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A method and apparatus is disclosed for heating of formations using fired heaters. Each fired heater may consist of two concentric tubulars emplaced in the formation, connected via a wellhead to a burner at the surface. Combustion gases from the burner go down to the bottom of the inner tubular and return to the surface in the annular space between the two tubulars. The two tubulars may be insulated in an overburden zone where heating is not desired. A plurality of fired heaters can be connected together such that the combustion gases from a first fired heater well are piped through insulated interconnect piping to become the air inlet for a second fired heater well, which also has a burner at its wellhead. This can be repeated for other heater wells, until the oxygen content of the combustion gas is reduced near zero. The combustion gas from the last fired heater well may be routed through a heat exchanger in which the fresh inlet air for the first heater well is preheated. A substantially uniform temperature is maintained in each heater well by using a high mass flow into the heater well.

A method and apparatus is disclosed for heating of formations using fired heaters. The method includes the steps of: providing a wellbore within the formation to be heated, the wellbore comprising a casing within the formation to be heated, a tubular defining, in the inside of the tubular, a flowpath for hot gases from the surface to a point in the wellbore near the bottom of the formation to be heated, and a volume between the tubular and the casing providing a flowpath for hot gases from near the bottom of the formation to be heated to the top of the formation to be heated, wherein the flowpaths are in communication with each other near the bottom of the formation to be heated and the volume between the casing and the tubular at the top of the formation to be heated is in communication with a point above the surface, and insulation for a portion of the length of the wellbore within the formation to be heated between the flowpath for hot gases from the surface to the point in the wellbore near the bottom of the formation to be heated and the flowpath for hot gases from near the bottom of the formation to be heated to the surface; and supplying a flow of hot gases to the flowpath for hot gases from the surface to a point in the wellbore near the bottom of the formation to be heated.

The invention provides methods to detect molecular recognition events. The invention also provides methods to detect the presence of or identify a target species based on its interaction with one or more probe species. The methods of the invention are based on amplification of the signal due to each molecular recognition event. The amplification is achieved through photopolymerization, with the polymer formed being associated with the molecular recognition event. In an embodiment, a fluorescent polymer, a magnetic polymer, a radioactive polymer or an electrically conducting polymer can form the basis of detection and amplification. In another embodiment, a polymer gel swollen with a fluorescent solution, a magnetic solution, a radioactive solution or an electrically conducting solution can form the basis of detection and amplification. In another embodiment, sufficient polymer forms to be detectable by visual inspection.

An apparatus and method for reducing moisture within a wafer handling chamber is disclosed. The moisture reduction results in reduced oxidation of a wafer. The moisture reduction is made possible through use of valves and purging gas. Operation of the valves may result in improved localized purging.

A method for reducing the amount of carbon monoxide and oxygen emissions in a hydrocarbon combustor in a gas turbine engine by feeding hydrocarbon fuel and an oxidizer component into the head end of the combustor while also injecting substantially inert gas into the combustor with the fuel and oxidizer; forming a combustor exhaust stream that mixes with the recycle; cooling the combustor exhaust; detecting the amount of carbon monoxide and oxygen in the exhaust and adjusting the amount of fuel, oxidizer and inert gas feeds based on the detected amounts.

Methods and systems of maintaining, evaluating, and providing therapy to a lung ex vivo. The methods and systems involve positioning the lung in an ex vivo perfusion circuit; circulating a perfusion fluid through the lung, the fluid entering the lung through a pulmonary artery interface and leaving the lung through a left atrial interface; and ventilating the lung by flowing a ventilation gas through a tracheal interface. Maintaining the lung for extended periods involves causing the lung to rebreath a captive volume of air, and reaching an equilibrium state between the perfusion fluid and the ventilation gas. Evaluating the gas exchange capability of the lung involves deoxygenating the perfusion fluid and measuring a time taken to reoxygenate the perfusion fluid by ventilating the lung with an oxygenation gas.

The specification discloses a polymer blend especially well-suited for coating paperboard substrates used in food packaging, particularly acidic or acid-generating foods such as fruit and vegetable juices. The blend contains an acid-activatable oxygen scavenger dispersed in a film-forming synthetic polymer such as an EVOH copolymer. When placed as a film or layer on the side of the substrate inside the container in contact with the food the blend is effective to reduce the oxygen in the container over time to a very low concentration, replacing the same with carbon dioxide, for an excellent preservative effect.

Methods (100) are provided for fabricating a ferroelectric capacitor in a semiconductor device wafer, comprising forming (118) a lower electrode, depositing (126) PZT ferroelectric material on the lower electrode at a temperature below 450 degrees C., and forming (128) an upper electrode on the PZT. Methods are also provided for fabricating a ferroelectric memory cell in a semiconductor device wafer, comprising forming (106) a transistor in the wafer, forming (108) a nickel silicide structure on the gate or a source / drain of the transistor, forming (110) a dielectric over the transistor, forming (112) a conductive contact extending through the dielectric to the silicide structure, forming (114, 116, 118, 120) a lower electrode on at least a portion of the conductive contact, forming (126) PZT ferroelectric material above and in contact with the lower electrode at a temperature below 450 degrees C., forming (128, 132) an upper electrode above and in contact with the PZT, and patterning (134) the upper electrode, the PZT, and the lower electrode to form a patterned ferroelectric capacitor.

The invention discloses a method for preparing high-quality graphene in large scale by intercalation stripping of graphite by chemical method. The main principle and approach are as follows: inserting some reagent into graphite intercalation by chemical method, then adding energy or some reagent to make intercalation material rapidly and violently react to release air and stripping graphite into graphene. The specific embodiment proposal comprises means of liquid phase stripping, solid phase stripping and two-step liquid phase and solid phase combined stripping. The prepared graphene has high single intercalation quality and few detects since it does not go through oxidation and reduction processes. The oxygen content is only 1.63% and is the lowest in known graphene preparation method by graphite. There is no impurity or molecule absorbed on the graphene surface. The invention has low cost, high yield, simple and feasible preparation method and low energy consumption and is suitable for large scale generation.

The invention provides an electrode for electrolysis, a preparation method of the electrode and an electrolytic bath. The electrode for electrolysis comprises a conductive base material and an active coating, wherein the conductive base material is a base material containing titanium or titanium alloy; the active coating at least comprises a bottom coating layer and a surface coating layer; the bottom coating layer is prepared from titanic oxide, iridium oxide and ruthenium oxide; the surface coating layer is prepared from iridium oxide, ruthenium oxide, titanium oxide and a metal or an oxide of one of two of palladium and platinum. According to the electrode for electrolysis disclosed by the invention, the double coating layers are adopted; compared with the single coating layer only containing ruthenium, iridium and titanium, the electrode is better in activity, the chlorine evolution potential of the electrode is low, the oxygen evolution potential is high, the service life of the electrode is longer, and the electrolysis stability is better.

An inerting system provides air with reduced oxygen content by flowing and directing air through an air separation module. Optimal working pressure for the air separation module is obtained with two compressors. A first compressor elevates air from the aircraft cabin to a second pressure. The second pressure is at an intermediate level below the working pressure of the air separation module. A second compressor elevates air from the second pressure to the working pressure. The second compressor is driven by air that is exhausted through a turbine. The pressure difference between air at the working pressure and air required by the fuel distribution system is used to power the turbine and drive the second compressor.

The invention discloses a method and equipment of sealed chamber atmosphere deoxygenization and circulating purification for a metal 3D printer. A gas inlet and a gas outlet are respectively formed in two ends of a forming chamber; the gas inlet and the gas outlet are mutually connected through a gas circulating pipeline; a first pneumatic butterfly valve, a dust purifier, a second pneumatic butterfly valve and a water removal drier are arranged on the gas circulating pipeline; a branch pipeline is arranged on the gas circulating pipeline between the second pneumatic butterfly valve and the water removal drier; the tail end of the branch pipeline is connected with a vacuum pump; a molecular sieve and a vacuum pipeline solenoid valve are arranged on the branch pipeline; the forming chamber is connected with an inert gas source. According to the method, firstly the oxygen content in the forming chamber is reduced to a required range before machining, and gas circulating purification is started during machining, so that gas purity degree in the forming chamber is kept; pressure detection and oxygen content detection are introduced, so that the oxygen content and pressure are within a reasonable range at all time during machining. The method and the equipment improve the forming efficiency and quality of the 3D printer, and guarantee the safety and the reliability of the machining process.

A tar sand volatilizer system thermally removes petroleum crude oil from tar sands or shale oil. A series of heated augers or thermal screws are used to elevate material temperature gradually using conductive heat transfer. The thermal screws blades and auger case receive a heated fluid. The screws are driven by variable speed drive systems. The unit is sized for any throughput rate desired. Hot clean material discharges into a rotary cooler and re-hydrator unit. The exhaust gases are pulled through a high temperature filter collector for particulate removal. The particulate free petroleum vapor laden hot gas exits the filter house into a multi stage condenser system with water chillers where the vapor temperature is gradually cooled. A microwave upgrader system processes crude oil using catalyst injected microwave technology to produce a diesel like fuel oil in a continuous process stream.

Methods and systems of maintaining, evaluating, and providing therapy to a lung ex vivo. The methods and systems involve positioning the lung in an ex vivo perfusion circuit; circulating a perfusion fluid through the lung, the fluid entering the lung through a pulmonary artery interface and leaving the lung through a left atrial interface; and ventilating the lung by flowing a ventilation gas through a tracheal interface. Maintaining the lung for extended periods involves causing the lung to rebreath a captive volume of air, and reaching an equilibrium state between the perfusion fluid and the ventilation gas. Evaluating the gas exchange capability of the lung involves deoxygenating the perfusion fluid and measuring a time taken to reoxygenate the perfusion fluid by ventilating the lung with an oxygenation gas.

Methods and systems of maintaining, evaluating, and providing therapy to a lung ex vivo. The methods and systems involve positioning the lung in an ex vivo perfusion circuit; circulating a perfusion fluid through the lung, the fluid entering the lung through a pulmonary artery interface and leaving the lung through a left atrial interface; and ventilating the lung by flowing a ventilation gas through a tracheal interface. Maintaining the lung for extended periods involves causing the lung to rebreath a captive volume of air, and reaching an equilibrium state between the perfusion fluid and the ventilation gas. Evaluating the gas exchange capability of the lung involves deoxygenating the perfusion fluid and measuring a time taken to reoxygenate the perfusion fluid by ventilating the lung with an oxygenation gas.

An improved system based on the Czochralski process for continuous growth of a single crystal ingot comprises a low aspect ratio, large diameter, and substantially flat crucible, including an optional weir surrounding the crystal. The low aspect ratio crucible substantially eliminates convection currents and reduces oxygen content in a finished single crystal silicon ingot. A separate level controlled silicon pre-melting chamber provides a continuous source of molten silicon to the growth crucible advantageously eliminating the need for vertical travel and a crucible raising system during the crystal pulling process. A plurality of heaters beneath the crucible establish corresponding thermal zones across the melt. Thermal output of the heaters is individually controlled for providing an optimal thermal distribution across the melt and at the crystal / melt interface for improved crystal growth. Multiple crystal pulling chambers are provided for continuous processing and high throughput.

There is disclosed a method for conversion of crude tall oil into high-quality diesel fuels comprising the steps of: (a) removal of non-oil contaminants present in the crude tall oil and recovering valuable organic compounds present in the crude tall oil, thereby forming a refined tall oil stream; (b) removal of the volatile fraction of the refined tall oil stream from step a), thereby forming a volatiles free oil stream comprising organic components with boiling points, at atmospheric pressure, of 170 degrees C. or higher; (c) separation in a vacuum distillation column of the volatiles free oil stream of step b) into two process streams or phases wherein a first process stream or phase is substantially comprising components with boiling points, at atmospheric pressure, in the range of 170-400 degrees C. and a second process stream or phase is substantially comprising components with boiling points, at atmospheric pressure, over 400 degrees C.; (d) lowering the oxygen content in the stream comprised of components with boiling points in the range 200-400 degrees C. from step c) by decarboxylation and / or decarbonylation.

This invention relates to powders of substantially spherical particles that consist essentially of at least about 10% by weight rhenium optionally alloyed with up to about 90% by weight tungsten or up to about 60% by weight molybdenum. In one embodiment, the spherical particles have an average diameter of less than about 150 microns, and more preferably, an average diameter within the range of from about 10 to about 50 microns. The powders according to the invention exhibit good flow characteristics and can be used to fabricate components having complicated shapes and configurations using conventional powder metallurgy techniques.

A method of producing a higher purity metal comprising the step of electrolyzing a coarse metal material by a primary electrolysis to obtain a primary electrodeposited metal, the step of electrolyzing the material with the primary electrodeposited metal obtained in the primary electrolysis step used as an anode to obtain a higher purity electrolyte for secondary electrolysis, and the step of further performing secondary electrolysis by employing higher purity electrolytic solution than said electrolytic solution with said primary electrodeposited metal as an anode, whereby providing an electro-refining method that effectively uses electrodes and an electrolyte produced in a plurality of electro-refining steps, reuses the flow of an electrolyte in the system, reduces organic matter-caused oxygen content, and can effectively produce a high purity metal.

PCT No. PCT / JP97 / 04232 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 17, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 17, 1998 PCT Filed Nov. 20, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO98 / 22636 PCT Pub. Date May 28, 1998A sputtering target consisting essentially of Mn and at least one kind of R element selected from a group of Ni, Pd, Pt, Co, Rh, Ir, V, Nb, Ta, Cu, Ag, Au, Ru, Os, Cr, Mo, W, and Re. The sputtering target, at least as a part of target texture, comprises one member selected from a group of an alloy phase and a compound phase formed between the R element and Mn. In addition, oxygen content in the target is 1 weight % or less (including 0). With such a sputtering target, an anti-ferromagnetic material film consisting of RMn alloy excellent in corrosion resistivity and thermal performance can be stabilized in its film composition and film quality. By employing the anti-ferromagnetic material film, when an exchange coupling film is formed by stacking the anti-ferromagnetic material film and the ferromagnetic material film, sufficient exchange coupling force is obtained stably. Such an exchange coupling film can be used in a magneto-resistance effect element and the like.

The present invention is directed to a photolytic cell, and to a photolytic artificial lung incorporating such a cell. The photolytic artificial lung converts water to oxygen for blood absorption, regulates pH, the removes carbon dioxide, and co-produces electrical power. The photolytic artificial lung includes a photolytic cell where all of the chemical reactions occur. Additionally, the present invention relates to photolytically sensitive materials for oxygen generation. These materials are useful for gas-free artificial lung fabrication. The photolytic cell disclosed herein can also be used to direct chemical reactions in organs other than the lung. It can also be used to maintain breathing air in confined systems.

The invention relates to a silver alloy wire and a preparation method thereof. The silver alloy wire is prepared from the following components of 0.5-10 percent of Au, 0-1 percent of Pt, 1-6 percent of Pd, 0-1 percent of Rh, 0-1 percent of Cu, 0-500ppm of Ln, 0-200ppm of Ce, 0-0.5 percent of Al, 0.7-3 percent of Ti, 0-0.2 percent of Si, 0-0.3 percent of Zn, 0-1 percent of Sn, 0-10 percent of Be and the balance of Ag. A directional continuous casting process is adopted. The prepared silver alloy wire overcomes the problem that the bonded silver wire is easily subjected to sulfur corrosion in the prior art, and has a series of other excellent characteristics.

The invention discloses a production method of conducting copper bars for a bus duct with a large flakiness ratio, belonging to the technical field of processing of non-ferrous metals. The production method is characterized by comprising the following steps of: upward continuously casting oxygen-free copper bars, continuously extruding copper bar billets, rolling, annealing, drawing, checking and packaging. By adopting the continuous extrusion technology to produce the copper bar billets, the continuous production can be realized, and the weight of each roll of copper bar billets can reach more than 3 tons. Moreover, because the copper bar billets are produced in a roll shape, the defect of cutting the head and the tail of each copper bar in the traditional production process is avoided, and the yield of the product reaches more than 90%. Meanwhile, by reasonably setting continuous extrusion process parameters, rolling rate and the like, the invention effectively improves the quality of the product and has the advantages of high purity, low oxygen content, high conductivity, excellent surface quality and the like. The product is detected to show that the content of Cu and Ag is greater than or equal to 99.97%, the content of O is less than or equal to 10ppm, and the conductivity is 98-101% according to the IACS.

An EGR mixer comprises an upstream conduit section having a contracting flow area in a direction of air flow through the mixer, a downstream conduit section having an expanding flow area in the direction of air flow through the mixer, a slot formed in the downstream conduit section for admitting exhaust to the air flow, and an abrupt flow-expanding ridge disposed between the upstream and downstream conduit sections. With the EGR mixer configured in this manner, recirculated exhaust may be effectively homogenized into an intake air flow with reduced drag.

In a semiconductor device including a laminate of a first insulating layer, a crystalline semiconductor layer, and a second insulating layer, characteristics of the device are improved by determining its structure in view of stress balance. In the semiconductor device including an active layer of the crystalline semiconductor layer having tensile stress on a substrate, tensile stress is given to the first insulating layer formed to be in close contact with a surface of the semiconductor layer at a substrate side, and compressive stress is given to the second insulating layer formed to be in close contact with a surface of the semiconductor layer at a side opposite to the substrate side.

The invention relates to a method and a device for reducing emission limits of nitrogen oxides in waste incineration flue gas. In the method, processes of a waste incineration processing device, an optimizing air supply device, an exhaust-heat boiler device, a selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR) device, a tail gas processing device and the like are integrated into a whole; by combining clean flue gas serving as secondary air supply and the SNCR device, the situation that the nitrogen oxides in the discharge of tail gas generated after wastes are processed by national waste incineration equipment is not removed effectively in low cost can be changed, and the removal ratio of the nitrogen oxides can be improved; and the removal rate of the nitrogen oxides after the device is optimized is more than 70 percent, so that the concentration of the tail gas discharged finally is lower than 150 mg / Nm<3> specified in the European Union standard 2000. Simultaneously, the optimizing device requires less increment investment and low running cost and is suitable to be applied and popularized in waste incineration equipment at home and abroad, and a denitration device is small in newly increased floor space.

An improved system based on the Czochralski process for continuous growth of a single crystal ingot comprises a low aspect ratio, large diameter, and substantially flat crucible, including an optional weir surrounding the crystal. The low aspect ratio crucible substantially eliminates convection currents and reduces oxygen content in a finished single crystal silicon ingot. A separate level controlled silicon pre-melting chamber provides a continuous source of molten silicon to the growth crucible advantageously eliminating the need for vertical travel and a crucible raising system during the crystal pulling process. A plurality of heaters beneath the crucible establish corresponding thermal zones across the melt. Thermal output of the heaters is individually controlled for providing an optimal thermal distribution across the melt and at the crystal / melt interface for improved crystal growth. Multiple crystal pulling chambers are provided for continuous processing and high throughput.

The invention relates to oxide-dispersion-strengthening ferrite / martensitic steel with the excellent high-temperature strength and the good oxidation resistance and a preparing method of the oxide-dispersion-strengthening ferrite / martensitic steel. The oxide-dispersion-strengthening ferrite / martensitic steel comprises 8% to 10% of Cr, 0.5% to 2% of W, 1.5% to 5.5% of Al, 0.1% to 0.4% of V, 0.1% to 0.5% of Mn, 0% to 1.0% of Zr, 0% to 1.0% of Hf and 0.25% to 0.5% of Y2O3. The content of C and the content of N are controlled to be lower than 0.1%, and at least one kind of the Hf and the Zr is contained; the oxygen content of atomized powder is controlled to be lower than 0.05 wt.%, the atomized powder with the particle size ranging from 50 meshes to 200 meshes is selected to be mechanically alloyed with Al powder, Zr powder, Hf powder and Y2O3 powder, and the size of obtained powder ranges from 90 micrometers to 200 micrometers; silicate glass is used for wrapping, compressing and molding, the pressure is started to be boosted to 120 MPa to 180 MPa at the temperature of 850 DEG C, a two-stage sintering manner in which the temperature ranging from 850 DEG C to 950 DEG C is kept for 1 hour and the temperature ranging from 1050 DEG C to 1150 DEG C is kept for 1 hour is adopted, the tensile strength of the finally-obtained ferrite / martensitic steel at the temperature of 700 DEG C ranges from 250 MPa to 320 MPa, and the ductility of the finally-obtained ferrite / martensitic steel at the temperature of 700 DEG C ranges from 18% to 32%; and the oxidation performance of the dispersion-strengthening steel is also greatly improved on the premise that the high-temperature strength and the high-temperature plasticity are guaranteed, and after 100-h oxidation is carried out at the temperature of 850 DEG C, the oxidation weight increase only ranges from 0.0327 mg / cm<3> to 0.098 mg / cm<3>.