Abstract:
A method and related apparatus for non-contact measurement of electrical conductivity of of powder-like materials using eddy currents includes the steps of placing a powder to be measured in a hollow dielectric sampling container, the sampling container disposed and freely axially moving within an outer dielectric housing. An eddy-current sensor including a winding is arranged on an outside surface of the housing. Current is forced in the winding to excite the powder to generate eddy currents. The introduced active resitance is measured at the eddy-current sensor and an electrical conductivity of the powder is determined using the measured active resistance. The powder is preferably vibration compacted and the density and electrical conductivity determined at a plurality of stages during the vibration compacting step.
Abstract:
A recirculating reagent fuel-cell includes an ion-exchange membrane interposed between an anode and cathode anode to form a membrane/electrode assembly (MEA), the MEA interposed between a fuel gas diffusion layer and an oxidant gas diffusion layer. An oxidant and fuel flow network are provided having an input portion for supplying reagent and an output portion for removing reagent after electrochemical reaction. At least one of the oxidant flow network and fuel flow network includes a recirculation loop, the recirculation loop feeding back a portion of the fuel or oxidant after electrochemical reaction to their respective input portion. The fuel flow network can include a water vapor condenser to extract water from the cathodes in proportion to the external load on the fuel cell stack and the fuel flow network can include an evaporator, where water is fed to the evaporator in the fuel loop from the condenser in the oxidant feed loop.
Abstract:
A method of manipulating a voxel object includes the steps of selecting a voxel grid having a plurality of voxels, representing a 3D object in a first voxel space representation using at least a portion of the plurality of the voxels, and converting the first representation into a second voxel space representation. The second representation is defined by a plurality of boundary voxels representing a border of the 3D object and is exclusive of outer voxels, such as a matrix of segments representation which includes a plurality of spaced apart parallel line segments. The line segments are preferably compressed by eliminating inner and empty voxels of the 3D object. Manipulation of the voxel object can include direct creation, editing and rendering of 3D graphics objects.
Abstract:
A recirculating hydrogen-oxygen alkaline fuel-cell (AFC) includes an alkaline matrix electrolyte interposed between a porous anode and porous cathode, and an oxygen flow network in fluid connection with the porous cathode. The oxygen flow network has an input portion for supplying oxygen and an output portion for removing oxygen and reaction products after electrochemical reaction. A hydrogen flow network is in fluid connection with the porous anode. The hydrogen network has an input portion for supplying hydrogen and an output portion for removing hydrogen and reaction products after electrochemical reaction. At least one of the oxygen flow network and the hydrogen flow network includes a feedback conduit to form a recirculation loop. The recirculation loop feeds back a portion of the hydrogen or oxygen flow after electrochemical reaction to the input portion.
Abstract:
A recirculating reagent fuel-cell includes an ion-exchange membrane interposed between an anode and cathode anode to form a membrane/electrode assembly (MEA), the MEA interposed between a fuel gas diffusion layer and an oxidant gas diffusion layer. An oxidant and fuel flow network are provided having an input portion for supplying reagent and an output portion for removing reagent after electrochemical reaction. At least one of the oxidant flow network and fuel flow network includes a recirculation loop, the recirculation loop feeding back a portion of the fuel or oxidant after electrochemical reaction to their respective input portion. The fuel flow network can include a water vapor condenser to extract water from the cathodes in proportion to the external load on the fuel cell stack and the fuel flow network can include an evaporator, where water is fed to the evaporator in the fuel loop from the condenser in the oxidant feed loop.
Abstract:
A method of nondestructive noncontact tightness testing based on gas discharge visualization. The invention relates to tightness testing methods and can be used for testing weld seams of articles inside of which there is a working medium (matter), for example, of chemical power sources. The method includes subjecting the article being tested to a high voltage pulsed electric field formed between the positive electrode and a metallized layer of the article casing, recording on a photo carrier, for which purpose the article is placed on a dielectric plate arranged on a positive electrode, and its surface area is selected in the ratio to the article surface area not less than 7:1, and is additionally subjected to an electric field of the preliminary polarized dielectric plate with a surface area ratio to the surface area of the positive electrode of 1.2:1, and is symmetrically arranged on the positive electrode relative to its center between the latter and the article being tested.
Abstract:
A boiler has an exterior housing, and a water-cooled fire chamber within the exterior housing having a rear face wall and a front face wall. A door is provided on an end of the exterior housing, and forms the front face wall of the fire chamber. The door is cooled by water circulating therein and has an opening therethrough for a burner producing a flame. The boiler includes an insert having an opening therethrough. The insert surrounds the door opening and is secured to an inside of the door to project into the fire chamber so that the insert opening is essentially aligned with the door opening. The insert is cooled by the water circulating through the door and reduces a cross-sectional area of the fire chamber available for the flame over a portion of the length of the fire chamber. Also provided is a water-cooled partition located in a rear portion of the fire chamber in front of the rear face wall for dividing the flame.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns a method of automatically doffing the full bobbin packages from, and donning the empty bobbin tubes onto, the spindles of a preparatory spinning machine equipped with flyers. The flyers are of the so-called suspended type, i.e. they are rotatably supported in a flyer head.For the conjoint, vertical doffing of the full bobbin packages, and for the conjoint, vertical donning of the empty bobbin tubes the flyers are pivoted to the side in such manner, that they cannot obstruct the doffing of the full bobbins any more.The inventive preparatory spinning machine comprises a common support beam in which the flyers are rotatably supported, in which arrangement the beam can effect a translatory movement in such manner that each flyer can be brought into an inclined position.
Abstract:
For automatic feeding of slivers through drawing rollers there is provided a sliver-processing frame having drawing rollers, tubes for conveying slivers to be drawn and a plurality of suction elements connected to a common source of low pressure wherein the drawing rollers are enclosed in a casing of which the interior is connected to the source of low pressure the casing having inlet orifices for admitting cleaning air to the surfaces of the drawing rollers, one end of each tube leading into the casing.