109531 results about "Water tanks" patented technology

A new and useful map structure, particularly for an activity within a special region having a geographic boundary, and a technique for creating a map structure are provided. The map and technique are particularly useful in providing a map for use by a hunter in a designated hunting region. The map structure comprises a substrate and map data produced on the substrate. The substrate is designed to withstand the conditions of the special region (e.g. an authorized hunting region), and of the type of handling it is likely to encounter in during the actively in the special region. The map data is also provided in a form that is likely to withstand the conditions of the special region, and is of a type that is particularly useful to the activity in the special region. Moreover, in producing the map structure, an electronic data file is created from which the map data can be produced on the substrate. The electronic data file is configured to produce map data that includes at a predetermined scale a boundary of a special geographic boundary of the special region in which a special outdoor activity, e.g. hunting, is authorized, and that map data includes information (e.g. water tank locations, GPS grid and coordinate information) that are particularly useful for the special outdoor activity.

A holographic planar concentrator (HPC) for collecting and concentrating optical radiation is provided. The holographic planar concentrator comprises a planar highly transparent plate and at least one multiplexed holographic optical film mounted on a surface thereof. The multiplexed holographic optical film has recorded therein a plurality of diffractive structures having one or more regions which are angularly and spectrally multiplexed. Two or more of the regions may be configured to provide spatial multiplexing. The HPC is fabricated by: (a) recording the plurality of diffractive structures in the multiplexed holographic optical film employing angular, spectral, and, optionally, spatial multiplexing techniques; and (b) mounting the multiplexed holographic optical film on one surface of the highly transparent plate. The recording of the plurality of diffractive structures is tailored to the intended orientation of the holographic planar concentrator to solar energy. The HPC is mounted in the intended orientation for collecting solar energy and at least one solar energy-collecting device is mounted along at least one edge of the holographic planar concentrator. Examples of suitable solar energy-collecting devices include photovoltaic cells and fiber optic light guides for transmitting collected light into an interior of a building for illumination purposes and for transmitting collected solar radiation into a hot water tank for heating. The HPC permits efficient collection of solar energy without expensive requirements, while minimizing energy losses.

A system and a method for the detection of a water leak. An alarm can be sounded and a valve closed to shut off a water supply when a wireless sensor is in the presence of water. Exemplary embodiments of the wireless sensor can be battery supplied and mounted to a wall or a floor. In fact, a magnetic latching valve can be used to minimize power consumption, and allow the entire system to be battery supplied as needed. Wireless sensors according to the present invention can be disposed in homes or commercial buildings, including, e.g., under hot water tanks, sinks, A / C drip pans, ice makers, washer machines, and / or toilets.

A respiratory treatment device comprising a flow generator and a humidifier adapted to receive a supply of air at positive pressure from the flow generator and deliver it to an air delivery tube, wherein the humidifier includes a base, a humidifier lid, and a water tank, and the water tank includes a water tank lid, the water tank is removably receivable in the base to define a first air flow path from the flow generator to an interior of the water tank, and the humidifier lid is connectable to the air delivery tube, and is adapted to form a seal with the water tank lid to define a second air flow path from the interior of the water tank to the air delivery tube.

The invention provides a vehicle battery thermal management system, and belongs to the technical field of automobile batteries. The vehicle battery thermal management system solves the problem that battery thermal management in the prior art is not accurate and timely and comprises a first liquid circulation loop, wherein the first liquid circulation loop consists of a battery pack, a water tank, a water pump and a radiator; a cooling structure and a heater are sequentially connected between the water pump and the battery pack to form a second liquid circulation loop; solenoid valves which only control respective liquid circulation loop are arranged on the first liquid circulation loop and the second liquid circulation loop; a temperature sensor is arranged on the battery pack; a battery management unit, the temperature sensor, the water pump, a first solenoid valve, a second solenoid valve, the cooling structure and the heater are connected with a complete vehicle controller; and the complete vehicle controller can receive a detection signal of the temperature sensor, process the detection signal, and send a control signal to control the operation of the water pump, the two solenoid valves, the cooling structure, the heater and the battery management unit. The system can accurately and timely judge a battery thermal environment and perform effective adjustment.

The present invention dispenses hot coffee or other beverage by the cup at a selected temperature, which can be varied from cup-to-cup. The beverage is brewed in a conventional way, and in one embodiment is stored in a conventional holding tank at elevated temperature. The holding tank communicates with two smaller reservoirs. A quantity of beverage is stored in a first reservoir at an elevated temperature, at or above the maximum desired dispensing temperature. A second quantity of beverage is cooled and stored in a second reservoir at a lower temperature, at or below the minimum desired dispensing temperature. When a cup of beverage is to be dispensed, the temperature is selected, and a quantity of beverage is dispensed from each of the reservoirs, proportioned so that the resulting dispensed beverage is at the selected temperature. In another embodiment, the first reservoir is omitted, and beverage from the holding tank provides the elevated temperature beverage for mixing. In several other embodiments, no cooling mechanism is needed. Instead, the holding tank is at a cooler temperature than the lowest vend temperature, and the beverage must be heated to the hot reservoir temperature and, in one embodiment, the cold reservoir temperature. In another embodiment, the holding tank functions as a cold reservoir. In still another embodiment requiring no heaters, the holding tank is eliminated, and the beverage is held in insulated chambers at the higher and lower temperatures.

The invention discloses a device and method for preparing nitrogen foam cement. The preparing device comprises a foam cement producer, a liquid nitrogen evaporator, a liquid nitrogen plunger pump, a foam liquid plunger pump, a foam liquid tank, a heat exchange system, a liquid nitrogen pipeline, a high-pressure cement paste pipeline, a first pipeline, a foam cement discharge pipeline and a densitydetecting device. The heat generated by a power unit, a hydraulic system and other devices in a nitrogen foam well fixing device is recovered through the heat exchange system, the recovered heat is used as a heat source of the liquid nitrogen evaporator, energy conservation and environment protection are realized, the energy utilization rate is high, and equipment input is low. Liquid nitrogen and foam liquid are pressurized through a high-pressure liquid nitrogen plunger pump and a high-pressure foam liquid plunger pump, the mixing uniformity is increased, and the density of foam cement is reduced. The density of the foam cement is detected in real time through the density detecting device, the flow of the liquid nitrogen and / or foam liquid is adjusted according to the density, and the density is simply controlled. By arranging a clear water tank, after operation ends, the equipment and pipelines are flushed, and the service life is polonged.

The invention discloses an oil field fracturing system with antifreezing performance. The oil field fracturing system comprises a clear water tank, a mixing vehicle, a buffer tank, a sand mixing vehicle, a fracturing device, a well mouth and a throttling manifold, wherein the outlet of the clear water tank is connected with the inlet of the mixing vehicle, the outlet of the mixing vehicle is connected with the inlet of the buffer tank, and the outlet of the buffer tank is connected with the inlet of the sand mixing vehicle, the outlet of the sand mixing vehicle is connected with an inlet of the fracturing device, a plurality of flanges are arranged at the well mouth, and one flange of the well mouth is connected with the throttling manifold, the other flanges of the well mouth are connected with the outlet of the fracturing device, and the outlet of the throttling manifold flows back to the clear water tank to form a closed circulation system. The oil field fracturing system has the beneficial effects that the liquid can be rapidly heated by adopting a steam automobile, so that the guanidine gum is fully swelled; and when there is no construction at night, the normal operation of the equipment is guaranteed by adopting the full-pipeline circulation and heat preservation, the pipeline is prevented from being disassembled, and equipment freeze-plugging is prevented.

The invention discloses a fracturing system with the antifreezing performance. The fracturing system comprises a first branch and a second branch, wherein the first branch comprises a clear water tank, a mixing truck, a buffer tank, a sand blender, a fracturing device, a first cock and a throttle manifold connected in sequence; the outlet of the throttle manifold enters the clear water tank through backflow, to form a closed circulating system; the second branch comprises a hot melting wax truck, a dual-machine pump truck, a coiled tubing and a wellhead; the hot melting wax truck, the dual-machine pump truck and the coiled tubing are sequentially connected; the coiled tubing penetrates through the wellhead to enter the shaft bottom; the wellhead in the second branch is connected with the inlet end of the first cock in the first branch through a high-pressure pipeline; and the high pressure pipeline is provided with a second cock close to the inlet end of the first cock. The fracturingsystem has the following beneficial effects: during the construction process, a steamer is adopted to fully swell guanidine gum; and when construction is not carried out, all pipelines are adopted torealize antifreezing and thermal insulation in a circulating manner to avoid pipeline dismantling.

An ultrasound coupling device for acoustically coupling an ultrasound transducer with a patient's body comprises a fluid chamber having an ultrasound transducer interface for placing an ultrasound transducer in contact with water within said fluid chamber. The coupling device also has a patient interface comprising a water permeable membrane. The membrane has an internal membrane surface which is in contact with the water in the water tank and an external membrane surface can be placed in contact with the patient's body. The membrane is specially designed to allow water from inside the water tank to slowly permeate or “leak” to the external membrane surface while such surface is in contact or placed in very close proximity to the patient's skin. The slow permeation rate maintains the external membrane surface wet and free of air bubbles during a procedure which can take several hours. At the same time, the slow rate of permeation does not cause any water spillage around the patient.

The invention discloses a fluid-solid-heat coupling triaxial servo percolation device for gas-contained coal, comprising a lifting stand, a hydraulic servo control system, an axial loading device mounted at the top of the lifting stand and a triaxial pressure chamber connected with the lower end of the axial loading device. A thermostatic water tank is arranged below the triaxial pressure chamber; a movable worktable is arranged above the thermostatic water tank; the lower end of the triaxial pressure chamber is arranged on the movable worktable; heating tubes are arranged in the thermostatic water tank; and a water inlet valve, a water drain valve and a water-bath circulating water pump are arranged outside the thermostatic water tank and are communicated with the thermostatic water tank. In the hydraulic servo control system, an axial compression loading oil pump is communicated with an oil inlet and an oil outlet by a pipeline, and a peripheral compression loading oil pump is communicated with an oil intake / drain hole by a pipeline. The fluid-solid-heat coupling triaxial servo percolation device for gas-contained coal can carry out the research of gas-contained coal percolation tests in states, such as different terrestrial stresses, different gas pressures, different temperatures, and the like and the distortion and failure characteristics of the gas-contained coal in a percolation process.

A method, apparatus, and related beverage profiles for on-demand heating of liquid used for beverage dispensing where such heating is dynamically variable according to the applicable profile. The apparatus includes a heating unit, electronic controller, and sensing devices. A water tank supplies the heating unit via a water pump controlled by the controller that also controls the heating unit. Feedback control loops provide control data to the controller to optimize liquid temperatures for a given beverage type in accordance with predetermined profiles.

The invention aims to provide a heating system of a power battery of a pure electric automobile and a control method thereof, which are used for eliminating the influence of low temperature on the performance of the power battery of the pure electric automobile to ensure that the pure electric automobile can be used in severe cold areas in winter. The heating system comprises a battery heating device which is arranged in a battery pack, wherein the battery heating device is provided with a hollow radiating fin; and the radiating fin is provided with a water inlet and a water outlet. The heating system is characterized by also comprising an auxiliary heater, wherein the auxiliary heater is connected with a fuel supply device; a heat exchanger is arranged in the auxiliary heater; the water inlet of the heat exchanger is communicated with the water outlet of an expansion water tank by a water pump and a water pipe; the water outlet of the heat exchanger is communicated with the water inlet of the radiating fin by an electric control valve; the water outlet of the radiating fine is communicated with the water inlet of the expansion water tank; the electric control valve, the auxiliary heater and the water pump are connected with a vehicle controller and are controlled by the vehicle controller; and the vehicle controller is also connected with a battery management system.

A water-cool radiator module comes with a supporting part having a shell body; the shell body includes a fan and a water tank; the water tank is connected to a cold water pipe and a hot water pipe; an extended section of the cold water pipe and hot water pipe is connected to a cold waterhead; the shell body includes several radiating holes at one end; such that in an application, the supporting part is inserted into a slot on the computer case and the shell body is mounted onto the slot; the cold water in the cold waterhead of a heat-generating electronic component is circulated to the shell body through the hot water pipe; the fan blows air to radiate heat to the outside through the radiating holes; and the cooled fluid flows from the water tank to the cold waterhead through the cold water pipe.

The present invention relates to a directly-expanded type solar heat pump air conditioning and water-heating system, the directly-expanded type solar heat pump and ice cold-storage air conditioner are combined organically, and it is mainly formed from solar heat collector / evaporator, compressor, condenser, electronic expansion valve, four-way reverse valve, heat water storage tank, hot water tank, air conditioner tail end cover and system control component. The solar heat collector / evaporator adopts the plate type heat collector which has no cover plate and whose bottom is heat insulated and whose surface is coated with solar spectrum absorbing material, and the energy storage device adopts a closed pressure-bearing heat storage water tank whose interior is equipped with high-effective heat exchange equipment which can store heat in winter and can store ice in summer.

A desalination apparatus capable of obtaining fresh water stably at low cost by utilizing low-temperature waste, wherein the desalination apparatus including a heat exchanger 92 cooperating with an evaporation can 60 so as to subject a low-temperature waste heat 11 and raw water 62 in the evaporation can 60 to heat exchange and generate water vapor 63 in the evaporation can 60; a condenser 98 cooperating with a raw water tank 72 so as to receive the water vapor 63 from the evaporation can 60, cool the water vapor 63 by subjecting the water vapor 63 and raw water 71 in the raw water tank 72 to heat exchange and obtain distilled water 76; a distilled water tank for storing the distilled water 76; vacuum means for evacuating the evaporation can 60 and depressurizing the inside thereof so as to promote generation of water vapor 63 in the evaporation can 60; and raw water supply means for supplying raw water to the evaporation can.

An upright bare floor cleaner with a handle assembly pivotally mounted to a base assembly. The base assembly has a sweeper that includes a rotatably driven brush adapted to sweep dust and dirt particles into a removable dirt receptacle. The handle includes a water tank to store a quantity of water and a fluid distribution system that includes a heater and a spray nozzle. Steam is generated by the heater and is distributed to a removable mop cloth that applies the steam to the surface to be cleaned.

An improved heater and method of controlling the same is provided. The water heater has the combination of a tank for holding water, a heater for heating the water, a controller having logic to regulate the heater, and first and second sensors. Each of the sensors detects the water temperature at different areas within the water heater. The sensors also provide the controller with signals corresponding to the detected water temperature. In response to these signals, the controller regulates the heater when at least one of the signals of the first and second sensors satisfies at least one predetermined state condition.

The invention discloses a production technique of copper strips for solar modules, which belongs to the technical field of nonferrous metal processing and comprises the following steps: drawing-up of continuous-casting oxygen-free copper bar: using high-quality electrolytic copper as the raw material, melting at 1150+ / -10 DEG C, keeping the temperature, covering the copper liquid surface with charcoal and graphite scales to ensure the vacuum state during melting, degassing on line, deoxidizing, stirring, and drawing up the copper bar with a tractor set in an on-off vacuum way; continuous extrusion of copper strip blanks: using oxygen-free copper rods as the raw material, producing copper strip blanks by using a continuous extruder set, cooling the extruded copper strip blanks through a vacuum oxidation-resisting pipe and a water tank, drying and coiling; and rough-rolling the copper strip blanks, medium-rolling, interstage annealing, finish rolling, degreasing, washing, annealing the finished product, washing, grinding the surface to passivate, and longitudinally cutting to obtain the finished product. The product of the invention has the advantages of high purity, low oxygen content and high electrical conductivity.

A multifunctional beverage machine designed for automatically making various kinds of hot drinks, such as coffee, tea, hot chocolate or soups, and incorporates an advanced microprocessor control system such that multifunctional appliance operation can be easily be achieved via a one-touch button. The multifunctional beverage machine may include a removable water tank can hold a sufficient capacity of water so that the machine can make many cups of various drinks without refill. In addition, the multifunctional beverage machine has two or more independent brewing chambers installed in the machine allowing it to make different kinds or different combination of drinks in one operation.

An aeration system for a submerged membrane module has a set of aerators connected to an air blower, valves and a controller adapted to alternately provide a higher rate or air flow and a lower rate of air flow in repeated cycles. In an embodiment, the air blower, valves and controller, simultaneously provide the alternating air flow to two or more sets of aerators such that the total air flow is constant, allowing the blower to be operated at a constant speed. In another embodiment, the repeated cycles are of short duration. Transient flow conditions result in the tank water which helps avoid dead spaces and assists in agitating the membranes.

A hand held appliance for use in applying steam to a garment or other item made of fabric includes a pump, a boiler and a switch. Power is applied through the switch to the pump. The pump pumps water from the water tank to the boiler. The water is converted to steam in the boiler and is expelled from the appliance through a set of nozzles. The appliance may include optional attachments for performing other operations on garments or fabric, for example, applying pressure, brushing, scrubbing or lint removal.

The present invention provides a clothing dryer which permits a stable operation of a heat pump generating drying air to be circulated between a drying chamber and the heat pump. An air circulation route is formed which delivers air heated by a heater 29 of a heat pump unit 20 to a water tank 3 to be a drying chamber, returns the air discharged from the water tank 3 to the heat pump unit 20 through a filter unit 60, dehumidifies in a heat absorber 28 and delivers again to the heater 29. The filter unit 60 is provided with a lint filter 61 and a duct communicating with an air outlet 46 and an air introduction opening 47 is formed. Since the air is discharged from the air outlet 46 and an external air is introduced from the air introduction opening 47 when the amount of heat accumulated in the air in the air circulation route increases, an excessive increase in the temperature and pressure of a refrigerant with an increase in the amount of accumulated heat can be suppressed, and overloading a compressor 27 can be restrained, whereby the heat pump is stably operated.

A fuel tank (12) is constructed such that a front flange portion (14A1) of a top surface plate (14A) of a second plate (14) extends outside in relation to a front surface plate (13B) of a first plate (13). As a result, a front surplus space (15A) projected in the upper and lower directions in a range of the front flange portion (14A1) of the top surface plate is formed in the front surface side of the front surface plate. A urea water tank (24) is arranged along the fuel tank (12) in such a manner that a rear side portion thereof enters into the front surplus space portion. Therefore, the rear side portion of the urea water tank can enter into the front surplus space using the front surplus space formed in the fuel tank (12), thereby increasing the tank capacity without downsizing the article accommodating box (16).

The invention relates to a biological water quality monitoring system by fish behaviors and a monitoring method thereof. The monitoring system provided by the invention comprises a data acquisition device, a data analysis device and a transparent water tank, and is characterized in that the water tank is successively divided into a pipelining buffer area, a fish shoal observation area and a filtration adjusting area by netted fish baffle plates; the sidewall of the pipelining buffer area is provided with a water inlet pipe; the outer portion of the fish shoal observation area is equipped witha light source; the sidewall of the filtration adjusting area is provided with a water outlet pipe; the filtration adjusting area is provided with a circulating pump; and the sidewall near the bottomof the water tank is equipped with a draining valve. The monitoring method provided by the invention comprises the following steps of: shooting the behaviors of the tested fish shoal by the use of a camera to obtain an image sequence, sending into a computer for real time image processing and data analysis, comparing obtained average moving speed, dispersion and the like and a preset threshold value, and determining whether the water quality is polluted or not. According to the invention, parametric records of fish behaviors in hydrostatic, pipelining and water-exchanging tests can be simultaneously realized, and the behaviors of individual and colonial organism can be simultaneously measured.

This invention relates to a wet type air cleaner utilizing a centrifugal impeller with an electric motor instead of using filters, thus the separation of particular dust, mist can be absolutely eliminated from air with the difference of specific gravity between gas and pollution liquid under centrifugal force. An wet type air cleaner utilizing a centrifugal impeller comprising: protection grill (400) and water tank (401) located on an inlet pipe (405), an electric motor (433) with a centrifugal impeller (408) and a bearing (434) located inside of centrifugal cleaner (407), a drain trap (441) and humidity controller (442) installed on an exit pipe (432) etc. Therefore centrifugal wet type air cleaner make fresh air efficiently to be carried out by centrifugal force without using filters in the field of home, office, passenger car, dust place like cement factory, machine center, exhaust gas cleaner for an industrial burner and an internal combustion engine.

The present invention relates to a kind of integrated heat pipe and a method of heat exchange. The heat pipe includes a tank (1-2) as a heating potion and a lot of heat carriers (1-4) as a radiating portion. The tank (1-2) and the heat carriers (1-4) have same cavity in which a coolant (1-3) is partially filled. The tank (1-2) is held in close contact with a heat source (such as electronic elements). The heat carriers (1-4) are arranged at an interval so that the radiating channels (1-4a) are formed between them. The coolant (1-3) in the tank (1-2) is heated by the heat sources, vaporized coolant moves to the heat carriers (1-4) and condenses in there. According to the invention, the heat pipe can be increased its radiating surface significantly with the varied arrangement of the heat carriers (1-4).

The invention belongs to safety equipment for a nuclear power plant, in particular to a passive and active combined special safety system for the nuclear power plant. The system comprises a passive high-pressure core water supply tank, an accumulator, a low-pressure safety injection pump, a refueling water tank, a secondary-side passive residual heat removal heat exchanger, a vapor condensation water tank, a containment spray system, a passive reactor cavity water injection system, related valves and related pipes. When the nuclear power plant has a design basis accident or beyond design basis accident, through a series of passive and active safety facilities used in all steps, the circuit of a reactor and the core can be cooled effectively, so that the nuclear power plant can enter a safe cold shutdown condition smoothly; and thus, the serious accident consequence of the reactor is inhibited or relieved, damage caused by accidents is relieved, and the safety of the nuclear power plant is improved.

An air cleaner for cleaning air and for providing sterilization and deodorization effects, includes an air-liquid contact part, for bringing the air into contact with a water screen formed by spraying, using nozzles, pressurized circulating water, and for removing foreign materials from the air; a liquid separating part for separating from the air, tiny water droplets that are included in the air passing through the air-liquid contact part; a cylindrical body into which air to be cleaned is guided, and in which the air-liquid contact part and the liquid separating part are arranged in order; a chlorine dioxide addition unit, for adding a stabilized chlorine dioxide solution to a water tank for the water that is circulated; and a chlorine dioxide activation unit, for activating chlorine dioxide added to the circulating water, that is arranged in a circulating water pipe that extends from the water tank to the spray nozzles.