METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISRUPTION OF SOLID MATERIALS IN A FLUID MEDIUM

    公开(公告)号:US20210069663A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-11

    申请号:US17017073

    申请日:2020-09-10

    IPC分类号: B01J19/00 B01J19/10

    摘要: An apparatus for disrupting solid materials suspended in a fluid medium includes a plurality of hammer elements that transfer acoustic energy from an acoustic transducer into a concentration zone between heads of the hammer elements and inner walls of a fluid duct which act as an anvil, thereby causing cavitations to form within the concentration zone. The transducer may be a cylindrical transducer compression fit into an acoustic projector from which the hammer elements extend towards a distal end, and mass balance elements extend towards a proximal end. The apparatus can be used to efficiently extract juice from fruit pulp, separate oils from plant matter, and process various organic and inorganic materials.

    NON-COMBUSTION HYDROCARBON GASIFICATION
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200339885A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-29

    申请号:US16923904

    申请日:2020-07-08

    摘要: A method for non-combustive gasification of a hydrocarbon material includes introducing a mass of hydrocarbon material into a chamber, wherein a transmissive wall of the chamber has a pass band in the infrared frequency spectrum, removing air from the chamber; heating the hydrocarbon material within the chamber by radiating, from an infrared emitter, infrared radiation at a frequency corresponding to the pass band to convert at least one component of the hydrocarbon material to a gas, and turning the hydrocarbon material within the chamber to expose inner material to the infrared radiation.

    REFRACTORY FURNACE STRUCTURE
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210389052A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-16

    申请号:US17347428

    申请日:2021-06-14

    IPC分类号: F27D1/00 F27D1/02 F27D1/08

    摘要: A high-temperature containment structure includes a roof assembly including at least one layer of refractory material that includes a first layer of refractory material, a plurality of sidewalls, a plurality of pockets disposed in the first layer of ceramic refractory material, each pocket including a retainer that is spaced apart from sides of the pocket by gaps when the roof assembly is at room temperature, an upper plate disposed above the first layer of refractory material, and a first plurality of suspension rods that pass through first holes in the at least one layer of refractory material and the upper plate, wherein the plurality of suspension rods mechanically couple the retainers to the upper plate to retain the at least one layer of refractory material. The structure can use materials with different thermal expansion rates without cracking at elevated temperatures.

    LOW-NOISE, LARGE DYNAMIC-RANGE SENSOR FOR MEASURING CURRENT

    公开(公告)号:US20210293856A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-23

    申请号:US17338545

    申请日:2021-06-03

    IPC分类号: G01R15/18 G01R19/00

    摘要: A low-noise current sensor enables large dynamic range current measurements of alternating and direct current flows. The current sensor includes a first substrate, a first conductor, a magnetic flux conductor comprising a first portion orthogonal to the first conductor and a second portion, the second portion penetrating the first substrate, an inductive sensor comprising a first plurality of loops around the second portion of the magnetic flux conductor on the first substrate, wherein the first plurality of loops is orthogonal to the second portion of the magnetic flux conductor, and a Faraday cage that encloses the first plurality of loops and separates the first plurality of loops from the first conductor.

    METHOD FOR DISRUPTION OF SOLID MATERIALS IN A FLUID MEDIUM

    公开(公告)号:US20210283566A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-16

    申请号:US17331514

    申请日:2021-05-26

    摘要: A method for disrupting solid materials suspended in a fluid medium includes introducing a fluid comprising solid materials dispersed in a fluid medium into a fluid duct, flowing the fluid through an annular space between a cylindrical wall of the fluid duct and an outer surface of a cylindrical acoustic projector that is concentric with the cylindrical wall, the acoustic projector comprising a plurality of hammer elements spaced apart from one another by a first plurality of slots in the acoustic projector, supplying electrical energy to a transducer coupled to the acoustic projector to cause the acoustic projector to vibrate, thereby causing cavitations in the fluid, and flowing the fluid through an outlet of the disruptor after the fluid has been exposed to the cavitations. The cavitations can disrupt solid materials such as pulp, flowers, stems and seeds to release juice or oils from the materials.

    INFRARED RADIANT EMITTER
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200340678A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-29

    申请号:US16925988

    申请日:2020-07-10

    摘要: An infrared heating apparatus includes a sheet of ceramic glass having a passband in the infrared spectrum, a metal resistive element having a first portion that is covered by a ceramic refractory material and a second portion that is exposed by the ceramic refractory material, and a controller that controls the metal resistive element to emit infrared radiation in a wavelength corresponding to the passband of the ceramic glass.

    Low-Energy Dynamic Filter
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190030462A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-31

    申请号:US15660692

    申请日:2017-07-26

    IPC分类号: B01D21/26 B01D21/00 B01D21/30

    摘要: A means to exploit the Dean Vortices for dynamic filtering on a macro scale intended for application in utility and industrial processes is disclosed. This method relies on an apparatus of computed construction to optimize the centripetal force and minimize the effect of gravity on the separation and effectiveness of the Dean Vortices. The method is also supported by an apparatus of construction which results in an optimized elliptical flow channel that enhances the formation and persistence of the Dean Vortices.