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An apparatus and method to insert a spinal catheter and minimize incidence of post dural puncture headache. The apparatus typically includes a support needle with a non-cutting piercing tip and an exteriorly mounted catheter. The catheter gauge is reduced, while ease of use is increased by the exterior mounting. The catheter may include a kink sleeve that protects against kinking when bent during use. A central stylet maybe included to prevent entry of matter into the support needle opening during insertion. Methods using a single stick insertion procedure allow for catheter placement to be determined and adjusted based on physical feedback obtained during the single stick insertion.

This invention relates to an apparatus for an entrainment system of a vortex burning combustion chamber or a vortex burning inter-turbine burner in a gas turbine. The entrainment system rapidly and thoroughly mixes hot combustion gases with non-combustion gases to reduce the gas temperature before entering a turbine. The entrainment system includes a plurality of helical vanes forming trenches and resulting in a highly helical flow path. The highly helical flow path provides an increased residence time for mixing of the combustion gases and non-combustion gases. Radial cavities in the helical vanes, canted vane angles and varying geometries further facilitate mixing while reducing losses. This invention also includes a method of mixing combustion and non-combustion gases in an entrainment system.

The invention relates to an exhaust gas after-treatment device for an internal combustion engine, including a housing into which an exhaust pipe that opens into a mixing chamber penetrates. The mixing chamber is shaped as a pot and reverses a direction of flow of the incoming exhaust gas whereby it returns the exhaust gas radially outside of the exhaust pipe. An open end of the pot-shaped mixing chamber opens into a collecting space which is designed so that it supplies the exhaust gas to at least one downstream SCR catalytic converter.

A method and device for controllably combusting combustible material, including a combustion device comprising an elongate combustion tube having an inlet section including an inlet for combustible material, an ignition section, including an igniter displaced along a length of the tube from the inlet section to ignite the combustible material, and at least one energy extraction device operatively coupled to the combustion tube and configured to extract energy from combustion of the combustible mixture.

A multiple tube type separation membrane module characterized in that said module comprises plurality of tubular separation membrane elements 3 having sealed ends and open ends; outside pipes 13 surrounding the tubular separation membrane elements 3 with spaces formed therebetween and having first openings on the sealed ends side of the tubular separation membrane elements 3 as well as second openings 133 in the vicinities of the open ends of the tubular separation membrane elements; means for inlet communicating with the first openings of the outside pipes; first means for outlet communicating with the open ends of the tubular separation membrane elements; and second means for outlet communicating with the second openings of the outside pipes, wherein fluid F₁ flowing from the first openings of the outside pipes through the means for inlet flows in the spaces between the tubular separation membrane elements 3 and the outside pipes 13, component F₂ separated from the fluid F₁ by the tubular separation membrane elements 3 flows out from the first means for outlet through the open ends of the tubular separation membrane elements 3, and the remaining fluid F₃ flows out from the second means for outlet.

A medical device for topical, intranasal or oral administration of dry powder medical compositions includes a unit dose blister form containing an internal piercing device that provides for agitation, dispersion and dispensation of the powder to a user.

A drying system for a dishwasher including a passive vent assembly mounted to a top portion of the dishwasher. The passive vent assembly includes a passive vent structure having a series of air vents defined therein and through which drying air flows are drawn into the wash chamber of the dishwasher, a diffuser mounted over the air vents and including a series of fins for spreading the drying air flows across the wash chamber, and a moisture trap hood mounted over an upper surface of the passive vent structure.

A method for manufacturing a sputter target in which cooling rates are selectively controlled, by generating a sputter surface and a backside surface obverse to the sputter surface. The backside surface includes at least a first textured region. The first textured region aids in cooling a region of the sputter target adjacent to the first textured region, by effectuating heat dissipation.

A sensor, in particular a gas sensor for determining a physical characteristic of a measuring gas, in particular the temperature of the concentration of a gas component, in particular in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, includes a sensor element which protrudes with a gas-side end section from a sensor housing and having a double protecting tube, which encloses the gas-side end section, and has an outer tube and an inner tube. For improved protection of the sensor element against thermal shock, a reduction in the heating power for the sensor element, and sufficiently high dynamics of the sensor, a cup-shaped central protecting tube is placed over the gas-side end section, the central protecting tube being provided with gas passage apertures in the tube casing, the gas passage apertures being positioned offset to the tube bottom with respect to the gas passage apertures present in the inner tube.

A vortex type cold and hot gas separating device (100) includes a body (110) having a cylindrical inner wall surface (111), the inner wall surface (111) defining a cylindrical inner chamber (112) having a first end (113) and a second end (114); an intake and agitation fan device (120) attached to the body (110) at the first end (113) which sucks external gas into the cylindrical inner chamber (112) and agitates the external gas to form a first vortex traveling towards the second end (114); a hot gas stream discharge port (130) located at or adjacent to an edge of the second end (114) to discharge a part of gas of the first vortex traveling to the hot gas stream discharge port (130) out of the cylindrical inner chamber (112); a vortex return device (140) located at the second end (114) to return the remaining gas of the first vortex which is not discharged from the hot gas stream discharge port (130), thereby forming a second vortex traveling towards the first end (113) of the cylindrical inner chamber (112) through a cyclone core of the first vortex; and a cold gas stream discharge port (150) located at a radial center of the first end (112) of the cylindrical inner chamber or located adjacent to and around the radial center. A temperature of the gas discharged from the hot gas stream discharge port (130) is higher than a temperature of the gas discharged from the cold gas stream discharge port (150).

An apparatus and system are disclosed for enhancing aftertreatment regeneration. The system includes an internal combustion engine and an exhaust manifold directing the engine exhaust to an aftertreatment system. The system may further include an exhaust gas recycle system and a turbocharger. The system further includes a fuel injector mounted on the exhaust manifold that provides fuel to assist in regenerating an aftertreatment component. The fuel injector is mounted in an apparatus also including a flow dampener, an extender, and a residence chamber. The apparatus allows the fuel to be injected in a high temperature location where it will experience residence time at temperature, and experience shear forces passing through the turbocharger. The extender allows the fuel to be injected at a place in the exhaust manifold where recycling of injected fuel into the engine is minimized.

A component defines a blade or a vane for a rotor rotatable about a rotary axis (x). An inner space (10) of the component is limited by first and second walls (12), and forms a passage for a cooling fluid. First and second ribs (21, 22) project form the first and second walls, respectively, and extend in parallel to each other to form channels for the fluid from a leading end to a trailing end of the ribs. The ribs extend along a first and a third direction, respectively, in the proximity of the leading end and along a second direction and fourth direction, respectively, in the proximity of the trailing end. The first direction is inclined in relation to the second direction. The third direction is inclined in relation to the fourth direction. The first direction intersects with the third direction. The ribs extend from the leading end to the trailing end along a continuously curved path.

A method of increasing animal cell growth and monoclonal antibody production in an animal cell or cell culture includes the use of ultrasound at a frequency greater than about 1 MHz.