36 results about "Rapid cycling" patented technology

The present invention provides compact adsorption systems that are capable of rapid temperature swings and rapid cycling. Novel methods of thermal swing adsorption and thermally-enhanced pressure swing adsorption are also described. In some aspects of the invention, a gas is passed through the adsorbent thus allowing heat exchangers to be very close to all portions of the adsorbent and utilize less space. In another aspect, the adsorption media is selectively heated, thus reducing energy costs. Methods and systems for gas adsorption / desorption having improved energy efficiency with capability of short cycle times are also described. Advantages of the invention include the ability to use (typically) 30-100 times less adsorbent compared to conventional systems.

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing reduced or negative pressure, and more particularly cyclical reduced pressure, to treat a wound. The system can include a wound dressing, a fluid collection container, a suction source, filters, and conduits. In addition, the system can include a control device and sensors. The sensors may be configured to monitor certain physiological conditions of a patient such as temperature, pressure, blood flow, blood oxygen saturation, pulse, cardiac cycle, and the like. Application of cyclical reduced pressure between two or more values below atmospheric pressure may be synchronized with the physiological conditions monitored by the sensors. Certain embodiments of the system utilize an air reservoir and one or more valves and pressure sensors or gauges to allow for rapid cycling of the level of reduced pressure within the wound dressing between two or more reduced pressure values.

A method and apparatus is provided for the efficient and controllable delivery of cryogen liquid droplets into thin walled containers before they are sealed, the pressurization of the sealed container caused by the evaporation of the liquid cryogen causing the walls of the container to stiffen. Discharge of the droplets immediately upstream of the container sealing station is facilitated using a horizontal displacement assembly to transport metered droplets from a liquid dosing unit to the point of injection above the container. The horizontal displacement assembly may be provided with internal heaters to prevent freeze up, and a sensor to confirm droplet discharge. It may also be provided with a separate source of heated nitrogen gas, which can be used to back purge the dispensing unit should it become clogged, to melt any frozen liquid occlusions which may have formed in the cryogen supply line. In one embodiment, the solenoid used to actuate the piston regulating the opening and closing of the needle valve, which meters the dispensing of droplets, is mounted in thermal contact with said piston, this placement of the solenoid serving to cool the piston and thus prevent overheating in the case of rapid cycling.

This invention relates to a fluid flow control method that enables a self-propelled irrigation machine to apply varying amounts of fluid as might be required to suitably treat the surface area affected by each of the individual fluid application devices thereon. The control method regulates the total volume of fluid emitted by each application device to a predetermined value as it responds to a suitable control signal to permit or prevent fluid flow. This fluid flow control method involves time-based rapid cycling of the flow control apparatus to provide continuously variable fluid flow as is required to meet the desired average output of each emitting device as the flow requirement varies from time to time as needed to produce a selected, pre-determined application rate throughout the treated surface area.

Methods and apparatus for forming thin films are described. A semiconductor processing chamber includes a substrate support, an electrode opposite the substrate support, the electrode having a gas inlet in a peripheral region thereof, and an edge ring disposed around a peripheral region of the substrate support, the edge ring having a first barrier and a second barrier, wherein each of the first barrier and the second barrier mates with a recess in the electrode. The edge ring provides a gas flow path through a processing zone between the substrate support and the electrode that is substantially parallel to the upper surface of the substrate support. The electrode may be powered to enhance formation of a film on a substrate.

The invention discloses an automatic chemical nickel liquid medicine analyzing and adding system. The automatic chemical nickel liquid medicine analyzing and adding system comprises a controller, a chemical nickel plating tank and a chemical liquid medicine tank, wherein a thermometer, a pH meter and an atomic absorption spectrophotometer are arranged in the chemical nickel plating tank. The automatic chemical nickel liquid medicine analyzing and adding system automatically and accurately realizes the automatic chemical nickel plating liquid medicine analyzing and adding by controlling input in advance through a series of rapid cycling actions such as repeated testing, data analysis, data comparison, liquid medicine adding and supplementing control, detection and analysis to ensure the quality stability in the production of products.

Energy efficient circuitry is provided for rapid transfer of charge to and from a reactive load while avoiding excessive peak currents and significant resistive energy dissipation. For example, circuitry of the invention provides for rapid actuation of a piezoelectric mass flow valve actuator while significantly reducing electrical input power and power dissipation requirements. The invention also features circuitry for recovering a substantial portion of the energy delivered to the reactive load while still permitting rapid cycling of the load drive circuit. Controlling the activation interval of the drive circuitry provides for incremental actuation or positioning of the reactive load.

We describe a thermal cycler comprising a Peltier-type thermoelectric element used for cooling a sample block, and a non-Peltier-type heating device for heating the sample block. The cycler also includes a heat sink connected to the Peltier-type element by a heat pipe, which permits thermal energy to transfer from the Peltier-type element to the heat sink. This configuration operates more efficiently than conventional thermal cyclers which use Peltier-type elements for heating and cooling, and allows a more rapid cycling time as well as operation in a wider range of ambient temperatures. Certain embodiments utilise the Peltier-type element as a thermal gate to reduce thermal loss during heating when the Peltier-type element is switched off.

The invention concerns the use of a bombesin / gastrin releasing peptide antagonist in the treatment of inflammatory and immune-mediated inflammatory conditions, in particular sepsis, acute lung injury and rheumatoid arthritis as well as for the treatment or prophylaxis of brain disorders, preferably bipolar disorder, and in particular the different forms and / or subforms of bipolar disorder, such as mania, acute mania, severe mania, hypomania, depression, moderate depression, dysthymia, severe depression, episodes of mania and / or depression, psychosis / psychotic symptoms (e.g. hallucinations, delusions), mixed bipolar state, bipolar I disorder, bipolar II disorder and / or rapid-cycling bipolar disorder. In particular, specific nonapeptides with antagonist properties against bombesin or bombesin-like peptides, such as the gastrin releasing peptide, may be used in the treatment of inflammatory and immune-mediated inflammatory conditions as well as brain disorders.

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing reduced or negative pressure, and more particularly cyclical reduced pressure, to treat a wound. The system can include a wound dressing, a fluid collection container, a suction source, filters, and conduits. In addition, the system can include a control device and sensors. The sensors may be configured to monitor certain physiological conditions of a patient such as temperature, pressure, blood flow, blood oxygen saturation, pulse, cardiac cycle, and the like. Application of cyclical reduced pressure between two or more values below atmospheric pressure may be synchronized with the physiological conditions monitored by the sensors. Certain embodiments of the system utilize an air reservoir and one or more valves and pressure sensors or gauges to allow for rapid cycling of the level of reduced pressure within the wound dressing between two or more reduced pressure values.

Energy efficient circuitry is provided for rapid transfer of charge to and from a reactive load while avoiding excessive peak currents and significant resistive energy dissipation. For example, circuitry of the invention provides for rapid actuation of a piezoelectric mass flow valve actuator while significantly reducing electrical input power and power dissipation requirements. The invention also features circuitry for recovering a substantial portion of the energy delivered to the reactive load while still permitting rapid cycling of the load drive circuit. Controlling the activation interval of the drive circuitry provides for incremental actuation or positioning of the reactive load.

Methods and apparatus for forming thin films are described. A semiconductor processing chamber includes a substrate support, an electrode opposite the substrate support, the electrode having a gas inlet in a peripheral region thereof, and an edge ring disposed around a peripheral region of the substrate support, the edge ring having a first barrier and a second barrier, wherein each of the first barrier and the second barrier mates with a recess in the electrode. The edge ring provides a gas flow path through a processing zone between the substrate support and the electrode that is substantially parallel to the upper surface of the substrate support. The electrode may be powered to enhance formation of a film on a substrate.

A reciprocating compressor includes a first cylinder and a second cylinder, first and second suction cutoff unloader valve assemblies, and a controller. The first and second suction cutoff unloader valve assemblies are integral to the compressor and are capable of a rapid cycling to interrupt flow of refrigerant to the first and second cylinders. The controller operates at least one of the first suction cutoff unloader valve assembly or second suction cutoff unloader valve assembly in the rapid cycling and monitor a number of rapid cycles. In another aspect, a multi-stage compressor comprises a lower pressure stage and a higher pressure stage, and at least one suction cutoff unloader valve assembly capable of a rapid cycling to interrupt flow of refrigerant to a lower stage cylinder.

The invention discloses a rice dust removal device which comprises a processing body and a base. The base is located under the processing body, a feed inlet is arranged above the processing body, a feed pipe is arranged in the feed inlet, a feed hopper is connected to one side of the feed pipe and away from the processing body, a processing cavity is arranged in the processing body, a rotating port communicated with the processing cavity is arranged in one side of the processing body, a stirring roll is rotatably connected to the interior of the rotating port, a blowing blades are connected to the side face of the stirring roll, a socket communicated with the processing cavity is arranged above the processing body, a filter plate is inserted in the socket, a second pull plate is connected to one end of the filter plate, and two support rods are respectively arranged on two sides under the processing body. By the arrangement, the filter plate can be collected in a second recovery groove, materials in a first recovery groove can be poured in from the feed hopper, rapid and cycle cleaning effect is realized, and rice dust removal effect is guaranteed.

A radiant burner and method are disclosed. The radiant burner is for treating an effluent gas stream from a manufacturing process tool, the radiant burner comprises: a sintered metal fibre sleeve through which combustion materials pass for combustion proximate to an inner combustion surface of the sintered metal fibre sleeve; and an insulating sleeve surrounding the sintered metal to fibre sleeve and through which the combustion materials pass. In this way, a radiant burner is provided which does not crack due to rapid cycling caused by frequent idle steps during which the burner is extinguished. Also, by providing an insulating sleeve, the temperature within the radiant burner and the temperature of an outer surface of the radiant burner remain comparable with existing ceramic burners. This enables the radiant burner to be substituted in place of existing ceramic burners as a line-replaceable unit which does not suffer from cracking during such frequent and short-duration periods of process tool inactivity.

The invention provides Brassica rapa plants and seeds thereof that are self-compatible, rapid-cycling and lack inbreeding depression. For instance, the invention provides plants and seeds of the Brassica rapa line designated B3. The invention thus relates to plants, seeds and tissue cultures of Brassica rapa plants that are self-compatible, rapid-cycling and lack inbreeding depression, such as Brassica rapa line B3, and methods to produce and propagate said plants by crossing such a Brassica rapa plant with itself, or another Brassica rapa plant. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. Educational materials, such as a kit comprising said Brassica rapa plants are also provided by the invention.

A gas energy-saving heater for a fried food production line comprises a furnace body, a head cover located on the top of the furnace body and a bottom cover located at the bottom of the furnace body; a maintenance ladder is arranged on the side part of the furnace body in the height direction of the furnace body; an insulating layer is arranged on the outer wall of the furnace body; the furnace body is internally provided with a gas combustion chamber, through-tubing and an anti-dry module, the head end of the through-tubing is communicated with an oil pump, and the tail end of the through-tubing is provided with an oil transportation valve; the anti-dry module is used for preventing the gas dry combustion under the oil free condition. According to the gas energy-saving heater, a closed internal combustion technology is adopted, oil in an oil pot is pumped into the through-tubing in the heater through an oil pump, edible oil in the through-tubing in the furnace is heated through gas combustion, and heated oil enters the oil pot again through a pipeline; the anti-dry module ensures rapid cycling heating of the edible oil, the heat loss is lowered to the maximum extent, and the production efficiency and safety are improved.

Disclosed herein are multi-bed rapid cycle pressure swing adsorption (RCPSA) processes for separating O2 from N2 and / or Ar, wherein the process utilizes at least five adsorption beds each comprising akinetically selective adsorbent for O2 having an O2 adsorption rate (1 / s) of at least 0.20 as determined by linear driving force model at 1 atma and 86 F.

The invention discloses a power short-term load predicating method based on fast periodic component extraction. According to the method, training data signals are subjected to spectral analysis, periodic and aperiodic components of the signals are sequentially extracted, then, the periodic components are subjected to cyclic predication, the aperiodic components are subjected to difference autoregressive moving average model predication, and the load condition of one day (the predication day) is obtained. The invention provides a novel fast detecting method for the short-term load predication of a power system, and solves the problem of the load short-term predication of a nonlinear system with complicated network structure and unstable parameters in the existing power system.

The invention discloses a bicycle equipped with a power-increasing acceleration device, which includes a seat cushion, the seat cushion is fixed on an upper frame tube, and the upper frame tube and the front frame tube are connected by positioning and swinging. The front frame tube is also rigidly connected with the middle frame tube and the lower frame tube, and the upper frame tube is also connected with the piston rod for positioning and swinging. The piston rod is also equipped with piston A and piston B. Piston A is located in the cylinder. The beneficial effect is that the bicycle equipped with a booster acceleration device according to the present invention has a simple structure and a reasonable design, and the volume of the air storage tank can be adjusted by changing the volume to change the main structure of the cylinder and the piston. The stiffness coefficient of the formed gas spring can deal with the amount of hydraulic oil that the oil cylinder presses out due to the large difference in force applied to the pedal when the rider is riding a bicycle at a fast speed and at a slow speed. Problems that do not match the hydraulic motor displacement.

Disclosed herein are multi-bed rapid cycle pressure swing adsorption (RCPSA) processes for separating O2 from N2 and / or Ar, wherein the process utilizes at least five adsorption beds each comprising a kinetically selective adsorbent for O2 having an O2 adsorption rate (1 / s) of at least 0.20 as determined by linear driving force model at 1 atma and 86° F.

The invention relates to a vertical circulation system and a process method for making a hollow hole pattern template for decorative plates, which is especially suitable for the body color three-dimensional pattern change process of ceramics, glass, glass-ceramics, and resin-containing artificial stones. The ceramic surface powder pattern process and the three-dimensional pattern change process of resin-containing floor decoration materials are characterized in that: 2-50 empty hole pattern plane templates for passing pattern materials are placed flat on their respective support frames and Orderly arrange in the vertical direction on the combined support frame to carry out the process of cyclically changing patterns. The invention has better industrial operability, and can effectively, accurately and rapidly form abundant cyclically changing color patterns. The manufacturing cost of industrialized production is relatively reduced, the efficiency is greatly improved, and it is in line with economic benefits.

The invention provides an automatic dipping and drying device for multi-color wool tops, comprising a side-by-side feeding device, a dipping device, a double-layer feeding device 2, a double-layer transmission oven, a double-layer feeding device 3, and a double-layer feeding device arranged in sequence The second and the third double-layer feeding device are respectively located at the feeding place and the discharging place of the double-layer conveying oven, and the double-layer conveying oven and the double-layer feeding device There is an arc-shaped guide plate, and the side-by-side feeding device and dipping device are equipped with a temporary storage device. The automatic dipping and drying device for multi-color wool tops can realize simultaneous and rapid circulation dipping of various wool tops such as natural color wool tops and carbonized wool tops.

A device (12) supplies energy to a rapid cycling and / or rapidly cycled integrated circuit (13, 52) which includes a circuit load (17) and an internal capacity (15) connected parallel to the circuit load (17). The integrated circuit (13, 52) has a high cycle frequency (f1) especially at least in the MHz range. A supply unit (14) especially designed as a current source is directly connected to the internal capacity (15). The supply unit (14) has an internal resistance, the impedance level of which is so high at the cycle frequency (f1) that a current (ID2) supplying the circuit load (17) originates to a greater degree from the internal capacity (15) than from the supply unit (14). At least one auxiliary load, current sink or load controller is provided as an integral component of the integrated circuit and is connected to the circuit load to smooth load fluctuations.