73results about "Flame throwers" patented technology

A method of exterminating organisms is provided utilizing heated circulating air. First, a determination is made as to which enclosed areas of the building or other structure are to undergo extermination. This step defines an application zone. Next, a desired elevated temperature limit is established for heated air that is to be circulated through the application zone. Heaters are provided in airflow communication with the application zone, and circulation fans are positioned throughout the application zone to move the heated air for proper heat distribution. The heaters utilize an amount of recirculated air already present in the application zone to cut down on the amount of energy needed to raise the air temperature within the application zone towards the desired elevated temperature limit, and to eliminate the need for high CFM airflow heaters to achieve air temperature elevation. The temperature at various nodes within the application zone may be monitored to allow personnel to redirect circulating airflow within the application zone to balance out areas of higher air temperature with areas of lower air temperature. The method takes advantage of convection heat transfer to raise the temperature evenly within an application zone, minimizing temperature stratification which could result in ineffective pest extermination and / or damage to equipment and facilities.

The present invention relates to an agricultural robot system having a laser beam generator to cut peduncles or thin blossoms and, more particularly, to an agricultural robot system for recognizing fruits, flowers, or flower buds from camera input images and then scanning laser beams to cut peduncles or thin blossoms (burn or cure flowers or flower buds), thereby speeding up the operation, and the non-contact operation prevents damage to crops and contamination by viruses and germs and saves on labor.

The present invention is directed to an apparatus for directing steam, hot water or hot water vapor and hot air onto a target area, the apparatus comprising a water container and a fuel container connected and supplying water and fuel to an applicator wand with an applicator head which generates steam and heat for application adjacent to the target area of application to the unwanted vegetation. Steam is generated immediately adjacent to the target area within the applicator head and combined with surplus heat from the steam generation process to produce heated steam and water vapor for application to the target area. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the applicator wand is hand held, the applicator head having an inlet, an outlet and a body therebetween, the water and fuel being supplied to a steam generator and burner within the body of the applicator head which generates steam and hot air adjacent to the target area for application through the outlet to the target area.

A method of destroying or controlling unwanted vegetation and agricultural pests is disclosed. The method produces a jet stream of treatment fluid, being mixed combustion gas and superheated or dry steam for application to thermally destroy unwanted vegetation and posts. The method involves the use of a hydrocarbon burner and a water source.

The invention discloses a method for killing soil bacteria and insects and improving soil and a special device for killing bacteria and insects, wherein the method for killing soil bacteria and insects and improving soil comprises the following steps: first, rotatably plowing the surface soil, where the rotary plowing depth is not less than 35 cm; second, shoveling the surface soil from the land, and lifting the shoveled surface soil and then baking the surface soil by flame; and third, complementing microorganism, compost and trace element; the special device comprises a box, wherein a shoveling plate is arranged in the front of the box body; a soil inlet is arranged on the front wall of the box body; a transmission shaft is arranged above the back of the shoveling plate; soil-lifting blades are distributed on the transmission shaft annularly; a first tilting plate is arranged on the middle lower part of the box body; a gas pipe is arranged at the top of the box body; and a flame stove is arranged on the box body. When the special device and the method disclosed by the invention are used for killing bacteria and insects, the cost is low, the insect-killing effect is good and the organic activity and microorganism activity in the soil are ensured.

A method for thermal pest control in fruit production and agriculture involves projecting at least one stream of hot air to a crop from a movable vehicle which moves in a direction substantially parallel to rows of the crop. The stream of hot air can be projected substantially parallel to, substantially transverse to, or substantially oblique to the rows of the crop.

Portable turner for combustion of a gaseous fuel comprising an elongated combustion chamber (1), the front end of which is open and the back end of which is closed with a back (2) and that is connected partly with a fuel gas conduit (4) and partly with a combustion air conduit (5.1), and that is enclosed by a concentric cooling jacket (1.2) for the flow of a cooling medium. The cooling jacket (12) shows an exhaust opening at the open front end of the combustion chamber (1) and is connected with a cooling air conduit (5.2) for the delivery of cooling air, that in its turn is connected with a compressed air source. The compressed air source may consist of a cooling blower (10) that is connected with an air motor (9) via a shaft (10.1) and that is fed with compressed air from a compressed air conduit (5).

The present invention is directed to an apparatus for directing steam, hot water or hot water vapor and hot air onto a target area, the apparatus comprising a water container and a fuel container connected and supplying water and fuel to an applicator wand with an applicator head which generates steam and heat for application adjacent to the target area of application to the unwanted vegetation. Steam is generated immediately adjacent to the target area within the applicator head and combined with surplus heat from the steam generation process to produce heated steam and water vapor for application to the target area. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the applicator wand is hand held, the applicator head having an inlet, an outlet and a body therebetween, the water and fuel being supplied to a steam generator and burner within the body of the applicator head which generates steam and hot air adjacent to the target area for application through the outlet to the target area.

The invention relates to an LPG combusting burner device for flaming and flame cultivation purposes and an improved hand-held torch that may incorporate such burner device. The burner device includes a primary burner (14) having at least one fuel delivery nozzle or jet (80) arranged within an open combustion chamber (71) defined within a burner skirt (70) such as to direct a stream of fuel towards a flame delivery opening of the skirt (70), and a vaporiser (18) located in heat exchanging proximity to the primary burner (14) and having a pressurization chamber with an inlet for liquid LPG fuel and an outlet for gaseous LPG fuel, the inlet being arranged to be in fluid communication with a source of pressurized LPG and the other being in communication with the nozzle of the primary burner. A metering duct (37) is located in close vicinity or within the vaporiser (18) and arranged to discretely limit the amount of liquid fuel entering the vaporisation chamber via its inlet, and a first pressure reduction duct (52) is provided in the flow path of gaseous fuel between the vaporisation chamber outlet and the nozzle of the primary burner (14) the first pressure reduction duct (52) arranged to impart a discrete pressure drop to gaseous fuel flowing therethrough between the vaporisation chamber (50) and the nozzle of the primary burner (14), the discrete pressure drop being such as to generate a low velocity combustion flame in the primary burner (14) during normal burner operation.

Non soil-invasive four-parameter rapid unnatural dual component selective illumination protocol (UDCIP) for plant eradication using a process time under one minute. Application of a relatively low level of non-mutating UV-A optical energy to root crowns and / or soil grades allows below-ground UV-A penetration into soil to illuminate root crowns, and when preceded by or coincident with an above ground near-IR defoliation and root crown illumination step, results in an unexpected rise in lethality. Very high lethality, including 100 percent, is obtained using low deposited energy. UV-A optical energy can be delivered to root crowns and adjacent soil via a UV-transmissive knive blade.

The invention provides a soil disinfecting subsoiler with a flame deep layer sterilizing function and a method. The soil disinfecting subsoiler comprises a machine frame, a subsoiler compacting device and a high-temperature sterilizing device. The machine frame is used for supporting and fixing other devices and connected with a tractor hanging system in a hanging or traction mode and provides power for the tractor hanging system. The subsoiler compacting device is used for completing the soil deep loosening and land preparing work and the breaking and compacting work of earth surface soil blocks. The high-temperature sterilizing device is used for realizing fire spraying of multiple fire spraying heads to complete the high-temperature soil sterilizing and insect killing work. By means of the high-temperature flame sterilizing and insect killing mode, oxygen-enriched combustion gas is sprayed at a high speed through a space formed by turning soil at the rear portion of a subsoiler shovel handle underground, flame is located underground during combustion and used for killing bacteria, and the energy utilization rate is high; targeted soil disinfecting work is conducted for large fields with soil of different pollution conditions, the pollution caused for the environment and crops by using highly poisonous chemical pesticides is solved, and the aim of improving the environment is improved.

A device and a method for killing burrowing animals through the remote detonation of an exploding gas within the burrow of an animal. The device comprising a source of flammable gas connected to discharge tube which is operatively connected through a charging valve to a control box and a head. The head is made of a durable material and having a generally sloping face portion. The head configured for placement within an opening and further configured to hold materials within the burrow. The device can be remotely operated so as to allow the device to be detonated from a remote location thus increasing the safety of the device to a user.

A process for removing or treating harmful biological and organic substances within an enclosure includes heating the ambient air within the enclosed area to a predetermined temperature over time to cause harmful biological or organic substances to be destroyed or migrate into the ambient air. Temperature and pressure levels are monitored through the treatment process. Contaminated objects or areas may be subjected to biocides, irradiation, or even freezing as part of the treatment process. The air removed from the enclosure is preferably passed through an incinerator, a filter or an irradiation device and the heated air is re-circulated to enhance efficiency.

The invention concerns a weed control apparatus and a method for thermal weed control, wherein the weed control apparatus has a heating area to which is supplied secondary air, where the secondary air is preheated before introducing it to the heating area, where preheating of the secondary air is preferably effected by conducting it through a preheating area, where the preheating area includes one or more ducts which are preferably only separated from the heat exposure area by a heat conducting material, e.g. an iron sheet. The preheating of the secondary air with heat from the heat exposure area firstly contributes to recycling of the heat that otherwise would radiate off the top side of the apparatus.Secondly, the preheating of the secondary air, which includes combustion of gas or liquid, provides enhanced efficiency to heating means, as the amount of heat supplied via the secondary air reduces the need for combusting gas or liquid while simultaneously contributing to a complete combustion.

The invention is BURROWING PEST CONTROL DEVICE, while mixing together oxygen and a flammable gas and injecting it into an underground burrow. The device includes the feature of being operated from a remote position, a vortex injection of the gases, and a device for generating a shockwave to propagate combustion throughout the stream of mixed gases.

A mobile vehicle having a burner assembly for movement over a ground surface and directing flame onto the ground surface to incinerate the materials on the ground surface and growing therefrom and including a water spray for reducing air pollution associated with the incineration.

A transportable flamer, mounted on a tractor or similar, may be used to sterilize poultry litter, soil, concrete, etc. The flamer disclosed comprises a hood to contain the heat, an external frame, and burners. A fuel tank may be carried on the flamer or on a tractor or trailer in front of, or behind the flamer. An additional embodiment provides for mounting the flamer on wheels, permitting the unit to be towed by a truck, four-wheeler, tractor, etc. The burners are adjustable as to angle, and fueling rate.

The present invention provides a mobile field scorching apparatus having a chassis, a plurality of wheels rotatably supporting the chassis on the ground, a main body placed over the chassis, a brush bar rotatably attached to the chassis for loosening the thatch on a grass area, a flame blower operably attached to the chassis and positioned rear the brush bar for scorching the loosened grass thatch, and a water discharge apparatus operably attached to the chassis rear the flame blower for wetting down and curtaining the scorched grass.

The invention relates to a high-temperature online sterilizer. A transmission box (6) is connected to a rear axle of a tractor, chain wheels (8) are driven by a power shaft (21) in the transmission box, a housing (13) is connected to the transmission box (6), and two sides of the housing (13) are rotably connected with the two ends of a transmission shaft respectively; the two ends of the transmission shaft are provided with the front chain wheels (8) respectively, two sides of the housing (13) are connected with rear chain wheels (15) respectively, and the inner ends of the rear chain wheel shafts are connected with a rolling barrel (18); a group of fuel gas spray guns (12) are arranged on the front portion of the housing (13), and are connected with a reducing valve arranged on a fuel gas storage tank (3) through gas pipes (10), and flames sprayed out of the fuel gas spray guns (12) are matched with soil turned over by scraper plates (16) of the rolling barrel in a heating mode. The high-temperature online sterilizer has the advantages of being convenient to operate, high in sterilizing efficiency and good in effect due to the adoption of the rolling barrel scraper plate structure and power from an output shaft of the tractor, Furthermore, the high-temperature online sterilizer is simple in structure, small in maintenance amount and low in cost.

An apparatus for processing incendiary capsules for the purpose of prescribed burning. The apparatus includes a reciprocating injector tube driven by a crankshaft and a reciprocating mechanical pump driven by a cam. In order to synchronize these reciprocating motions the crankshaft and cam are joined together as a single part. The incendiary spheres exit a hopper and line up in series in a tube which deposits them one by one into a nest. Each individual sphere is punctured in the nest by a needle then injected with reactant. Each sphere is then withdrawn from the nest and dropped through a discharge opening before the next incendiary in line is processed in the same manner.

The invention relates to an active type bird strike prevention method and device for an aircraft. The method comprises the steps that in the flying process of the aircraft, a radar detection device is started to detect whether birds and other flying animals approach preset dangerous areas of the aircraft and transmits a detected signal to a central controller in a cockpit of the aircraft; the central controller starts a fuel gas generator after receiving the danger signal transmitted by the radar detection device, so that the fuel gas generator produces high-temperature and high-pressure fuel gas, wherein the fuel gas generator is installed on an aircraft engine or a nose or a fuselage; fuel gas flow is ejected out of the fuel gas generator and then strikes on and bounces off the bodies of the birds and other flying animals, so that the birds and other flying animals fly away from the fuselage of the aircraft along with the gas flow and are prevented from colliding with the engine or the fuselage. The protection for the aircraft belongs to an active protection behavior and is complete and more effective. In addition, the active type bird strike prevention method and device can expel large birds, solve the problem that a collision by the large birds cannot be prevented in the prior art and allow the aircraft to be safer and more reliable in the flying process.

Methods for treating plants and fields in agricultural applications are provided by selective delivery of superheated steam. Particularly preferred applications include delivery adjacent to grape vine leaves in order to defoliate basal leaves and to kill localized insect pests, and by injecting superheated steam in strawberry beds prior to planting to kill nematodes. The superheated steam is delivered at temperatures in excess of about 250° F.

The invention provides a novel high-temperature pest-killing device for vegetable planting. The novel high-temperature pest-killing device comprises rails, shifters, an installation rack, ejection devices and a remote controller, wherein the two shifters are respectively connected at the two ends of the installation rack and respectively arranged on the two rails; a plurality of ejection devices are uniformly arranged at one side of the installation rack, a fuel tank is arranged at the other side of the installation rack, an air pump is further arranged on the installation rack; the air pump is communicated with the ejection devices by virtue of pipelines; spark plugs are further arranged on the ejection devices. According to the novel high-temperature pest-killing device for vegetable planting, the defect that the flame gun cannot be flamed out by adopting a mode of firstly ejecting atomized fuels (such as alcohol) and then igniting is solved, so that the effects of instantly burning and burning in a three-dimensional space are obtained; the operation process is simple, convenient and efficient by utilizing the rails and the shifters. Besides, the novel high-temperature pest-killing device for vegetable planting has two functions of killing pests on leaves and killing pests on roots.

A plug-in device for controlling and exterminating pests includes an electrically powered heat source, a source of a volatile material adjacent to the heat source, the volatile material including at least a pesticide, and a source of carbon dioxide, wherein emitted heat and carbon dioxide attract the pests and wherein the volatile material is vaporized by the heat, thereby exterminating the attracted pests.

The present invention concerns a gas burner type combustion device called “burner” (B) projecting a mix of air and gas inflamed at the outlet of a pipe. The gas burner is fitted with a movable diffusion cone (200) whose tip (210) is located at least upstream from the flame creation zone so as to ensure the bursting of the air and gas mix, the relative displacement of the cone (200) according to the axis of diffusion defined by the flames allowing to adjust the strength of the latter.

Plant eradication using by inflicting upon a plant root (R) unnatural hot wound mechanical and thermal trauma delivered from a hot stab knife (V) which produces a stab gash (K) sufficiently deep to traverse plant cortex (C) and penetrate to plant xylem (X), simultaneous with or followed by heating the damaged area to a temperature of higher than 70 C, preferably 200 C for a sufficient time to cause cellular damage to the plant root. The root and hot stab knife may be shrouded to increase the temperature adjacent the stab gash. Preferably, the stab knife is formed to be sufficiently acuate and flat so as to allow a surface / volume ratio for the stab knife to be at least twice that of a cone of similar size and extent. Unhealable damage results, believed to caused by role conversion of organisms in the rhizosphere from symbiosis to antagonism.

The invention belongs to the technical field of agricultural machinery, and relates to a self-propelled soil flame steam machine for pest-killing and weed-killing. The machine comprises a vehicle body, a punching and wetting device, a high-temperature device for pest-killing and weed-killing, and an intelligent probe device; the punching and wetting device comprises a water tank (12), a water pipe(13), a fixed tank (16) and a punching device; the high-temperature device for pest-killing and weed-killing comprises a fire gun sliding rail plate (4), a fire gun nozzle (5), a fire gun sliding rail (6), a fire gun sliding rod (7), a fire gun support rod (8), a gas conveying pipe (9), a fire gun fixing plate (10), a gas storage tank (11), a fire gun top plug (22) and a spark plug (23); and theintelligent probe device comprises a signal processing component (14) and a probe (15). Flame and high-temperature steam are utilized to kill pests and weeds in soil, so that pest-killing and weed-killing are more thorough, especially the effect of pest-killing and weed-killing in deep soil is greatly improved, the problem of environmental pollution caused by the use of chemical pesticides is alsosolved, and the object of improving the environment is achieved.

A ground excavation preparation apparatus for thawing a frozen ground surface prior to excavation, consisting of a trailer; a housing connected to the trailer; mobility means attached to the trailer for moving the apparatus; heat generation means above the housing for supplying thawing energy; heat distribution means within the housing for transferring heat into the ambient air within the housing; and hydraulic means connecting the trailer to the housing for raising and lowering the housing at an excavation site.

The present invention relates to a nuisance-free agricultural field rat-killing equipment. Said equipment is formed from liquefied gas storage tank, pressure-reducing valve with pressure meter, conduct, spray nozzle and electronic ignitor. Said equipment has portable type and large type, and is characterized by that firestly, the imflammable gas is introduced into rat hole, then the gas is lighted so as to attain the goal of completely killing rats.