CYLINDERS - The invention relates to a method for controlling a homogeneous batch ( | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100132179 | Method For Replacing Tubes In A Reforming Unit - The invention relates to a method for replacing tubes in a hydrocarbon-vapour reforming unit, that comprises before launching any new production campaign: measuring the expansion of the tube diameters; taking X-ray photographs of the tubes; realizing replicas of the surfaces of the tubes; wherein a tube is replaced when it fulfils at least one of the following conditions; the diameter expansion is higher than 3%; the X-ray photograph includes at least one crack; the replica shows a sufficient thermal ageing and/or creep deformation. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100126215 | Method For Cooling A Cryogenic Exchange Line - The invention relates to a method for the cryogenic separation, the cooling or the liquefaction of a fluid using an exchange line, that comprises extracting from said exchange line at least one dual phase fluid ( | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100098491 | Repressurization Of A VSA Treating A Gas Mixture Comprising A Fuel - A method for purifying or separating a gas mixture comprising at least one fuel, using a unit having at least one adsorber subjected to a pressure cycle comprising at least one step of placing under vacuum by means of a vacuum pump, wherein at least one adsorber and/or the vacuum pump, depressurized during the cycle, is repressurized at least partly by an external gas to said unit and not containing a sufficient quantity of oxidizer to create an inflammable mixture during this repressurization. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100071387 | Method And Device For Cooling A Liquid - The method for cooling a liquid ( | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100066276 | Method For Absorbing The Displacement Of A Plunger In A Linear Electrodynamic Motor Under The Influence of An External Force - The invention relates to a method for absorbing the displacement, under the influence of an external force, of at least one plunger ( | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100065263 | Thermal Switch - The invention concerns a thermal switch, characterized in that said switch comprises a thermal connection element consisting of an integral single part forming a body of thermally conductive homogeneous composition as well as an actuator for opening said switch by mechanical rupture of said thermal connection element. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100059142 | Gas Filling and Distribution Head Which is Equipped with a Connection Interface and Tank Including One Such Head - The invention relates to a gas filling and distribution head which is intended to be disposed in a hole in a pressurised gas storage tank. The inventive head includes a mounting segment which is intended to be housed in the hole in the tank and an expansion segment which houses a pre-expansion device, said pre-expansion device being arranged in relation to the mounting segment such as to be housed at least partially inside the tank when the head is in the mounted position. The invention is characterised in that it includes a connection interface that is intended to co-operate removably with a control device for filling the tank with gas and/or extracting gas from same. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100058804 | Purification Or Separation Process Using Several Out-of-Phase Adsorbers - A method of purifying or separating a gas using a number of adsorbers on phase-shifted cycles, and more particularly to the purification of atmospheric air, prior to cryogenic separation of the said air by cryogenic distillation is provided. More specifically still, it relates to the purification of air with a TSA cycle using radial adsorbers. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100055236 | Method for Making Beer - The invention relates to a method for making beer which comprises, in particular, a step of cooking or boiling a wort, and which is characterized in that, in one or more steps which are carried out before said step of cooking or boiling the wort, a reducing gas or mixture of reducing gases is injected into the medium of the step(s) under consideration, so as to lower the oxido-reduction potential of the medium under consideration to a level below what it is when the medium has simply been degassed using a neutral gas. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100047424 | Use of a Mixture of Carbon Dioxide Snow and Liquid Nitrogen in Quick Freezing Applications - Method for cooling a product, all or part of the cooling being carried out by contact of the product with a mixture of carbon dioxide snow (CO2) and liquid nitrogen. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100043635 | PSA Method Using A Composite Adsorption Bed Comprising An Adsorbent And PCM Agglomerates - A thermocyclic process having a short cycle time, typically a cycle time of less 30 minutes, especially a PSA (Pressure Swing Adsorption) process, using agglomerates that contain phase change materials (PCMs), so as to reduce the thermal effects that said thermocyclic process is subjected to during each cycle is provide. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100035496 | Method For Processing The Surface Of Polymer Substrates, Substrates Thus Obtained And Use Thereof In The Production Of Multilayered Materials - The invention relates to a method for processing the surface of polymer substrates, during which the substrate is subjected to a dielectric-barrier electric discharge of the filament type in a gaseous processing mixture containing at least a carrier gas and an active gas and under a pressure substantially equal to the atmospheric pressure, characterized in that the active gas is selected from the group including a mono-unsaturated or poly-unsaturated linear or branched hydrocarbon preferably containing 2 to 10 carbon atoms, more preferably 2 to 5 carbon atoms and even more preferably 2 or 3 carbon atoms, the residual oxygen content of the processing mixture being lower than 250 ppm, preferably lower than 100 ppm, and more preferably lower than 50 ppm. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100032020 | Method and Apparatus for Injecting a Jet of Fluid with a Variable Direction and/or Opening - The invention relates to an apparatus for injecting at least one jet of fluid, in which the direction and/or opening of at least one of the jets may be variable, comprising means of injecting at least one main fluid jet, means for injecting at least one secondary fluid jet, and means for causing at least one main fluid jet to interact with at least one secondary fluid jet and producing a fluid jet resulting from this interaction whose direction and/or opening are variable; as well as the associated method; and the uses of these. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100018394 | Hollow Organic/Inorganic Composite Fibers, Sintered Fibers, Methods of Making Such Fibers, Gas Separation Modules Incorporating Such Fibers, and Methods of Using Such Modules - A suspension of inorganic particles, a copolymer comprising soft segments and hard segments, and a solvent may be extruded through a spinnerette to produce inorganic/organic composite hollow precursor fibers. The precursor fibers may be sintered. The fibers may be utilized in a gas separation module for separation of a gas mixture or production of syngas. The fibers may be installed in the gas separation module after sintering or they may be sintered after installation. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100009301 | Staged Oxyfuel Combustion Method Using Pre-Heated Reagents - The invention relates to a staged oxyfuel combustion method in which a combustion chamber is injected with a jet of fuel inside a jet of primary oxygen gas which is introduced through a hole having a diameter D and a secondary oxygen gas which is introduced through a hole having a diameter d, which is positioned at a distance l from the hole for the primary oxygen gas. According to the invention, the jet of fuel emerges at a distance r set back from the wall of the combustion chamber. The oxygen-rich oxygen gas is pre-heated to a temperature of at least 300° C. The r/D ratio is between 5 and 20 or between 0.75 and 3 and the l/d ratio is at least 2. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20090314010 | Cryogenic Fluid Injection System for Processing Products in Bulk and Method of Cooling Implementing Said System - The injection device according to the invention, intended to be attached to the wall of the bottom of a container containing a product to be cooled in bulk, comprises a hollow cylindrical body in which a valve forced by a spring is inserted, a through-channel appreciably parallel to said valve intended to be fed by pressurized cryogenic fluid, one end of said through-channel being connected to the cryogenic fluid feed system and the opposite end opening into the seat of the valve. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090311879 | METHOD OF FORMING HIGH-K DIELECTRIC FILMS BASED ON NOVEL TITANIUM, ZIRCONIUM, AND HAFNIUM PRECURSORS AND THEIR USE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING - A method of forming on at least one support at least one metal containing dielectric films having the formula (M | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090311638 | Burner and Method for Alternately Implementing Oxycombustion and Air Combustion - Fuel is combusted with an oxidizer and at least one mainly inert gas, where the mainly inert gas is injected in the form of a divergently swirled jet around the flame and a convergently swirled jet surrounding the divergently swirled jet. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090302275 | Supported Nobel Metal Catalyst And Its Use In Synthesis Gas Production - A catalytic composition comprising a catalytically active metal and a solid support, characterized in that a proportion of said catalytically active metal is dispersed on the outer surface of said support and another proportion is included into the core structure of said solid support, and said solid support is a refractory and ionic conductive oxide. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090301965 | Process for Treating Water in a Treatment Plant and Corresponding Treatment Plant - The process according to the invention for treating water in a treatment plant comprising a reaction chamber in which a biodegradable material present in the water is biodegraded at least partly by microorganisms, in the course of which, at least temporarily, water is transferred out of the reaction chamber into a separating chamber and the biodegradable material and the microorganisms are separated at least partly from the water therein, a return stream comprising biodegradable material and at least some of the microorganisms flowing out of the separating chamber into the reaction chamber via a recycle line, is characterized in that at least some of the following substances: a) the biodegradable material and b) the microorganisms are treated with ozone (O | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090283419 | Catalyst Consisting of a Solid Support, an Oxide and a Metal Active Phase Which is Grafted on the Oxide, a Method for the Preparation and the Use Thereof - A catalyst assembly for catalyzing chemical reactions in a gas phase consists of a solid support, whose surface (S) is provided with an anchorage oxide (O) which is chemically different therefrom and is fixed thereto, wherein said anchorage oxide covers a non-zero area percentage of said solid support (S) surface and of a metal phase (M) catalytically active for the considered chemical reaction, is characterized in that said catalytically active metal phase (M) is anchored to said solid support (S) by means of the anchorage oxide (O) which is also grafted on the solid support (S). | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090277531 | METHOD FOR FILLING AT LEAST ONE COMPRESSED GAS TANK WITH AT LEAST ONE GAS, CONNECTOR FOR CONNECTING TO AN OPENING OF A COMPRESSED GAS TANK, AND COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDER VALVE - Method for filling at least one compressed gas tank with at least one gas, wherein a reference pressure gas tank is formed in which a measurement can take place of at least one measurement variable which is relevant for the state in the reference pressure gas tank, wherein the compressed gas tank and reference pressure gas tank are flow-connected at least at times, wherein each compressed gas tank and the reference pressure gas tank have in each case one opening through which a gas can be filled and extracted, wherein in a filling process, at least one gas is filled through the opening into the at least one compressed gas tank and at least at times into the reference pressure gas tank, is characterized in that a measuring sensor is inserted through the opening into the reference pressure gas tank, and at least one measurement variable is measured by the measuring sensor at least during a part of the filling process. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090277188 | Heat Exchanger for a Mobile Refrigerated Vehicle - The invention relates to a heat exchanger for a mobile refrigerated vehicle having a tank for liquefied gas comprising a pipe for accepting a flow of a liquefied gas and for the evaporation of at least one part of the liquefied gas, in conjunction with which the pipe, at least in sections, exhibits a longitudinal axis, and the heat exchanger comprises an inlet side for liquefied gas and an outlet side for at least partially evaporated gas, and in conjunction with which the outlet side is connected to an exhaust pipe in such a way as to permit a flow, in conjunction with which the pipe exhibits elements in its interior for the purpose of generating turbulences in the flow or a radial phase separation. The invention is characterized in that, with the help of the elements, the thickness of a gas interface layer on a wall of the pipe, which occurs as a result of vaporization of the gas, is reduced considerably, whereby the efficiency of the heat exchanger is increased considerably. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090258271 | Fuel Cell Comprising a Gas Coolant Cooling Device - A fuel cell comprising a plurality of adjacent cell elements forming a stack of cell elements, a device for cooling said stack of cell elements by forced heat exchange with a coolant gas such as air by means of at least one generator of a gas flow along an airstream axis, which fuel cell comprises at least one gas flow stator member placed between the stack of cell elements and the generator, the stator member comprising at least one static blade formed to reduce the unevenness of the gas flow rate originating from the generator in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis of the flow before it arrives at the stack. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090249988 | Apparatus and Process for Oxycombustion with CO2 Capture - An oxycombustion apparatus comprising an air separation unit ( | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090249830 | Process For Producing Variable Gaseous Nitrogen And Variable Gaseous Oxygen By Air Distillation - A process for producing variable gaseous nitrogen and variable gaseous oxygen by air distillation, during a period of high demand for gaseous nitrogen and for gaseous oxygen, liquid nitrogen is drawn off from a storage vessel, the liquid nitrogen is vaporized by heat exchange with a first flow of compressed, purified and cooled air, the vaporized nitrogen is sent to the customer and the first flow of liquefied air produced by the heat exchange is sent to a liquefied air storage vessel, liquid oxygen is drawn off from a storage vessel, the liquid oxygen is vaporized by heat exchange with a second flow of compressed, purified and cooled air, the vaporized oxygen is sent to the customer and the second flow of liquefied air is sent to the storage vessel. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090194278 | Enhanced Oil Recovery In Oxygen Based In Situ Combustion Using Foaming Agents - An in situ combustion process is utilized to extract hydrocarbons from a subterranean oil formation. The process includes injecting a foaming agent solution into the formation via an injection well that penetrates the oil formation, injecting an oxygen containing gas into the formation via the injection well and facilitating a combustion reaction between oxygen and hydrocarbons within the formation. The combustion gases formed by the combustion reaction force the flow of hydrocarbons within the formation. Hydrocarbons that are displaced within the formation are extracted from the formation via a production well that penetrates the formation. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090178408 | THERMAL INTEGRATION OF OXYGEN PLANTS - A process for the integration of a cryogenic air separation plant and an oxy-combustion power plant is presented. This process includes producing a pressurized nitrogen stream and a pressurized oxygen stream within said cryogenic air separation plant. This process also includes burning a fuel stream thereby generating a steam stream from a boiler feed water stream, wherein said stream is used for work expansion within said oxy-combustion power plant. This process also includes heating said pressurized nitrogen stream and said pressurized oxygen stream with a compressed air stream that is extracted from the air compressor of said cryogenic air separation plant, thereby forming a heated pressurized nitrogen stream and a heated pressurized oxygen stream. This process also includes burning a fuel stream with said heated pressurized oxygen stream to produce a flue gas stream. This process also includes heating said heated pressurized nitrogen stream to form a hot pressurized nitrogen stream. This process also includes work expanding said hot pressurized nitrogen stream to a lower pressure thereby forming a hot exhaust nitrogen stream and recovering energy. And this process also includes heating said boiler feed water stream by indirect heat exchange with said hot exhaust nitrogen stream. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090169884 | HOLLOW ORGANIC/INORGANIC COMPOSITE FIBER , HOLLOW CERAMIC FIBER, AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A dispersion of inorganic particles, a copolymer comprising soft segments and hard segments, and a solvent may be extruded through a spinnerette to produce inorganic/organic composite hollow precursor fibers. The precursor fibers may be sintered to produce hollow ceramic fibers. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090165377 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SYNTHETIC GAS USING AN OXYGEN-CONTAINING GAS PRODUCED BY AT LEAST ONE GAS TURBINE - The invention concerns a method for producing synthetic gas on an industrial site comprising at least one gas turbine wherein the oxygen-containing gas produced by the gas turbine is upgraded in a combustion implemented on the industrial site or in a heat recovery unit of the industrial site. Preferably, the oxygen-containing gas is used as oxidant of the combustion thereby enabling the reaction for forming the syngas. The invention also concerns a method for controlling the introduction of the oxygen-containing required for combustion to enable the syngas to be formed into a syngas reactor and an associated device. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090134132 | Laser Beam Welding Method with a Metal Vapour Capillary Formation Control - The invention relates to a method for welding at least one, preferably two metal parts to each other, by a laser beam consisting in using a laser beam ( | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090126733 | XENON RECOVERY FROM AMBIENT PRESSURE VENTILATOR LOOP - Xe exhaled from a patient is recovered with a polymeric membrane. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090114631 | Short-Circuit ARC Welding Process Using A Consumable Electrode - An arc welding process using a consumable electrode, in which welding cycles follow one after another over the course of time, each comprising an arc period and a short-circuit period in which the liquid metal establishes a short-circuit between the end of the electrode and the workpiece or workpieces. Each cycle comprises the steps of: maintaining an arc current I | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090107577 | Method and Device for Filling Pressure Gas Containers - The inventive method for filling a pressure gas container from a gas source pressure with a high pressure for a predetermined filling time selected or calculated prior to filling and at a determined temperature consists in forming a connection in the form of a fluid passage between the source and container, in carrying out a plurality of the passage opening-closing sequences during predetermined sub-intervals of the predetermined filling time, wherein the curve of a current pressure in the container follows, according to a time, a theoretical straight line linking the pressure measured prior to filling and after thereof during the filling time, the predetermined filling time is subdivided into a number of the time sub-intervals ranging from two to several hundreds and having respective determined duration, preferably ranging from 5 and 20 seconds. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090104504 | Method for fabricating a connector for fuel cell system, connector and system obtained by such a method - Method for fabricating a fluid connector for fuel cell system: | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090090725 | Method for Producing a Reservoir and the Thus Obtained Reservoir - The invention relates to a method for producing a reservoir, in particular a cryogenic reservoir, provided with two concentric envelops ( | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090090359 | Respiratory Anaesthesia Apparatus with Device for Measuring the Xenon Concentration - Apparatus for respiratory anaesthesia of a patient by administration of a gas containing gaseous xenon, with a main gas circuit which is open or closed and has an inhalation branch and an exhalation branch, means for supply of gaseous xenon to the inhalation branch of the main circuit, and means for determining the xenon concentration. The means for determining the xenon concentration comprise at least one hot-wire sensor having at least one electrically conducting wire in direct contact with the gaseous flow containing the xenon, calculating means that cooperate with the hot-wire sensor(s) in order to determine the xenon concentration (Xe %) in the flow, means for generating an electrical current in order to generate a current in at least one hot wire, and means for voltage measurement that can measure at least one voltage value at the terminal of at least one hot wire or at least one resistance arranged in series with at least one hot wire. The calculating means cooperate with the voltage measurement means in such a way as to determine the xenon concentration (Xe %). | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090074652 | TELLURIUM PRECURSORS FOR GST DEPOSITION - A process for depositing a tellurium-containing film on a substrate is disclosed, including (a) providing a substrate in a reactor; (b) introducing into the reactor at least one tellurium-containing precursor having the formula TeL | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090045082 | PACKAGING DEVICE FOR BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS - A packaging device for biological products, comprising a parallelepiped-shaped container having an upper face, a lower face, and two side faces extending in a longitudinal direction between two end faces and defining at least one first recess, the device comprising a distinct storage element to be housed immovably in the first recess of the container in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction, the storage element comprising a storage zone for a first type of receptacle of biological products, the storage element and/or the container being conformed to bound at least one second recess for a second type of receptacle of biological products, the container comprising an opening on an end face provided for introducing or removing the storage element and/or the second type of receptacle, the device comprising a cover distinct from the container for selectively closing the opening. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090040049 | Method for Processing Data Relating to a Cylinder of Fluid under Pressure - Method for processing at least one piece of data relating to a transportable cylinder of gas under pressure or a set of cylinders of this type (pallet of cylinders), characterized in that the said method comprises stages consisting in:
| 02-12-2009 |
| 20090038337 | Method for Regulating a Series of Apparatus for Separating Air by Cryogenic Distillation and Series of Apparatus for Separating Air Operating According to Said Method - In a method for regulating a series of apparatus for separating air by cryogenic distillation, the series comprising N air separation apparatus ( | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090025400 | Device and Method for Protecting a Cryogenic Tank and Tank Comprising Such a Device - Method for protecting a cryogenic tank, the tank comprising two concentric casings between them delimiting an inter-wall space in which a so-called low pressure obtains, the method involving: a step of detecting an impact on the tank and/or an increase in pressure within the inter-wall space, characterized in that it involves a step of generating a stream of inert gas within the inter-wall space only if an impact on the tank of a determined intensity and/or a determined increase in pressure at the inter-wall space is/are detected. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090020015 | Device for Supplying Domiciliary and Ambulatory Oxygen - Device for supplying domiciliary and ambulatory oxygen, comprising an oxygen filling station and a portable oxygen reserve that can be selectively connected to the filling station, the filling station comprising an oxygen concentrator intended to isolate gaseous oxygen from the air, a liquefier connected to one outlet of the concentrator to receive the isolated gaseous oxygen so that it can be liquefied, a transfer connector connected to one outlet of the liquefier and intended to be connected to an inlet connector of the reserve, the reserve comprising a tank connected to the inlet connector so that liquid oxygen can be transferred from the filling station to the tank, a delivery system comprising members for tapping off, heating and regulating the flow of the oxygen from the tank so as to deliver gaseous oxygen to a patient, the oxygen supply device comprising a gaseous oxygen outlet connector intended to be connected to the airways of a patient, the said oxygen outlet connector being situated on the portable oxygen reserve downstream of the delivery system, characterized in that it comprises a single gaseous oxygen outlet connector intended to be connected to the airways of a patient, the said single connector being situated on the portable oxygen reserve so that the patient has to remain constantly connected to the reserve in order to be supplied with gaseous oxygen both when the reserve is connected to the filling station and when it is not, so that the patient can remain constantly connected to the reserve and supplied with gaseous oxygen thereby, that is to say both when the reserve is connected to the filling station and when it is not. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090006222 | System for the Operation and Management of a Fleet of Refrigerated Autonomous Containers - System for the operation and management of a fleet of refrigerated autonomous containers for transporting perishable goods, comprising: containers provided with a passive tag comprising identification information and with an active tag comprising a temperature probe and a recorder connected to said probe and capable of recording the measured temperature values; a gun or means for injecting a refrigerant into the container, which means is provided with a device capable of reading the passive tag of the container, so as to be cognizant of the identification number of the passive tag; and a data acquisition and processing unit capable of carrying out the following operations: receiving said identification information from said device and linking this identification number of the passive tag with the number of the active tag in the container; calculating, as a function of data associated with the logistic travel of the container and physical data of a refrigerant, an amount of liquefied gas to be injected into the container; and providing said gun or injection means with the characteristics of the injection of liquefied gas to be injected into the container. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090000483 | INDUSTRIAL UNIT COMPRISING A DEVICE FOR PROTECTING THE INTERNAL PARTS THEREOF - An industrial unit ( | 01-01-2009 |
| 20080308181 | Fluid Filling and/or Extraction Control Device and Tank Including One Such Device - The invention relates to a device for controlling the filling and/or extraction of a fluid, for example, in relation to a pressurised fluid tank including a body having a connection end ( | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080295830 | Tool and method for customized inhalation - A method for designing and/or customizing the treatment or for treating by inhalation of a patient suffering from a respiratory or non-respiratory disease including the steps of presenting a patient suffering from the disease; determining the kind of disease of the patient; prescribing at least one drug and/or gas and at least one kind of device to be used for administrating the drug or gas; inputting into a processing element, data chosen among the drug and/or prescribed gas and drug particle size obtained with the prescribed device; inputting into the processing element at least one patient characteristics of the patient; inputting into processing element at least one morphology and/or ventilatory condition of the patient; running a code in the processing element using the input data and conditions thereby calculating a flow and/or deposition characteristics customized to the patient. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080281072 | Caprolactam-Based Composition, Process for Manufacturing an Impermeable Element, and Tank - The present invention relates to a composition that can be used to manufacture an impermeable, sealing, tight envelope, to a process for manufacturing an impermeable envelope, and to a tank. The composition of the invention comprises in % by weight relative to the total weight of the composition: from 70 to 90% of a monomer (I); from 0.1 to 1% of an activator (II), in which R is chosen from the group comprising C | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080274250 | Process and Device for Cooling Food Articles - The invention concerns a device and a process for cooling articles such as food, in particular meat, seafood, fruit or vegetables comprising a rotatable cylinder having an inner space for receiving and cooling the articles, wherein the rotatable cylinder comprises a wall made of a flexible material and the articles are enclosed in the inner space at least partially, wherein the flexible material is at least one of fabric, tissue and canvas, in particular woven, preferably made from polyester, polyamide, in particular nylon, polyurethane and/or polyolefin; as well as articles cooled with the process respectively the device according to the invention. The use of the flexible material allows for simple cleaning of the cooling device even if large rotatable cylinder are involved that comprise an Archimedian screw in their inner space, thus allowing for homogeneous, clean and efficient cooling of the articles. As cooling medium cryogenic liquid, in particular liquid nitrogen or liquid carbon dioxide, or cryogenic solid such as carbon dioxide snow may be used. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080274244 | Process and Apparatus for Filling a Container with Food Articles - The invention concerns a process respectively an apparatus for filling a container with articles such as food, in particular meat, and a process respectively an apparatus for cooling articles and is characterised by repeating the following steps: (A) a first portion of the articles is conveyed with a conveying means, in particular a conveyor belt, having a conveyor outlet and is discharged into a container at a lower conveying speed such that a first portion accumulates in the container at the first location closer to the conveyor outlet; and (B) thereafter, a second portion of the articles is conveyed by the conveying means and is discharged into a container at a higher conveying speed, such that the second portion accumulates in the container at the second location further away from the conveyor outlet; as well as a process respectively an apparatus for cooling articles using said process and said apparatus for filling; as well as the articles processed by said processes respectively said apparatus. The control of the conveying speed allows for reducing the number of necessary surfaces of machinery with which the articles come into contact. The invention effects that the articles may be handled more easily in a clean way without the expense of non-uniform filling of the container. The process and the apparatus is particularly suited for homogenously and efficiently cooling articles using carbon dioxide particles. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080248194 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COPPER LAYER ON A SUBSTRATE IN A FLAT PANEL DISPLAY MANUFACTURING PROCESS - Methods and apparatus for producing a copper layer on substrate in a flat panel display manufacturing process, where the copper is electrodelessly deposited on a substrate to form a copper interconnection layer. A copper solution containing: CuSO | 10-09-2008 |
