Abstract:
The invention provides novel devices, systems, designs, materials and fabrication methods that enable high-load capacity, easy release, and suitable for extended/repeated use in a variety of applications.
Abstract:
Power plants and process for lowering CO2 emissions generally includes extracting a portion of the recirculated CO2-rich flue gas mid-way through the compression pathway of a gas turbine and removing the CO2 in a separation unit. The remaining portion of the CO2 rich flue gas (i.e., the portion of the recirculated flue gas that was not fed to the separation unit) is mixed with fresh air coming from an additional compressor-expander and then fed back to the compression pathway. As a result, flue gas recirculation increases the CO2 concentration within the working fluid, leading to an additional increase in CO2 partial pressure. As the concentration and partial pressure of CO2 is increased, a lower energy penalty is observed to remove the CO2. Moreover, a reduced volume is fed to the CO2 separation unit during operation. Consequently, the size of the separation equipment can be reduced as well as the energy required for the separation process.
Abstract:
A mailer for disks. The mailer has first and second pockets for receiving disks, each pocket formed of front and back rectangular panel members joined at at least one pair of corresponding edges and unconnected on at least one pair of corresponding edges. The pockets are foldably attached by a spine at an edge of each of said pockets. There is a sealing member for adhering the first pocket to the second pocket to maintain the mailer in a closed conformation. At any pocket edge not retaining the received disk by the joined edges, the spine, or the sealing member, the disk is retained in the pocket by retaining means.
Abstract:
A gun cleaning kit comprising a handle, an elongate rod, a cylindrical brush comprising radially outwardly projecting metal bristles and a cylindrical wiping element, wherein the handle defines a first part of a two-part coupling and a first end of the rod defines a second part of the two-part coupling such that the handle is capable of being detachably coupled to the first end of the rod via the first two-part coupling; a second end of the rod defines a first part of a second two-part coupling; and each of the cylindrical brush and cylindrical wiping element defines a second part of the second two-part coupling, such that the cylindrical brush and the cylindrical wiping element are each separately capable of being detachably coupled to the second end of the rod via the second two-part coupling.
Abstract:
A gun cleaning kit comprising a handle, an elongate rod, a cylindrical brush comprising radially outwardly projecting metal bristles and a cylindrical wiping element, wherein the handle defines a first part of a two-part coupling and a first end of the rod defines a second part of the two-part coupling such that the handle is capable of being detachably coupled to the first end of the rod via the first two-part coupling; a second end of the rod defines a first part of a second two-part coupling; and each of the cylindrical brush and cylindrical wiping element defines a second part of the second two-part coupling, such that the cylindrical brush and the cylindrical wiping element are each separately capable of being detachably coupled to the second end of the rod via the second two-part coupling.
Abstract:
The invention provides novel devices, systems, designs, materials and fabrication methods that enable high-load capacity, easy release, and suitable for extended/repeated use in a variety of applications.
Abstract:
Compositions and methods are provided for stabilizing polypeptide antigens such as amyloid-beta (Aβ) to produce vaccines for oral delivery. One embodiment provides an immunogenic polypeptide complex of Aβ42 and an fragment of receptor for advanced glycation endproducts (RAGE).
Abstract:
A power generation system includes first and second turbines. The first turbine including a low-pressure compressor (14) and a high-pressure compressor (16). A combustion chamber (22) combusts compressed oxidant and a fuel stream to generate a hot flue gas (31). The first turbine further includes a high-pressure expander (20) for receiving the flue gas and generating a CO2 rich exhaust gas. A low-pressure expander (22) generates a first final exhaust (52) and electrical energy. A CO2 separation system receives exhaust gas (38) and provides a CO2 lean gas fed to low-pressure expander (22). The second turbine including a compressor section (64) configured to discharge a recycle stream (71) from a high pressure compressor (70) to a second combustion chamber (72) and supply a split stream (84) from a low-pressure compressor (68) to high pressure compressor (16) of the first turbine.
Abstract translation:发电系统包括第一和第二涡轮机。 第一涡轮机包括低压压缩机(14)和高压压缩机(16)。 燃烧室(22)燃烧压缩的氧化剂和燃料流以产生热的烟道气(31)。 第一涡轮进一步包括用于接收烟道气并产生富二氧化碳排气的高压膨胀器(20)。 低压膨胀器(22)产生第一最终排气(52)和电能。 CO 2分离系统接收废气(38)并提供供给低压膨胀器(22)的贫二氧化碳气体。 第二涡轮机包括压缩机部分(64),其构造成将再循环流(71)从高压压缩机(70)排放到第二燃烧室(72)并从低压压缩机(84)供应分流(84) 68)连接到第一涡轮机的高压压缩机(16)。
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for reducing power plant CO2 emissions. In one embodiment, a method for reducing emissions in a combustion stream, comprises: combusting a gaseous stream to produce an exhaust stream comprising carbon dioxide, and separating CO2 from the exhaust stream by passing CO2 through a membrane to produce a CO2 product stream and a CO2 lean exhaust stream.
Abstract:
A handheld vision tester and a method of self-testing vision of a user of the handheld vision tester are provided. The method ensures that a display of the handheld vision tester is within an acceptable distance to eyes of the user. Variations of the acceptable distance are compensated for. The method further displays different shapes, either dynamically or statically, on the display to the user. The method also allows for input to the handheld vision tester by the user in response to the different shapes displayed. Results of the self-test are determined from the inputs to the handheld tester by the user.