24th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100146878 | PHOTOVOLTAIC ROOFING ELEMENTS, PHOTOVOLTAIC ROOFING SYSTEMS, METHODS AND KITS - The present invention relates generally to the photovoltaic generation of electrical energy. The present invention relates more particularly to photovoltaic roofing products for use in photovoltaically generating electrical energy. One aspect of the invention is a photovoltaic roofing element comprising: a flexible roofing substrate; a photovoltaic element disposed on the flexible roofing substrate; and an electrical connector operatively coupled to the photovoltaic element, wherein the flexible roofing substrate has formed therein a recess shaped to at least partially receive the electrical connector. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146879 | LAMINATE STAIR TREAD AND METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention provides a laminate stair tread a core having a top surface and a bottom surface, and opposing read side and front side, the front side being substantially curved, and a laminate layer affixed to the top surface of the core including the curved front side, thereby providing a flat, unobstructed, and seamless surface. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146880 | INSULATED SKYLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A skylight assembly is provided with a glazing unit which transmits light while limiting heat transfer. The glazing unit has spaced apart top and bottom layer defining an enclosed cavity at least partially filled with translucent insulating particles. A peripheral frame formed in situ from a polymeric material about the glazing unit forming a leak-tight joint. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146881 | HURRICANE WINDOW COVER - A protective cover for windows and doors is formed of a resilient and flexible material such as rubber, for example, a rubber material made from recycled tires. The cover may be rolled up to form a cylinder for storage when not needed and then unrolled when needed to cover the window or door. A kit contains a pre-sized protective cover and means for securing the cover to a building. When needed, the cover is attached to a cover frame which holds the perimeter of the cover around the window or door to be protected, and support is provided, such as by straps extending across the cover frame, between the cover and the window or door to be protected to limit the stretching of the material. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146882 | INSULATED GLASS UNIT (IGU) AND A POINT FIXING APPARATUS FOR AN IGU - A point fixing apparatus is described. The point fixing apparatus is suitable for mounting an insulated glass unit (IGU) to a support structure, the IGU having first and second panes of glass spaced apart from one another, the point fixing apparatus including: a spacer apparatus for spacing the first and second panes from one another; a first clamping block configured for clamping the first glass pane against the spacer apparatus; a second clamping block configured for clamping the second glass pane against the spacer apparatus; and one or more stop devices configured to inhibit overtightening of the clamping blocks against the panes and spacer apparatus, the one or more stop devices disposed between the clamping blocks when assembled. Also described is an insulated glass unit (IGU) which includes: first and second panes of glass; point fixing apparatus for fixing the IGU to a support structure, the point fixing apparatus including a spacer for spacing the first and second panes from one another; a first clamping block for clamping the first glass pane against the spacer when assembled; a second clamping block for clamping the second glass pane against the spacer when assembled; and one or more stop devices configured to inhibit overtightening of the clamping blocks against the panes and spacer apparatus, the one or more stop devices disposed between the clamping blocks when assembled. A method of assembling an IGU is also described. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146883 | Muntin bar clip for foam spacer - A muntin bar clip and an insulated glass unit employing the clip are provided, wherein the clip has a base, a tree for engaging the hollow end of a false muntin bar extending upward from the base, and a wedge extending downward from the perimeter of the base, wherein the wedge tapers as it extends away from the base. The wedge is inserted between one of the sheets of glass and a foam spacer frame when the clip is installed. The face of the wedge that is in contact with the foam spacer frame may be provided with a projection, such as an inverted tetrahedron shape, to increase frictional resistance to movement of the clip along the spacer frame, without compromising the seal between the spacer frame and the glass. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146884 | COMBINED WALL PANEL - A combined wall panel is composed of a plurality of main body boards. The specific base angle on said main body board wherein longitudinal and transverse grooves are provided at equal distance so as to form a protruding square brace block; a first longitudinal and transverse grooves are provided respectively from said base angle at a translational distance of a second unit length, the last longitudinal and transverse grooves is positioned at a distance of a third unit length to said second long and short sides, while remanding longitudinal and transverse grooves are provided successively at an equal interval of a first unit length between the first longitudinal and transverse grooves and the last longitudinal and transverse grooves; wherein said main body board is provided further from said base angle with longitudinal and transverse splicing joining faces having a fourth unit width, and wherein said main body board is provided further on part of said brace blocks as well as longitudinal and transverse joining faces with through holes penetrating through the thickness of said main body board. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146885 | Connector support clip for use in an electrified grid framework - The invention includes an electrified framework system having a plurality of grid members which form a grid framework. A conductive material is disposed on a surface of at least one of the plurality of grid members as shown throughout the drawings. The system includes connectors which provide electrical connections between the conductive material on the grid framework and various electrical fixtures. The electrified framework system includes a support clip for supporting depending articles suspended from the grid framework into a room space. The support clip does not interfere with the electrical and mechanical actuator controlling the connector and grid interface connection mechanism. The support clip attaches the connector to the grid element such that the connector, and any device attached thereto, will not inadvertently become detached from the grid element during a seismic event. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146886 | Composite Article Having Excellent Fire Resistance - A composite article includes a first pane comprising a first window layer formed from a vitreous material and a reinforced silicone layer disposed adjacent to and in contact with the first window layer. The reinforced silicone layer includes a cured silicone composition and a fiber reinforcement. The composite article includes a second pane spaced from the first pane to define a gap therebetween and a frame disposed adjacent to and in contact with the first pane and the second pane to enclose the gap. The composite article may be suitable for load-bearing applications requiring thermal and acoustic insulation. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146887 | Fire and Sag Resistant Acoustical Panel and Substantially Clear Coating Therefor - A ceiling panel structure which includes a fire retardant mat, a scrim and a substantially clear scrim coating. The fire retardant mat includes a fire retardant fiber component and a binder material which binds the fibers. The fire retardant fiber component includes natural fibers treated with a fire retardant. The scrim being attached to a surface of the mat and the substantially clear coating is applied to the surface of the scrim opposite a surface of the scrim positioned next to the mat. The ceiling panel structure has flame spread index of 25 or less and a smoke generation index of 50 or less, as measured by ASTM E 84 that is uniform throughout the mat. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146888 | FOLDING SUPPORT OR FRAME STRUCTURE - A novel building block is described which is formed of two similar interlocking elements with chamfered surfaces to allow the elements to rest against each other. In one embodiment, the block is used to made structural walls, In another embodiment, a single block with a transparent or translucent pane is provided to form a window. In yet another embodiment, a building is made with at least one floor, one roof and support structures supporting the roof and being formed of the interlocking elements. Each element is made of L-shaped components. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146889 | UNIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SLAB FOUNDATIONS | 2010-06-17 |
20100146890 | FOUNDATION FOR ENABLING ANCHORING OF A WIND TURBINE TOWER THERETO BY MEANS OF REPLACEABLE THROUGH-BOLTS - A foundation for enabling anchoring of a wind turbine tower thereto by means of replaceable through-bolts includes a foundation sole with a set of through-holes for accommodating the through-bolts, wherein the through-holes extend from an upper surface to a lower surface of the foundation sole; a workspace arranged beneath the foundation sole for enabling access to lower ends the through-bolts when arranged in the through-holes; and a passage allowing access to the workspace from a location outside an area of the foundation sole to be covered by the tower. A method for providing such a foundation is also disclosed. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146891 | SPACER | 2010-06-17 |
20100146892 | VENT BAFFLES - A vent baffle can be arranged so as to direct air near an underside of a roof. The vent baffle can feature bending structures, which can allow the vent baffle to transition from a substantially columnar orientation to a bent orientation. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146893 | CLADDING SYSTEM FOR BUILDINGS - A cladding system, intended to exclude water from within a building having a cavity wall structure, includes passive means (a) for minimising any flow of water from the exterior that may reach the interior, and (b) open guides or enclosed channels for diverting such water so that it flows by gravity down the cavity to be drained outwardly. One implementation provides impervious battens modified to have water-diverting sides, and another provides solid slabs including channels connected by drainage cuts along their length to a surface to be drained. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146894 | COMPOUND GLASS BRICKS FOR A GLASS WALL, AND GLASS WALL FORMED THEREWITH - Compound glass brick for a glass wall, characterized in that the compound glass brick is transparent (light-permeable) and comprises an assembly of at least two or more plates which are stacked one on another or next to one another are arranged with their plate surfaces facing one another, and are connected to one another at their plate surfaces by means of a force-transmitting adhesive bonding means, with all of the plates and all of the force-transmitting adhesive bonding means being composed of transparent material and in each case being transparent, and with at least the outer plates or all of the plates being glass plates, the plate surfaces of which are smooth as glass. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146895 | RESILIENT FLOOR TILE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A resilient floor tile is described that comprises a base; a protective film layer; and a decorative layer disposed between the base and the protective film layer; wherein the resilient floor tile has a top surface and a convex edge along a perimeter of the top surface. In another embodiment, the resilient floor tile comprises a decorative layer comprising a printed ink forming a decorative pattern disposed between a base and a protective film layer; wherein the decorative pattern extends over at least a portion of a contoured edge of the tile such that the decorative pattern is substantially undistorted. The process for making a resilient floor tile comprises preheating a printed tile blank; cutting and molding the printed tile blank concurrently to form a resilient floor tile having a convex edge along a top, outer perimeter of the resilient floor tile. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146896 | COMPRESSIBLE INSULATION ELEMENT WITH REDUCED FRICTION - A compressible mineral fibre insulation element ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100146897 | Retainer for cut wallboard and method of using the same - The retainer for cut wallboard is a device for repairing a piece of wallboard from which a smaller piece has been removed. The retainer includes a closed band having opposed inner and outer faces and opposed first and second edges. A plurality of outer retaining members are attached to the first edge of the closed band, with the plurality of outer retaining members extending outwardly therefrom. Further, a plurality of inner retaining members are attached to the second edge of the closed band, with the plurality of inner retaining members extending inwardly therefrom. A plurality of resilient members are further attached to the first edge of the closed band and also extend inwardly therefrom. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146898 | ROOFING SYSTEM - A roofing system formed of a plurality of support members secured to a load bearing roof deck. A plurality of roofing panels are positioned on the support members and are oriented to form overlapping joints between the panels. Sealant is positioned within the overlapping joints of the panels. A compression bar is positioned over the overlapping joints and is secured to the overlapping joints and support member by a fastener arrangement. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146899 | FLEXIBLE CLAMPS FOR CLAMPING PANELS - A flexible height-adjustable clamp for clamping a solar panel to a support structure or base, with flat surfaces on the upper and lower parts of the clamp, the upper section clamping on the panels; and the lower section mounting against the base; with a hole through both flat surfaces for bolting a connector through the surfaces to secure the clamp and panel to the supporting structure; and a flexible section connecting the two surfaces in the form of an arc or folded section; with mechanical stops to allow positioning to against said panel. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146900 | CONNECTOR - A deck containing joists and decking planks can be assembled quickly and easily without requiring any fasteners and using a “snap lock” type arrangement by providing a connector on top of the joist which contains a number of clips that can be bent out of the plane of the top wall of the connector and which can engage with the decking planks. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146901 | ALIGNMENT PIN FOR AESTHETIC COVER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - An aesthetic cover assembly includes first mounting portion of a cover wall for concealing a portion of a building structure that is secured to the building structure. An alignment pin is secured on one of the first mounting portions and the building structure. The alignment pin supports a second mounting portion of a cover wall for concealing a portion of the building structure. A method of installing an aesthetic cover assembly is also included. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146902 | FRAME CONSTRUCTION FOR LOW-RISE BUILDING - A frame construction for a low rise building. In the construction, a wall frame panel is made of thin light-gauge section steel by bonding together a surface member, a lower frame member, vertical frame members and an upper frame member. Roof or floor support girders are made of heavyweight section steel having H-shape or channel shape. The girders are coupled to frame construction panels by bolts or hold-down fasteners. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146903 | Construction blocking bracket - A bracket for use with metal construction framing which is a generally planar construct having a first outer flange and a second outer flange, configured to form a recess between such flanges suitable to engage at least one face of a metal construction stud and to interlock with the stud via at least two non-longitudinal tabs. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146904 | Cast-in channel - The present invention relates to a cast-in channel having a channel body which forms a receiving space for receiving a connecting element used to fixedly attach a fastening element to the cast-in channel, the channel body further being provided with rim holes and with anchoring members which can be fixedly attached to the channel body by mounting them in the rim holes. The free ends of the rim holes point toward the receiving space. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146905 | HOMES AND HOME CONSTRUCTION - In constructing a home, a plurality of upwardly opening U-shaped channel members are installed onto a floor structure. Wall sections are then set into the plurality of U-shaped channel members. The result is that the U-channel members locate the wall sections. Each wall section may be pre-fabricated with lines for service (e.g., electrical lines or plumbing conduit) running through it. After the wall sections are set in place, the lines for service may be interconnected. Cut-outs may be provided at the sides of the wall sections to provide access to the lines for service to allow their interconnection. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146906 | SWAY BRACE FITTING - A versatile sway brace fitting, includes a pair of spaced jaws, for firmly and deformingly gripping a brace, and a method for manufacturing the fitting. The fitting can withstand substantial loads and is adaptable to receive a variety of braces such as bracing pipes, angle irons, channels, plates, among others. The fitting includes a set screw, preferably angled, and a sharp-cornered recess which assist in resisting withdrawal of the brace from the jaws. The method of manufacturing is desirably simple and expeditious, thereby ensuring that the fitting is inexpensive. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146907 | STACKING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MULTI-LAYER STACKING OF OBJECTS ON A SUPPORT - A stacking apparatus and method of multi-layer stacking of objects of different sizes on a support to form a stacked support includes providing a support handler. A support is elevated with the support handler and objects of different sizes and shapes are stacked on the support to form a stacked support. A stacked support is removed and an empty support supplied with the support handler. A placeholder is provided above the support handler. The placeholder has a first mode for receiving objects on the placeholder. The placeholder has a second mode for providing access to a support on the support handler. The placeholder is put in the first mode while the support handler removes a stacked support and supplies an empty support. The placeholder is put in the second mode when the support handler is elevating a support being stacked with articles. Objects that have been received on the placeholder during the first mode are deposited from the placeholder to the support when changing the placeholder from the first mode to the second mode. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146908 | Apparatus and method for compressing and bagging a loose material - An apparatus for compressing a loose material that includes a compression chamber. Movement of a first ram discharges the loose material in a compressed state through an outlet port in the compression chamber. A packaging receptacle is positioned proximate the outlet port to receive the compressed material. The packaging receptacle is then moved to a second position where the movement of a second ram ejects the compressed material from the inner volume of the packaging receptacle. The second ram may be alternatively extended into and retracted from the packaging receptacle during ejection of the compressed material. The refilling of the compression chamber for the next cycle may begin prior to the retraction of the second ram from the packaging receptacle. A packaging jacket may be positioned about the packaging receptacle such that the ejection of the compressed material injects the compressed material into the packaging jacket. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146909 | Apparatus and Method of Forming a Stack of Food Products Within a Storage Container - An apparatus for forming a stack of food products in a storage container, and a method therefor. The apparatus comprises a first gate moveable between an open and a closed position that drops a row of food products onto a second gate moveable between an open and a closed position. The second gate receives multiple rows of food products and once a predetermined number of rows have been received, the second gate opens to release the rows of food products into the storage container below it. As the first gate shifts from the open to the closed position, it can advance, at least in part, a subsequent row of food products onto the first gate for later release onto the second gate. The area defined by the second gate and the first gate is a temporary staging area which can increase in height after receiving subsequent rows of food products. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146910 | Mattress supporting system - A folding mattress support system replaces both a conventional box spring and the bed frame with rails. The mattress support system is lighter, quieter and easier to transport, and also provides more storage space beneath the mattress. The mattress support system includes bed frame assemblies, central connecting bars, edge attachments and a bed skirt. Leg brackets fold out from the bed frame assemblies, which themselves unfold in the middle. Central connecting bars connect inner side edges of the bed frame assemblies. Plastic edge attachments are attached at outer corners of the bed frame assemblies and hold a bed skirt taught around the frame assemblies when the frame assemblies are standing on the extended leg brackets. A mattress is then placed on top of the assembled mattress support system. Optionally, metal edge attachments at the head corners of the mattress support system both hold the bed skirt and support a headboard. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146911 | SEALED PLASTIC CLOSURE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A sealed plastic container and a method for producing it are provided. The method for producing the sealed plastic container includes the steps of providing a container body having an end, providing a closure member having a skirt, inserting the closure member into the container body, heating the closure member skirt and container body end, and rolling the closure member skirt top and container end inward thereby fusing the closure member to the container body. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146912 | Method of conveying a cylindrical module - In one embodiment, a system for removing a plastic wrap from a cylindrical module includes a conveyor transporting the cylindrical module toward a disperser with the cylindrical axis of the module parallel to the direction of conveyor movement. In another embodiment, the disperser is a travelling head disperser thereby providing relative movement between the modules and the disperser. The direction of the wrap around the module is determined and the cover is removed during rotation of the module, either by unwrapping the plastic or by slitting the plastic and then rotating the module. The equipment used to handle a cylindrical module is moved out of the path of movement of a conventional rectangular module so an installation can handle both rectangular and wrapped cylindrical modules. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146913 | Equine Training device - An equine training apparatus used in conjunction with: 1) a bridle supporting a bit, 2) a noseband, 3) riding reins connected to the bit, and 4) a breastplate, the apparatus comprising a head communication assembly comprising a cord member having a first end attached to a first O-ring, a second end attached to a second O-ring and noseband connection means between said first end and said second end and dividing said cord member into a first fork and a second fork; a sliding member in slidable engagement with said first fork and said second fork; and fork-body connection means for anchoring said sliding member to any of a breast plate, neckstrap, girth, cinch or the like. The sliding member acts as a pulley about which at least one fork is disposed and, when anchored to body tack via fork-body connection means provides a pivot point about which each fork may act; the sliding member effectively divides force applied through the reins into a mouth force component and a nose force component. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146914 | HORSE BLANKET - A horse blanket ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100146915 | COALESCING FILTER ELEMENT WITH DRAINAGE MECHANISM - The lubricant coalescing filter element is provided that includes a cylindrical outer screen member, at least one filter element disposed inside the cylindrical outer screen member and being coaxial with the outer screen member, and a drainage arrangement disposed between the cylindrical outer screen member and the at least one filter element to drain accumulated lubricant out of the at least one filter element. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146916 | Filter Apparatus - The invention relates to a filter apparatus for depositing impurities from a fluid stream by means of use of a filter element ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100146917 | AIR CLEANER, REPLACEABLE FILTER CARTRIDGES, AND METHODS - An air cleaner assembly, a main filter element, and a method for servicing an air cleaner assembly are provided according to the present invention. The air cleaner assembly includes an air cleaner housing and a main filter element. The air cleaner housing can include a safety liner or support having a closed end cap that supports the main filter element, and helps reduce the tendency of the main filter element to rotate during use of the air cleaner assembly. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146918 | Method and external, disposable filter for home computers - The present invention is a disposable filter made of mesh or fabric, as is customary in the sector, and which is designed to be affixed to the air inlet or outlet aperture of a home computer casing. The filter can be sold in a kit that includes one or more said filters along with a tube or standard container of non-drying adhesive. The product is also designed for use on other electronic and electrical appliances. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146919 | AIR FILTER ARRANGEMENT; AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY; AND METHODS - A media pack for including in a filter cartridge of an air filter arrangement, is provided. The media is a non-rectangular perimeter configuration, an example shown being trapezoidal. Filter cartridges including such media packs, air cleaner assemblies and equipment systems are described. Also methods of use assembly are described. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146920 | AIR CLEANER; AIR FILTER CARTRIDGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - According to the present disclosure an air cleaner and air filter cartridge arrangement is provided. The air filter cartridge is a removable and replaceable cartridge for use in the air cleaner. The cartridge includes, among other things, an end cap having a preferred outwardly directed radial seal and a groove. The air cleaner includes a housing with a ring projecting into an interior, positioned to project against an end of the filter cartridge, when the filter cartridge is mounted for use. Methods of assembly and installation are described. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146921 | NONWOVEN FABRIC FOR FILTERS - This invention relates to a nonwoven fabric for filters, in which a melt blown nonwoven fabric formed of polybutylene terephthalate or polypropylene terephthalate fibers with an average fiber diameter of 1 to 8 μm and a spunbonded nonwoven fabric formed of polyester-based fibers with an average fiber diameter of 10 to 30 μcm are laminated for integration. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146922 | Wound Wire Filter Elements - A cylindrical wound wire filter with an inner bore, suitable for use with an airbag inflator, has at least two different outer diameters and/or at least two different inner diameters. Wires in adjacent layers can be bonded together by adhesive or brazing, or have a sheet-like material therebetween, such as a ceramic filter paper. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146923 | ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR REEL-TO-BEDKNIFE CLEARANCE - An adjustment mechanism for reel-to-bedknife clearance includes an adjuster base having an internal bore, an adjustment knob attached to a rod extending through the internal bore to engage one of the reel or bedknife, and a detent spring captured between the adjuster base and the adjustment knob and biased against the adjustment member to resist rotation of the adjustment knob. The detent spring may engage radial notches on the adjustment knob at a plurality of reel-to-bedknife clearance positions. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146924 | Wide sweep rake, windrow diverter and baling apparatus incorporating same - An apparatus for use with a hay baler having an in-feed pickup including a rigid member base member fixedly securable with respect to the baler and located forwardly of the same, a rake comprising first and second sweep arms, means swingably connecting the sweep arms to the base member, and a plurality of tined raking members spaced apart from one another longitudinally along each of respective ones of the rake sweep arms for sweeping cut crop material lying on the ground into a windrow. The sweep arms diverge outwardly from one another in a direction forwardly away from the baler with reference to the direction of travel during baling. The apparatus provides means for laterally shifting marginal edge portions of the windrow relative to a selected path of travel of the baler pickup during baling. The apparatus includes a first and a second side delivery raking means located respectively on opposites sides of the windrow, and means movably mounting the raking means for movement relative to the baler in directions toward and away from the path of travel. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146925 | Master link for a track chain - A master link for a chain assembly is provided. The master link includes a body member with a first side, a second side positioned opposite the first side, a shoe surface configured to receive a track shoe, and a rail surface positioned opposite the shoe surface. The master link also includes first and second apertures extending through the body member from the first side to the second side and third and fourth apertures located between the first and second apertures. The master link also includes a strut member dividing the third and fourth apertures. The master link also includes a first gap located in the body member and extending from the first aperture to the third aperture and a second gap located in the body member and extending from the fourth aperture to the second aperture. The master link further includes a third gap located in the strut member and extending from the third aperture to the fourth aperture. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146926 | SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING WATER FROM FLUE GAS - A power plant may include a combustion apparatus ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100146927 | HYBRID POWER FOR CRACKING POWER PLANT CO2 - Power from wind, solar, and other intermittent energy sources cracks carbon dioxide, NOx, SOx, and other emissions from fossil fuel power plants, which provide baseload power to the grid. By this hybrid power system, intermittent sources can be integrated in power generation without compromising the reliability of the grid and without long power line connections. Carbon dioxide becomes, in effect, a storage medium for energy produced by intermittent sources. The CO | 2010-06-17 |
20100146928 | FUEL MANIFOLD FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A fuel manifold for a gas turbine engine comprises manifold adaptors each supporting a nozzle for outputting fuel from a fuel supply. The manifold adaptors have a primary conduit and a secondary conduit extending between connection ends of the manifold adaptor. The primary conduit and the secondary conduit are in fluid communication with the nozzle to supply fuel thereto. Transfer units are between adjacent manifold adaptors, and each comprises a primary transfer tube matingly connected at opposite ends to the primary conduits of the adjacent manifold adaptors for fuel circulation between the primary conduits. A secondary transfer tube in each transfer unit is matingly connected at opposite ends to the secondary conduits of the adjacent manifold adaptors for fuel circulation between the secondary conduits. A drain sleeve in each transfer unit is connected at opposite ends to the adjacent manifold adaptors. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146929 | Method for Increasing the Efficiency of a Combined Gas/Steam Power Station With Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle - The invention relates to a method for increasing the efficiency of a combined gas/steam power station ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100146930 | Low Grade Heat Recovery System for Turbine Air Inlet - A heating and cooling system for inlet air of a gas turbine engine in a combined cycle power plant having a steam turbine. The heating and cooling system may include a fluid coil positioned about the gas turbine engine, a heat exchanger in communication with the fluid coil, and a condenser in communication with the steam turbine and the heat exchanger such that waste heat from the steam turbine is forwarded to the fluid coil. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146931 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF A HALL EFFECT THRUSTER - A method of designing a plasma thruster with improved thrust efficiency. The method includes providing a thruster body having a discharge chamber with a first opening having an axis centrally located relative thereto; a cathode having a second opening at a first end thereof, the cathode being disposed at a radial position, relative to the axis, outside of the first opening; and an outer pole piece including a magnetic plate, the outer pole piece being adjacent to the first plane and extending radially outward, relative to the axis. At least one electromagnet is disposed adjacent to, and in magnetic communication with, the outer pole piece, a magnetic field being formed adjacent to the thruster body and the outer pole piece and having a separatrix surface therein. The magnetic field is altered such that the separatrix surface is moved radially outward relative to the axis toward the second opening. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146932 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE VARIABLE AREA EXHAUST NOZZLE - A gas turbine engine variable area exhaust nozzle has a plurality of first and second movable members arranged circumferentially around a fan casing extending in downstream. The first and second movable members alternate around the variable area nozzle. During cruise conditions the first and second movable members are in un-actuated positions. At take off conditions the first movable members are in an actuated position and the second movable members are in the un-actuated position. At top of climb conditions the first movable members are in the un-actuated position and the second movable members are in an actuated position. The first movable members move radially outwardly from the un-actuated position to the actuated position and the second movable members move radially inwardly from the un-actuated position to the actuated position. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146933 | NACELLE REAR ASSEMBLY FOR TURBOJET ENGINE - The invention relates to a nacelle rear assembly for a turbojet engine, that comprises: a hood, an inner structure in the shape of a sheath in which at least the rear portion ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100146934 | Hot Gas Chamber - A hot gas chamber, such as a combustion chamber for a power unit for the discharge of a hot gas flow, particularly for a rocket propulsion unit, has a combustion chamber wall, which has an internal surface and cooling ducts adjoining the latter. The internal surface of the combustion chamber wall facing the combustion chamber is further developed at least in areas for avoiding a film condensation. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146935 | NOx STORAGE MATERIALS FOR SENSOR APPLICATIONS | 2010-06-17 |
20100146936 | Catalyst Deterioration Detection Device - A catalyst deterioration detector not causing false detection of catalyst deterioration by eliminating the influence of a variation of the state of the gas at the catalyst outlet on the oxygen storage amount. Setting the lean target A/F to afL | 2010-06-17 |
20100146937 | Exhaust Purification Device of Internal Combustion Engine - An internal combustion engine wherein an SO | 2010-06-17 |
20100146938 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HYBRID DRIVE - To improve the purification action of a catalytic converter that is being heated but has not yet reached a desired operating temperature, the internal combustion engine is driven by an electric machine to convey a flow of heating medium through a catalytic converter for heating purposes before the internal combustion engine is started. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146939 | INNER FLAME BURNER FOR REGENERATION OF DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER - Provided is a burner for regenerating a diesel engine particulate filter. The burner includes: a combustion chamber for receiving exhaust gas from a diesel engine; a carburetor for gasifying liquid fuel; a mixed gas supplying unit for mixing the gasified fuel with an external air, and supplying the mixed gaseous fuel to the combustion chamber; a mixed gas storing chamber disposed in the combustion chamber for receiving the mixed gaseous fuel and instantly storing the received mixed gaseous fuel; an inner flame combustor made of porous material for injecting the mixed gaseous fuel toward the inside of the inner flame combustor, and disposed in the combustion chamber to allow an exhaust gas to flow through the inner flame combustor; an igniter for igniting the mixed gaseous fuel; and a flame sensor for sensing the flame on the inner flame combustor. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146940 | ACTIVE BUOYANT UREA HEATER - A variable buoyancy heater is provided. It comprises variable buoyancy float that includes a variable volume element. A first fluid is contained within the variable volume element and a heating element that is integral with the variable buoyancy float is provided. The heater is arranged to heat the first fluid wherein the variable volume element expands based on a temperature increase from the heating element, such that the variable buoyancy float becomes positively buoyant when the variable volume element expands and negatively buoyant when the heating element is off. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146941 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR MONITORING OF INJECTOR - A method and a system are provided for monitoring of the functionality of an After Treatment Injector (ATI) for injection of a fluid in an engine exhaust gas system upstream of an exhaust gas treatment unit. The monitoring is performed by using a pressure sensor which detects the pressure of the fluid delivered to the ATI for a specific condition or injection cycle. The pressure sensor is located downstream of a flow regulator and upstream of the ATI in a conduit for supplying of a substance from a container to the ATI. An ECU is programmed to perform a predetermined sequence of opening and closing commands for the flow regulator and the ATI in order to monitor the functionality of the flow regulator, the ATI and the pressure sensor. The method and system can be used in connection with an On Board Diagnosis (OBD) system. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146942 | EXHAUST SYSTEM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, in particular of a vehicle, has an insert through which exhaust gas flows, for purifying the exhaust gas, and a mixing chamber through which exhaust gas flows and which is arranged upstream of the insert through which exhaust gas flows. The mixing chamber includes at least one permeable wall and is arranged on a channel wall of the exhaust system and protrudes radially into the interior of the exhaust system. The exhaust system further has a vaporizer device that vaporizes an oxidizable liquid and introduces the vapor into the mixing chamber, and an ignition device that protrudes at least partly into the mixing chamber. The vaporizer device includes a glow element which is configured and heatable in such a way that an auto-ignition of the oxidizable vapor occurs on its surface. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146943 | Exhaust heat recovery device - An exhaust heat recovery device is provided with an evaporation portion for evaporating an operation fluid flowing therein by performing heat exchange with exhaust gas of an engine, a condensation portion for condensing the operation fluid flowing from the evaporation portion by performing heat exchange with coolant of the engine, and a flow adjusting portion for adjusting a flow amount of the operation fluid flowing from the condensation portion to the evaporation portion. A catalyst temperature detector is adapted to detect a temperature of a catalyst for purifying the exhaust gas, and a control unit sets a catalyst heating mode when the detected temperature of the catalyst is lower than a threshold value. Furthermore, the control unit causes the flow adjusting portion to adjust the flow amount of the operation fluid from the condensation portion to the evaporation portion at zero, in the catalyst heating mode. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146944 | Diesel Dosing System Relief Of Trapped Volume Fluid Pressure At Shutdown - A diesel dosing system for a vehicle includes a control valve ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100146945 | Exhaust Purification System for Internal Combustion Engine - The present invention provides a technology enabling regeneration of the purification performance of an exhaust purification device more reliably and more efficiently in an exhaust purification system combining a plurality of branch passages bifurcating from an exhaust passage and an exhaust purification device provided in each branch passage. When regenerating the purification performance of a first exhaust purification device provided in a first branch passage, a second valve provided in a second branch passage is set at a predetermined first intermediate opening and a first valve provided in the first branch passage is fully closed. Fuel is then added from a first fuel addition valve provided in the first branch passage. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146946 | DEVICE FOR USE IN EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM - A device for use in an exhaust aftertreatment system for an internal combustion engine is provided. The device comprises a particulate filter system having a particulate filter (DPF) for the collection of particles from the engine and a heating unit for the intermittent burning of soot at a temperature suitable for soot combustion. The particulate filter system is arranged to switch between an operating mode for the collection of soot and an operating mode for active regeneration. A bypass line extends between the inlet and outlet of the particulate filter system. A valve disposed in the bypass line allows opening or closing of an exhaust gas flow through the bypass line, in dependence on the operating mode of the particulate filter system, by a control member. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146947 | EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system comprising a fuel converter comprising a catalyst composition capable of converting a fuel into a selected one or both of a syngas reductant and a short chain hydrocarbon reductant, wherein the catalyst composition comprises: cracking sites that perform a cracking function when a temperature of an exhaust fluid is greater than a predetermined threshold temperature, wherein the cracking function converts long chain hydrocarbon molecules to short chain hydrocarbon molecules; and partial oxidation sites that perform a catalytic partial oxidation function when the temperature of the exhaust fluid is less than the predetermined threshold temperature, wherein the catalytic partial oxidation function oxidizes the fuel to produce the syngas reductant; and a selective catalytic reduction catalyst reactor in fluid communication with the fuel converter and the exhaust fluid. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146948 | Exhaust system promoting decomposition of reductants into gaseous products - An engine exhaust treatment system. The treatment system includes and a reductant injector adapted to deliver a reductant composition into an exhaust stream moving along an exhaust flow path. A selective catalytic reduction device is disposed downstream from the reductant injector. The selective catalytic reduction device is adapted to reduce an amount of NOx in exhaust gases produced by an engine by reaction of the NOx with ammonia. A basic and/or amphoteric oxide contact surface is disposed along the exhaust flow path. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146949 | Vehicle power supply system - A vehicle power supply system comprises an internal combustion engine ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100146950 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION DEVICE - An exhaust gas purification device is provided that is capable of diffusing and introducing a reducing agent into a NO | 2010-06-17 |
20100146951 | Aftertreatment Injector Anti-Fouling Device - An anti-fouling device for an internal combustion engine aftertreatment injector includes a member mountable as an interface between an exhaust conduit and the aftertreatment injector. The member has an inlet to receive air from an air source, and is formed with a passageway to guide the received air to at least one outlet to direct the air to a nozzle of the injector. The air flow surrounds the nozzle to prevent or inhibit exhaust gas from the exhaust conduit from contacting the nozzle. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146952 | METERING MODULE WITH IMPROVED ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES - The invention relates to a device for metering a liquid reducing agent into an exhaust gas system for the reduction of pollutants in the exhaust gas. The device comprises a metering valve and an adapter to be mounted on an exhaust gas pipe. The metering valve is connected to the adapter by a connector element, which has at least one metal sound absorber. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146953 | EXHAUST GAS STEAM GENERATION SYSTEM - A cylindrical stainless steel housing includes an exhaust inlet collar and exhaust outlet collar allowing exhaust gas to travel therethrough at a mean flow velocity in accordance with a velocity formula. A plurality of stainless steel tubes extend through the housing from a steam inlet manifold to a steam outlet manifold. A number and size of the tubes is determined by formulas and dependent on an Euler number, a Reynolds number, a number of transfer units, a Prandtl number, a porosity factor and a system efficiency. The tubes may comprise an S-shape or a U-shape. The tube walls have a thickness determined according to wall thickness formulas and the walls include a plurality of cavities on an interior surface of each tube wall. The cavities may comprise a conical or semi-spherical shape and have a diameter determined according to formulas. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146954 | Liquid-Cooled Exhaust Valve Assembly - A valve assembly may include a valve body, a valve member, and a valve shaft. The valve body may include an inlet, an outlet, and first and second fluid paths in fluid communication with the inlet. The first fluid path may extend axially through at least a portion of the valve body. The second fluid path may be defined by first and second annular walls and may at least partially surround the first fluid path. The valve member is disposed in the valve body and may be movable between a first position preventing fluid flow through the first fluid path and a second position allowing fluid flow through the first fluid path. The valve shaft may be fixed to the valve member and mounted to the valve body for rotation relative to the valve body. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146955 | X-TUBE AND CORRESPONDING EXHAUST SYSTEM - An X-tube ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100146956 | AUTOMOTIVE EXHAUST SYSTEM - The automotive exhaust system includes a plurality of exhaust pipes that feed into a common collector. The collector includes a venturi at the point where the exhaust gases enter the collector from the multiple exhaust pipes. The exhaust gases accelerate through the venturi by virtue that the venturi has a cross-sectional area smaller than that of the exhaust pipes and the collector. A plurality of vanes located in the venturi further accelerate the exhaust gases into a spinning vortex along the interior surface of the main body of the collector to efficiently and quickly expel the exhaust gases out from within the automotive exhaust system. The diameter of the venturi relative to the collector is specific to each diameter of tubing as matched with the corresponding vehicle specifications. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146957 | Exhaust System Of An Internal Combustion Engine - An exhaust system of an internal combustion engine and provided with: at least one first high acoustic attenuation path having a first inlet opening; at least one second low acoustic attenuation path having a second inlet opening; and at least one control valve, which is arranged at the second inlet opening of the second path to control the flow of the exhaust gases along the second path. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146958 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - A method of operating a hydraulic system is disclosed. The method includes holding an implement configuration in an orientation. The method also includes sensing a pressure within a chamber of a hydraulic actuator associated with the implement configuration when the implement configuration is in the orientation and comparing a first signal indicative of the first sensed pressure with a first pressure value. The method further includes selecting a first functional relationship from among a plurality of stored functional relationships if the first signal is greater than the first pressure value and selecting a second functional relationship from among the plurality of stored functional relationships if the first signal is less than the first pressure value. The method includes controlling the hydraulic actuator based on the selected functional relationship. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146959 | WORKING FLUID ACCUMULATION DEVICE - A reservoir device is provided, which prevents water from flooding in an accumulation tank and improves on-vehicle installation capability. The reservoir device | 2010-06-17 |
20100146960 | EXTERNALLY MOUNTED VARIATOR FOR SPLIT TORQUE TRANSMISSION - A split torque transmission for a work machine is provided. The split torque transmission includes a transmission housing. A variator pump is mounted to an exterior surface of the transmission housing. A variator motor is operably coupled to the variator pump and mounted to the exterior surface of the transmission housing. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146961 | ENGINE USING BOUYANT ELEMENTS - An engine includes a liquid reservoir and a wheel mounted for rotation about a central shaft. Float members are supported symmetrically about the wheel for rotational movement and for movement toward or away from the central shaft. Each float member is coupled with a diametrically opposed float member on an opposite side of the wheel by a connecting rod. A camming surface urges passing float members toward the central shaft, and simultaneously urges a diametrically opposed float member away from the central shaft. The wheel rotates as a result of an imbalance in the buoyant forces created by the float members. Magnetic forces can supplement the camming surface for moving the float members toward and away from the central shaft. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146962 | PISTON ENGINE - A Stirling engine is provided with a fluid passage that connects a low temperature-side actuating fluid space and a crankcase inner space, and a passage opening/closing valve that is provided in the fluid passage and that opens and closes the fluid passage. Upon stopping of the Stirling engine, the passage opening/closing valve enables communication through the fluid passage, at a region at which the piston floats in the cylinder. This region is determined based on the pressure of an actuating fluid in the actuating fluid space and the rotational speed of a crankshaft of the Stirling engine. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146963 | Engine - An engine is provided that utilizes an active heat exchanger such as a heat pump to transfer heat into and remove heat from a low boiling point liquid that is disposed in a pair of diametrically opposed containers. The addition of heat into the low-boiling point liquid causes the liquid to move vertically from a bottom container to a top container, transforming the transferred heat energy into potential energy. The top container is allowed to fall under the weight of the transferred liquid, transforming the potential energy to kinetic energy which is used to perform the desired work. The expanding low-boiling point liquid can also be used to advance a magnetic back and forth through a wire coiling to produce an electric current, converting the transferred heat energy into electrical energy. The use of an active heat exchanger such as a heat pump permits the use of one unit of electrical energy to transfer 3 to 5 units of heat energy. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146964 | Torque transmission device - A torque transmission device includes a first shaft is coaxially borne relative to a second shaft via at least one roller bearing. An adjusting device adjusts the amount of torque transmitted from the first shaft to the second shaft by changing the internal bearing friction experienced by the at least one roller bearing. In one embodiment, the adjusting device causes one ring of the at least one roller bearing to axially displace relative to a second ring of the at least one roller bearing, thereby changing the amount of bearing friction experienced by roller bodies disposed between the first and second rings and thus the amount of torque transmitted from the first shaft to the second shaft. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146965 | Engine system having multi-stage turbocharging and exhaust gas recirculation - An engine system is disclosed. The engine system includes an engine, an intake system for providing intake air to the engine and an exhaust system receiving exhaust gas from the engine. The engine system also includes a first exhaust turbine arranged downstream of the engine and a second and third exhaust turbines coupled in parallel and arranged downstream of the first exhaust turbine. A first valve is associated with the second and third exhaust turbines, the first valve configured to at least partially restrict exhaust gas to one of the second and third exhaust turbines and increase exhaust gas to the other turbine. The engine system also includes an exhaust gas recirculation system configured to redirect at least a portion of exhaust gas from the exhaust system to the intake system. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146966 | DIAGNOSTIC METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DIAGNOSING AN INTAKE SYSTEM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine has an intake system ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100146967 | EMISSION SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD - A system, apparatus, and method for exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) is disclosed. The EGR apparatus includes an EGR circuit having an input configured to receive an exhaust gas from an engine exhaust port, an output configured to return the exhaust gas to an intake port of the engine, and an EGR path configured to circulate the exhaust gas between the input and the output. The EGR apparatus also includes an expansion turbine connected to the EGR circuit in the EGR path downstream of the input to receive the exhaust gas, the expansion turbine configured to expand the exhaust gas and reduce a pressure thereof. The EGR apparatus further includes an EGR compressor connected to the EGR path downstream of the expansion turbine and decoupled from the expansion turbine, the EGR compressor configured to compress the exhaust gas for circulation to the output. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146968 | EMISSION SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD - A system, apparatus, and method for exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) is disclosed. The EGR apparatus includes an EGR circuit having an input configured to receive an exhaust gas from an engine exhaust port, an output configured to return the exhaust gas to an intake port of the engine, and an EGR path configured to circulate the exhaust gas between the input and the output. The EGR apparatus also includes an EGR compressor connected to the EGR circuit in the EGR path downstream of the input and EGR compressor configured to compress the exhaust gas for circulation to the output. The EGR apparatus further includes a valve system positioned in the EGR circuit and upstream of the EGR compressor to selectively cut off a flow of the exhaust gas to the EGR compressor and selectively inject ambient air into the EGR path. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146969 | Vehicle or Stationary Power Plant Having a Turbocharged Internal Combustion Engine as a Drive Source - A vehicle or stationary power plant having an internal combustion engine as a drive source and having components adapted to be supplied with heat from a medium accommodated in a closed loop The turbine of the exhaust gas turbocharger provided for turbocharging the internal combustion engine acts as a heat source. A heat exchanger is disposed externally on the turbine housing and can be incorporated or switchable into the medium loop The medium can be conveyed directly or channeled through the interior of the heat exchanger, and the medium is adapted to be heated up in such interior utilizing at least thermal radiation energy from the hot turbine housing. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146970 | Method and system for enhancing power output of renewable thermal cycle power plants - A steam reheat process is provided to enhance a thermal power cycle, and particularly a renewable steam thermal cycle. An oxyfuel combustion gas generator is provided which combusts a hydrogen and/or carbon containing fuel with an oxidizer of primarily oxygen to generate products of combustion including steam and/or carbon dioxide. Water from the thermal cycle is directed to the reheater for mixing with the products of combustion within the reheater to generate a working fluid containing steam. This steam is routed through a turbine or other expander and power is outputted from the system. The water is optionally thereafter condensed and at least partially routed back to the thermal cycle. Any carbon dioxide within the working fluid can be separated in a condenser downstream of the expander for capture of the carbon dioxide, such that increased power output for the thermal power cycle is achieved without atmospheric emissions. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146971 | LNG Regasification And Power Generation - LNG is regasified with concurrent power production in systems and methods where the refrigeration content of the LNG condenses a low pressure working fluid vapor and in which the combined refrigeration content of the warmed LNG and low pressure working fluid condensate condenses an intermediate pressure working fluid vapor. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146972 | Waste Heat Power Generation System of Cement Calcination Plant - In a cement burning plant waste heat power generation system, an AQC boiler comprises an economizer, an evaporator and a superheater, and a PH boiler comprises a first evaporator and a superheater. A part of hot water heated by the economizer of the AQC boiler is fed through a flasher to the low pressure stage of a stream turbine, another part is superheated by the evaporator and the superheater of the AQC boiler, and further one part is superheated by the evaporator and the superheater of the PH boiler and these high pressure steams are fed to the high pressure stage of the stream turbine. The PH boiler is provided with a second evaporator on the outlet side of PH waste gas in addition to the evaporator and the superheater, and return hot water of the flasher is introduced into the second evaporator through a steam drum. Hot water heated by the second evaporator is introduced into the steam drum and its steam is fed to the low pressure stage of the stream turbine. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146973 | POWER SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH OR MEDIUM INITIAL TEMPERATURE HEAT SOURCES IN MEDIUM AND SMALL SCALE POWER PLANTS - Power generation systems and methods are disclosed for use with medium to high temperature heat source stream, gaseous or liquid, where the systems and methods permit efficient energy extraction for medium and small scale power plants. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146974 | SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING WASTE HEAT - A waste heat recovery system includes a heat generation system including at least two separate heat sources having different temperatures. A rankine cycle system is coupled to the at least two separate heat sources and configured to circulate a working fluid. The rankine cycle system is coupled to at least one heat source and another heat source among the at least two separate heat sources. The rankine cycle system is configured to remove heat from the at least one heat source to partially vaporize or preheat the working fluid; and remove heat from the other heat source to vaporize or superheat the working fluid. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146975 | Electric-steam propulsion system - The invention is an improved method of propelling land, water, and air vehicles by utilizing an electrical source of initial energy ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100146976 | Inlet Air Heating and Cooling System - A heating and cooling system for inlet air of a turbine compressor. The heating and cooling system may include a fluid coil positioned about the turbine compressor and a thermal energy storage tank. The fluid coil and the thermal energy storage tank are in fluid communication such that fluid is both provided to the fluid coil from the thermal energy storage tank for exchanging heat with the inlet air and returned to the thermal energy storage tank without further heat exchange. | 2010-06-17 |
20100146977 | Deep Chilled Air Washer - A deep chilled air washer for a gas turbine compressor. The deep chilled air washer may include one or more spray arrays for chilling an inlet air stream and one or more drift eliminators positioned downstream of the spray arrays. The drift eliminators may include a heating element therein so as to reheat the inlet air stream. | 2010-06-17 |