914 results about "Vapor generator" patented technology

Embodiments of the invention provide apparatuses and methods for depositing materials on substrates during vapor deposition processes, such as atomic layer deposition (ALD). In one embodiment, a chamber contains a substrate support with a receiving surface and a chamber lid containing an expanding channel formed within a thermally insulating material. The chamber further includes at least one conduit coupled to a gas inlet within the expanding channel and positioned to provide a gas flow through the expanding channel in a circular direction, such as a vortex, a helix, a spiral or derivatives thereof. The expanding channel may be formed directly within the chamber lid or formed within a funnel liner attached thereon. The chamber may contain a retaining ring, an upper process liner, a lower process liner or a slip valve liner. Liners usually have a polished surface finish and contain a thermally insulating material such as fused quartz or ceramic. In an alternative embodiment, a deposition system contains a catalytic water vapor generator connected to an ALD chamber.

Embodiments of the invention provide methods for depositing materials on substrates during vapor deposition processes, such as atomic layer deposition (ALD). In one embodiment, a chamber contains a substrate support with a receiving surface and a chamber lid containing an expanding channel formed within a thermally insulating material. The chamber further includes at least one conduit coupled to a gas inlet within the expanding channel and positioned to provide a gas flow through the expanding channel in a circular direction, such as a vortex, a helix, a spiral, or derivatives thereof. The expanding channel may be formed directly within the chamber lid or formed within a funnel liner attached thereon. The chamber may contain a retaining ring, an upper process liner, a lower process liner or a slip valve liner. Liners usually have a polished surface finish and contain a thermally insulating material such as fused quartz or ceramic. In an alternative embodiment, a deposition system contains a catalytic water vapor generator connected to an ALD chamber.

A new method, system and apparatus for power system utilizing wide temperature range heat sources and a multi-component working fluid is disclosed including a heat recovery vapor generator (HRVG) subsystem, a multi-stage energy conversion or turbine (T) subsystem and a condensation thermal compression subsystem (CTCSS) and where one or more of the streams exiting the stages of the turbine subsystem T are sent back through different portions of the HRVG to be warmed and / or cooled before being forwarded to the next stage of the turbine subsystem T. The turbine subsystem T includes at least a high pressure turbine or turbine stage (HPT) and a low pressure turbine or turbine stage (LPT) and preferably, an intermediate pressure turbine or turbine stage (IPT).

A scent vaporizing and distribution device uses an electric heating element to rapidly vaporize a liquid scent material. An airflow generator is used to create a distribution airflow that distributes the vapor from the device. The airflow generator can be an electric-powered fan or a manually-powered pump or squeezable bladder. The liquid scent material can include a glycol or a water-glycol mixture. A scent material such as liquid or powdered deer urine or a pleasant scent that can be used as a room or automobile or room freshener is mixed with the liquid. The vapor generator can be removable and replaceable such that different scents can be used with a single airflow generator or an empty generator can be replaced.

The invention provides an apparatus, methods, and compositions for dispensing a fragrance onto laundry in a dryer without substantial loss of that fragrance during the drying process. The apparatus includes an electrostatic vapor generator capable of dispensing a fragrance composition into a dryer. The invention also provides electrostatically dispensable fragrance compositions containing glycols, vegetable oils, and perfumes. The invention further provides a kit and method for enhancing residual fragrance on laundry by adding a fabric conditioning composition and a fragrance composition in separate steps during the laundering process. The invention includes embodiments wherein the dispensation of the fragrance compositions is computer controlled.

The invention provides a robot welding system and a welding method thereof and suitable for pipe-pipe plate welding for a vapor generator of a main device in a nuclear island. According to the invention, a path planning and off-line programming module is used for planning an anti-collision welding path for an industrial robot and performing off-line programming on a planned scheme; a laser scanning positioning module obtains the circle centre coordinate of a pipe hole according to scanning results and performing initial welding position identification and autonomous guiding; the two industrial robots controlled by a central control module are matched with four pipe-pipe plate welding guns to perform welding on all pipe-pipe plate welding lines on a pipe plate; and an on-line welding line quality detection module obtains a three-dimensional reconstruction image according to welding line laser scanning results and performing on-line detection on welding line quality according to morphologies of the welding lines. Due to adoption of the system and the method disclosed by the invention, the pipe-pipe plate welding efficiency is improved, and the stability of the welding line quality is ensured.

A system and process are disclosed for converting thermal energy into power from three different compositional streams of a multi-component working fluid, one of the streams being a lean working fluid stream pressurized into its super-critical state before being vaporized in a heat recovery vapor generator, another stream is a rich working fluid steam and the third stream is an intermediate working fluid stream, where the system and process has increased overall efficiency.

A method and apparatus for solid bonding without using a bonding agent are provided. A surface of metal, glass, or other bond members 16a and 16b is fluorinated by exposure to a mixture of HF gas from a HF gas supply unit 24 and water vapor from a vapor generator 26 in a fluorination process section 12. The bond members 16a and 16b are then placed in contact at the fluorinated surface on table 36 in bonding process section 14. Argon is then introduced to bonding chamber 34. Pressure is then applied to the first bond member 16a and second bond member 16b by a cylinder 46, and heated to below the melting point by a heater 48, to bond the first and second bond members together.

Cooking device includes heating chamber with door for housing object to be heated, vapor generator for supplying vapor into heating chamber, and water storage tank. Cooking device further includes cooling air passage provided between heating chamber and water storage tank and allowing cooling air to pass therethrough, and air inlet provided to the side of door and introducing cooling air into cooling air passage. This enables cooling, using a smaller and more inexpensive cooling fan. As a result, cooking device is made shorter in overall height.

The invention relates to the technical field of combustible gas preparation by virtue of biomass pyrolysis and gasification and further relates to the clean energy field of combustible gas preparation by virtue of pyrolysis and gasification of waste polymer compounds. The device consists of a gasification furnace, a plasma generation device, an oxygen-enriched combustion-supporting device, a biomass transporting device, a cyclone separation conveying device, a steam generation device, an air blower and a slag processing device, wherein the plasma generation device, an oxygen-enriched combustion-supporting pyrolysis region, a steam-adding thermalization reaction region and a second cracking region are arranged in a gasifying hearth; and multiple operation and control means are set, thereby conveniently regulating and controlling the furnace temperatures of various functional regions in the furnace to the optimal temperatures for gasifying the biomass or polymer compounds. By using the device, the generation of tar and K and Na metal salt gases can be avoided, thus the device provided by the invention is a combustible gas preparing device capable of improving the gasifying efficiency and the product quality, reducing the energy consumption and prolonging the service life of equipment.

The invention aims at providing an interbank two-phase flow instability and alternating heat stress research testing device under load shedding disturbance. A preheater and a vapor-water separator are installed at the two ends of an experimental section respectively, a water storage tank is respectively connected with a condenser and the preheater through pipes, the preheater is connected with the experimental section through a high-pressure pump, and a self-reliance type pressure flow combination valve is installed at an outlet of the experimental section. A double-end conducting probe, a pressure sensor, an orifice plate flowmeter, a stress strain gage and a sheathed thermocouple are installed on the experimental section. According to the interbank two-phase flow instability and alternating heat stress research testing device under load shedding disturbance, the method that primary side high-temperature high-pressure fluid is used for heating secondary side fluid is used, a U-type bank of the experimental section is arranged in a square mode, the characteristics of actual vapor-liquid two-phase flow of a vapor generator can be well reflected, the temperature and stress of the same position are measured, change rules of stress strain of a heat transmitting pipe are researched under the joint effect of the external force and the temperature, and a damage mechanism of the heat transmitting pipe of the vapor generator under specific disturbance caused by load shedding is disclosed.

The invention provides a garbage carbonization reacting system. The system comprises a reaction still, a reaction tank, a vapor generator and a control device, wherein the vapor generator is connected with the reaction still, and the vapor generator is used for supplying vapor to the reaction still; the reaction tank is used for placing garbage. When a reaction is carried out, the reaction tank is pushed into the reaction still to react to generate a carbonization mixture; after the reaction is completed, the reaction tank is pulled out of the reaction still. The reaction still comprises a still body and a still cover, wherein the still body is connected with the still cover in a sealing manner; the control device is connected with the reaction still, and the control device is used for controlling the change of the pressure and the temperature in the reaction still and the reaction time; a first guide rail which extends in the length direction of the still body is arranged in the still body. The system disclosed by the invention has the advantages that the structural scheme is reasonable, the device is advanced, the degree of automation is high, the investment cost of equipment is low, the occupation area of a required plant is small, and burning value of prepared biomass fuel is high, and the discharge is low.