1770results about "Drying using combination processes" patented technology

In one of the many embodiments, a method for processing a substrate is disclosed which includes generating a first fluid meniscus and a second fluid meniscus at least partially surrounding the first fluid meniscus wherein the first fluid meniscus and the second fluid meniscus are generated on a surface of the substrate.

In one of the many embodiments, a method for processing a substrate is provided which includes generating a first fluid meniscus and a second fluid meniscus on a surface of the substrate where the first fluid meniscus being substantially adjacent to the second fluid meniscus. The meniscus also includes substantially separating the first fluid meniscus and the second fluid meniscus with a barrier.

A reactor defines a reaction chamber for processing a substrate. The reactor comprises a first inlet for providing a first reactant and to the reaction chamber and a second inlet for a second reactant to the reaction chamber. A first exhaust outlet removes gases from the reaction chamber. A second exhaust outlet removes gases from the reaction chamber. A flow control system is configured to alternately constrict flow through the first and second exhaust outlets. The reactor chamber is configured to for a diffusion barrier within the reaction chamber.

Open systems for performing submicroliter reactions are provided. The systems can include a support for performing the reaction; a liquid dispensing system for dispensing a submicroliter amount of a liquid to a site on or in the support; a temperature controlling device for regulating the temperature of the support; and an interface for controlling the amount of liquid dispensed from the liquid dispensing system are provided. Methods using the systems are also provided.

An end-face heating apparatus of the present invention comprises: a heating tool that is placed almost in parallel with an end face of a honeycomb aggregated body in which a plurality of pillar-shaped honeycomb fired bodies are integrated with one another by interposing a sealing material paste layer formed on the side face of the honeycomb fired body; a heating tool translation device for translating said heating tool toward said honeycomb aggregated body; and a holding jig that holds said honeycomb aggregated body.

An evaporation based method for generation of high pressure steam from produced water in the heavy oil production industry. De-oiled produced water is processed through a high pH/high pressure evaporator driven by a commercial watertube boiler. The vapor produced by the evaporator is suitable for the steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) method being utilized by heavy oil recovery installations, without the use of once through steam generators that require extensive chemical treatment, and without requiring atmospheric distillation, which requires high power consuming compressors. Evaporator blowdown may be further treated in a crystallizing evaporator to provide a zero liquid discharge (ZLD) system and, with most produced waters, at least 98% of the incoming produced water stream can be recovered in the form of high pressure steam.

An apparatus, system, and method provide drying procedure information through a user interface. A monitoring device transmits drying procedure data measured by sensors within a structure undergoing the drying procedure to a server. In response to requests received through a communication network from a user interface, the server transmits the drying procedure information that is presented through the user interface. A variety of information and services related to the drying procedure may be provided through the user interface.

There is provided a method and apparatus for sanitizing sports equipment which comprises a cabinet which can be sealed, first and second conduits in fluid communication with the cabinet, an ozone generator, and fans for circulating ozone containing gas through the conduits into the cabinet, the fans being operative to circulate the ozone containing gas in a first direction and subsequently in a reverse direction. There is also provided a fluid storage device, the fluid storage device being associated with a spray action to spray the fluid into the cabinet after the ozone has been circulated.

Embodiments of the invention are directed toward a novel pressurized vapor cycle for distilling liquids. In some embodiments of the invention, a liquid purification system is revealed, including the elements of an input for receiving untreated liquid, a vaporizer coupled to the input for transforming the liquid to vapor, a head chamber for collecting the vapor, a vapor pump with an internal drive shaft and an eccentric rotor with a rotatable housing for compressing vapor, and a condenser in communication with the vapor pump for transforming the compressed vapor into a distilled product. Other embodiments of the invention are directed toward heat management, and other process enhancements for making the system especially efficient.

In the methods for treatment of caustic effluents described in the specification, a spent caustic refinery effluent is supplied to a submerged combustion gas evaporator in which hot combustion gas containing carbon dioxide is injected into the caustic liquid to concentrate the liquid and convert a hydroxide constituent to a carbonate. Where the caustic effluent is from a petroleum refinery, oil in the waste liquid is separated from the aqueous constituent before, during or after concentration.

A process for the evaporation of an available warm or hot liquid under a vacuum by applying a pressure drop thereon initiating flash-down evaporation, and followed by further flash-down evaporation under an applied pressure gradient whereby the residual liquid is raised by the vapor produced to an elevation sufficient for subsequently discharging the residual liquid from vacuum without a pump; and by separating the vapor phase from the residual liquid phase before condensing the vapor produced into distilled liquid.

The invention discloses a rapid drying method for a lithium ion battery cell and aims at finding a reasonable lithium ion battery cell baking process with high baking efficiency, good baking effect and low baking cost. The rapid drying method comprises the steps of firstly, baking a naked battery cell in a vacuum oven; then, repeating the operations of vacuum baking and baking with high-temperature dry nitrogen gas; and finally, introducing normal-temperature dry nitrogen gas to cool after vacuumizing. The rapid drying method has the following advantages and effects that 1, the boiling point of water is extremely low under the vacuum degree of lower than -0.095Mpa, and the water removal effect is better if the naked battery cell is heated at the vacuum degree and the temperature of 85+/-5 DEG C for 20-30 minutes; 2, the high-temperature dry nitrogen gas is introduced to the vacuum oven, so that the temperature of the naked battery core cannot be reduced, the temperature fluctuation of the battery cell in the whole battery cell drying process is not high, and the baking efficiency is increased; and 3, the cooling speed is high because the normal-temperature dry nitrogen gas is introduced after the water removal operation of the naked battery cell is finished, and the production period of a lithium ion battery is greatly shortened because the whole baking process of the battery core lasts for 8-20 hours.

A clothes drying cabinet is provided with a shaker assembly including a bar suspended in the cabinet for supporting clothes hangers. A motor is mounted adjacent the bar and has a drive shaft. A drive weight is eccentrically mounted to the drive shaft of the motor so that upon actuation of the motor, the drive weight imparts a shaking motion to the bar so as to facilitate removal of wrinkles from the clothing on the hangers. A ballast weight may also be provided in the shaker assembly so as to evenly distribute the energy from the eccentric weight regardless of the weight of the clothes hanging on the bar.

A method of manufacturing absorbent sheet is directed to a wet-press/fabric-crepe process wherein add-on of adhesive to the Yankee surface is at relatively low levels, yet sheet transfer is maintained and production increased. Materials are selected and process parameters are controlled such that a paper machine can be operated for at least 4 hours before the Yankee coating needs to be stripped. Preferably, average increase in Yankee hood temperature is less than 1° F./minute during a production interval.

The present invention discloses a hot-pressing carbonization strengthening method of timbers, which includes drying, planing, hot-pressing carbonization, cooling and other steps. The present invention applies a hot press as a timber-carbonizing device, and the timbers under the state of compression are processed by hot-pressing carbonization. The present invention is characterized in that the investment on carbonization devices is less, the carbonization process is simple, the production is safe, the production efficiency is high, the consumption of heat energy is little, and the production cost is low; moreover, the thickness of the carbonized timbers is not limited, the defects of the timbers, such as deformation, cracking, stiker stain, color difference, knot fall-off, etc., do not occur in the process of production, so the quality of products is high; not only is the size stability and noncorrodibility of the carbonized timbers improved, but also the density and mechanical property of the timbers is increased.

A clothes dryer has a drying drum with an airflow inlet and a motor for rotating the drum. A blower rotated by a fan motor flows air into, through, and out the drum. A refresh or touch-up de-wrinkle course is selected via a signal input on a control panel. Steam is supplied to the drum by a steam generating device, and heated air from a heater is supplied via the inlet. A controller operates the steam device and heater, in response to the course being selected, to supply to the drum a plurality of steam pulses of at least one first predetermined time and a heated air pulse after each steam pulse. Heated air pulses between steam pulses are intermediate pulses of at least one second predetermined time to reduce condensation in the dryer and the final pulse of heated air is of a duration to dry articles.

The invention discloses a negative-pressure microwave uniform spraying and drying device and application, belonging to the technical field of uniform drying devices. The negative-pressure microwave uniform spraying and drying device comprises a circulating material storage device, a feeder, a negative-pressure spraying pipe, a microwave heating cavity, a cyclone separator, a vacuum storage tank, a discharger, a water ring vacuum pump, a circulating pipe and microwave sources. The circulating material storage device is used for storing materials dried circularly, the feeder is used for feeding dry materials to the negative-pressure spraying pipe which is a channel for drying and circulating the materials, and the microwave sources are uniformly distributed inside the microwave heating cavity, two ends of which are sealed. The cyclone separator is connected with an outlet of the negative-pressure spraying pipe inside the microwave heating cavity and is connected with the vacuum storage tank and the discharger through a channel. The discharger is connected with the circulating material storage device through the circulating pipe. Because the materials can be sprayed under negative pressure, the device can be used for spraying, rotating and circulating the materials under a microwave vacuum drying condition so as to achieve the purpose of drying the materials efficiently and uniformly, meanwhile, is favorable for shortening the drying time by above 40% and reducing the cost of large-scale production.