109480 results about "Water tanks" patented technology

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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 liquid droplet ejecting apparatus includes: a supply-use tank that is sectioned by an elastic film into a liquid chamber and a gas chamber; a supply-use flow path that interconnects the supply-use tank and a recording head; and a pump that pumps the liquid stored in the liquid chamber to the recording head via the supply-use flow path by supplying the liquid from an external tank to the liquid chamber of the supply-use tank. The flow path is controlled to supply the liquid to the liquid chamber in a state where the supply-use flow path is closed, cause the elastic film to press against an inner wall of the gas chamber, thereafter open the supply-use flow path, release the elastic film from the pressing state, and supply, with the pump, the liquid from the external tank to the recording head via the supply-use tank and the supply-use flow path.

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).