METHOD FOR THE MACHINE-BASED DETERMINATION OF THE FUNCTIONAL STATE OF SUPPORT ROLLERS OF A BELT CONVEYOR SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND MACHINE-READABLE DATA CARRIER

    公开(公告)号:US20230242350A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-03

    申请号:US17927870

    申请日:2021-05-21

    IPC分类号: B65G43/02 B65G23/00

    CPC分类号: B65G43/02 B65G23/00

    摘要: The present invention relates to a method for the machine-based determination of the functional state of support rollers (13) of a belt conveyor system (1) during operation of the belt conveyor system, wherein at least one unmanned vehicle (2) with at least one imaging sensor system is provided, by means of which at least sections of the belt conveyor system can be sensed in the form of image data, wherein image data of at least one subregion of the belt conveyor system is captured as thermal image data. In the captured image data of the belt conveyor system, at least one identification image region position is determined automatically, in which at least one subregion of a support roller (13) is imaged. For each identification image region position determined from the image data, an analysis image region position is automatically defined in the thermal image data. In each defined analysis image region position, thermal image data is automatically analyzed and the functional state of support rollers (13) is determined. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for the identification of functionally impaired support rollers (13), a computer program configured to carry out these methods, a machine-readable data carrier containing such a computer program, and a device with a data processing device (3) for the evaluation of the captured image data.

    Process and facility for recovering methoxypropanols from an aqueous stream

    公开(公告)号:US11697631B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-11

    申请号:US17995468

    申请日:2021-03-23

    IPC分类号: C07C41/42

    CPC分类号: C07C41/42 C07C41/42 C07C43/13

    摘要: A process can be used for recovering 1-methoxy-2-propanol and 2-methoxy-1-propanol from an aqueous effluent stream by liquid-liquid-extraction, followed by extractive distillation, distillation of methoxypropanols from the extraction solvent, and distillative separation of the methoxypropanol isomers. Recovered extraction solvent is recycled to the extraction and extractive distillation. Heat transfer from recovered extraction solvent to the extract fed to the extractive distillation reduces energy demand of the process. A facility for this process contains a countercurrent extraction column, an extractive distillation column, a solvent recovery distillation column, an isomer separation distillation column, and a heat exchanger for transferring heat from recovered extraction solvent to the extract fed to the extractive distillation.

    ROLLER MILL WITH A SYNCHRONIZING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20230085467A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-16

    申请号:US17799186

    申请日:2021-02-09

    IPC分类号: B02C4/32 B02C4/02

    摘要: A roller mill for comminuting bulk material may include a first grinding roller and a second grinding roller that are arranged opposite one another and can be driven in opposite directions. A grinding gap exists between the grinding rollers. A floating bearing unit may be configured to receive the first grinding roller, and a fixed bearing unit may be configured to receive the second grinding roller. The floating bearing unit includes two bearings, each of which receives one end of the first grinding roller. Hydraulic actuators are mounted on the floating bearing unit for applying a force to the floating bearing unit. The bearings of the floating bearing unit are connected to one another via a synchronization device that includes a coupling element, which in a coupling position prevents a relative movement of the bearings and in a free position permits a relative movement of the bearings.

    ABSORPTION TOWER FOR A NITRIC ACID PLANT METHOD FOR PRODUCING NITRIC ACID

    公开(公告)号:US20230074083A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-09

    申请号:US17796758

    申请日:2021-01-13

    发明人: Bjoern STEGT

    摘要: An absorption tower for production of nitric acid by the Ostwald process may include sieve trays that are arranged on top of one another and each spaced apart from one another, a water inlet in an upper region of the absorption tower, an inlet for gaseous nitrogen oxides in a lower region of the absorption tower, and a column bottom that is disposed in the lower region of the absorption tower beneath a lowermost sieve tray and is divided by a dividing wall into a first, radially inner region and at least a second, radially outer region. Nitric acid that trickles down from the lowermost sieve tray with a higher concentration can be collected in a middle region. The less-concentrated nitric acid that then effluxes from sieve trays higher up can then be collected separately in a region farther outward.

    PROCESS AND PLANT FOR PREPARING NITRIC ACID

    公开(公告)号:US20230038954A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-09

    申请号:US17791881

    申请日:2020-12-21

    发明人: Paul KERN

    摘要: A process for producing nitric acid by the Ostwald process involves reacting ammonia with atmospheric oxygen as primary air to afford a NOx-containing gas stream in an ammonia oxidation reactor at a first pressure and absorbing the NOx-containing gas stream in water in an absorption apparatus at a higher, second pressure. Nitric acid is bleached with bleach air as secondary air at approximately the first pressure. The secondary air is brought to an operating pressure of the bleaching operation via a separate secondary air compressor or compressor stage. The separate secondary air compressor is independent of the compressor that brings the primary air to the first pressure. Compression to the second higher pressure at which the absorption of the NOx gases is performed in the absorption apparatus is provided only downstream of the bleaching operation.

    STIRRED BALL MILL, STIRRED BALL MILL STIRRING UNIT, AND METHOD FOR COMMINUTING MILLING MATERIAL

    公开(公告)号:US20220410170A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-29

    申请号:US17793166

    申请日:2021-01-22

    发明人: Falk SILBERMANN

    IPC分类号: B02C17/16

    摘要: A stirred ball mill may include a milling jar, at least three agitator shafts, and a drive. The milling jar may be arranged in a main direction and may have a milling chamber that is adapted to receive milling material and milling aid elements. Each of the at least three agitator shafts has a center axis that is arranged parallel to the main direction of the milling jar and is configured as a screw that is mounted fixedly to a frame in the milling jar such that each agitator shaft is rotatable about its center axis. The drive is configured to rotate the agitator shafts about their respective center axes without any contact between the agitator shafts. The center axes of the agitator shafts may be arranged as side edges of a prism.