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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8105022 | Vane configurations for steam dryers A vane configuration for a steam dryer according to an example embodiment of the invention may include a plurality of primary vanes arranged in a radial pattern around (and spaced apart from) a center line. Each of the plurality of primary vanes may be a primary cor... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7934903 | Fluid release valve Fluid release apparatus (26) for the release of fluid from the interior of a rotating and/or pressurized body (16;18;102;104), the apparatus comprising a core member (28) having a chamber wall (44) disposed thereabout so as to define an o... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7462013 | Blower without freezing lock phenomenon and heat exchanging device comprising the blower The discharge water means (1m) is provided within an area equal to or more than an area of the shroud extending to 20 degree points in both directions from a center that is a lowest portion of the ring portion (1h). Due to this, if water ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7422415 | Airfoil and method for moisture removal and steam injection An airfoil configured for removing moisture from the steam flow path and injecting steam into the steam flow path of a steam turbine. ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7363882 | Condensation removal for use with a draft inducer A condensation removal apparatus is disclosed. The condensation removal apparatus is used with a hot water heater wherein the hot water heater produces a fuel exhaust. The fuel exhaust from the hot water heater is provided to a draft inducer through an inlet which i... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7326282 | Control device for fluid separators in dental aspiration plants The control device for a separator includes: a drainage pump powered by a first electric motor and an aspiration pump powered by a second electric motor. It further includes: sensor elements of known type for detecting operating parameters of the separator, such as ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318699 | Moisture removal grooves on steam turbine buckets and covers and methods of manufacture Covers on bucket tips are provided with an access slot along a circumferentially facing edge of the cover at a location where moisture removal grooves of the bucket will intersect with the cover. Machine tooling is then applied to form the grooves along the suction ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7290981 | Inline vent fan A vent fan is for directing a fluid along a vent pipe. The vent fan has a housing defining an inlet, an outlet and an internal space for a fluid flow path. A separating wall divides the internal space into an inlet and outlet chamber. The vent fan also includes firs... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7278823 | Draft inducer blower A draft inducer blower for high efficiency furnaces, including a blower housing which facilitates maximum air flow efficiency through the blower housing while having an overall radial dimension which conforms to the industry standard arrangement of mounting holes on... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7252474 | Sealing arrangement in a compressor A sealing arrangement for a compressor that compresses a gaseous mixture of air and fuel includes a pressurized air supply duct for supplying pressurized air into a leakage pathway defined between a compressor wheel and a housing of the compressor, which leakage pat... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252475 | Electrostatic method and device to increase power output and decrease erosion in steam turbines The wet steam exiting a low pressure steam turbine does not rapidly attain thermodynamic equilibrium because insufficient condensation nuclei are present in the phase transition zone inside the turbine. Therefore, the steam is subcooled, decreasing the power generat... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7204670 | Water removal from a compressor air inlet duct The air duct leading to a compressor for a gas turbine or the like often has water accumulating on walls and other structures. Water is removed from the compressor air inlet duct by drains connecting to the inside of the duct, including horizontal and vertical walls... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7147427 | Utilization of spillover steam from a high pressure steam turbine as sealing steam A steam-driven turbine system for a power plant in which a high pressure and a low pressure turbine are coupled to a common shaft to drive an external generator. Process steam supply is used as gland sealing steam for the low pressure turbine and turbine driven stea... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7097428 | Integral cover bucket design A bucket for use on a steam turbine rotor wheel, the bucket comprising a shank portion and an airfoil portion, the airfoil portion having a radially outer tip with a tip cover adapted to be engaged, in use, by a similar tip cover on an adjacent bucket, wherein a rad... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7048500 | Silencer for ventilation system and methods A silencer for a ventilation system, for example a gas turbine air intake system, includes first and second body sections spaced from each other to define a gas flow path therebetween. Methods of attenuating noise from a gas turbine air intake includes directing air... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6953490 | In-line oil separator An oil separator for use in a compressor for separating oil from refrigerant. The separator includes a discharge line having an inner surface, a structure in the discharge line forming an inlet and an outlet within the discharge line, wherein the inlet has a wider d... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6948908 | Cool air circulation blower for refrigerator Disclosed herein is a cool air circulating blower for a refrigerator. The blower comprises a blowing fan for blowing cool air, a motor for driving the blowing fan, and a shroud for guiding the cool air leaving the blowing fan. The shroud is designed to suppress gene... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6881028 | Pumping device Apparatus for pumping a pulp suspension and simultaneous abduction of gas from the suspension is disclosed. The apparatus comprises at least one pulp pump including a pump housing with an inlet, a first outlet for the suspension, and a second outlet for the gas. The... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6858067 | Filtration vessel and method for rotary gas compressor system A filtration vessel is shown for use with a rotary screw compressor which receives a compressed liquid/gas mixture from the compressor. The vessel utilizes a first stage vortex knockout region to remove bulk liquids through a circular motion which imposes centrifuga... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6663341 | Process fluid recycle system for a compressor assembly A process fluid recycle system for compressor assemblies to recycle process fluid vapor flowing from one or more compressors to gear case(s) through shaft seal(s). The flowing process fluid is recycled back to the low pressure inlet of the compressor asse... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6588443 | Method of draining condensate and condensate drain device The invention relates to a method of draining condensate from a reservoir that communicates with a trap via a drain pipe. The reservoir is subjected to a gas pressure p(reservoir) that can be below atmospheric pressure p(air) or above atmospheric pressure... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6582185 | Sealing system A sealing system to prevent loss of a process fluid from a device having a device opening and a rotating member operable for rotational movement within the device opening. A rotary shaft seal such as a labyrinth seal, seals the rotating member in the devi... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6539977 | Self draining orifice for pneumatic lines Drainage is enhanced in an orifice formed inside the internal passage of a pneumatic line by providing the orifice with first and second portions. The first portion defines a diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the internal passage, and the seco... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6530979 | Flue gas cleaner Apparatus and a process are described, wherein furnace flue gas, containing moisture, is expanded through a pressure drop sufficient to cause saturation of the gas. The resulting condensation of water increases the mass of particles, making them easier to... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6488468 | Pulp pump Centrifugal pumps are disclosed for pumping a pulp suspension including a housing, a rotary shaft mounted within the housing, an impeller including a hub and blades, a wheel disk mounting the blades and including openings for discharging gas generated in ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6474942 | Airfoil configured for moisture removal from steam turbine flow path To remove moisture from the steam flow path of steam turbines, one or more grooves are located on the pressure or concave side of the steam turbine stationary and/or rotating airfoils. The grooves are oriented predominantly radially and are disposed close... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6293751 | Water/solids extracting blower An extracting blower that removes liquid and solid contaminants from supply air, and provides high velocity air for cooling equipment, personnel and/or structures. The blower uses air velocity and the centrifugal force of a rotating fan to separate the co... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6276894 | Method and device for drawing condensate off from compressed-gas systems A method for draining condensate off a compressed-gas system that traps condensate that collects during operation of the compressed-gas system, draws off collected condensate through an outlet, connects a trap volume and a purging device to the outlet, co... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6203271 | Shrink ring for turbine with bleeding The invention relates to a steam turbine, in particular a high-pressure turbine, which is enclosed by an inner casing, split into a top part and a bottom part, and an outer casing. The steam turbine, for the purpose of bleeding, has a bleed slot, which le... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6171074 | Single-shaft compression-pumping device associated with a separator A compression-pumping system for a multiphase fluid (GLR) includes a compression section, a pumping section, a shaft and a separator. The compression section is sealed off from the pumping section, and the pumping section and the compression section are i... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6015260 | Blow-off device of a compressor unit and moisture separator used thereby Blow-off device of a compressor unit, which compressor unit is of the type comprising a compressor (1) to which an outlet conduit (4) is connected with therein a cooler (5) with a moisture separator (6) and a return valve (7), whereby the blow-off device ... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5693221 | Cyclonic liquid-separating unit A liquid-separating unit for dental purposes has, flange-mounted on a suction machine, a liquid-separating cyclone comprising a housing which surrounds a cyclone chamber (22) and into which a motor shaft (26) of the suction machine is passed. The latter c... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5651661 | Multi-stage rotary fluid handling apparatus Rotary fluid handling apparatus employing a wheel to provide multi-stage compression or expansion. A wheel having a first set of vanes includes a shroud about those vanes with a second set of vanes outwardly of the shroud. One set of vanes provides for lo... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5620302 | Dynamic condensate evacuator for high efficiency gas furnaces This invention features a condensate drain that drains condensate from an impeller housing as well as an impeller housing having such a drain. This condensate drain is configured so as to allow the condensate from the exhaust to be continuously drained fr... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5580214 | Multiphase fluid treatment An apparatus for the treatment of a multiphase fluid, comprising a rotatable shaft having a fluid flow path coaxial with the shaft. A fixed guide member surrounds the shaft and comprises annular plural helical channels for imparting centrifugal forces to ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5575615 | Multiphase fluid treatment Apparatus for the treatment of a multiphase fluid, comprises a pretreatment stage (60) upstream of a treatment stage, the pretreatment stage being arranged to cause an incoming flow of multiphase fluid to concentrate fluids of greater and lesser specific ... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5545006 | Multi-stage rotary fluid handling apparatus Rotary fluid handling apparatus employing a wheel to provide multi-stage compression or expansion. A wheel having a first set of vanes includes a shroud about those vanes with a second set of vanes outwardly of the shroud. One set of vanes provides for lo... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5341795 | Inducer for condensing furnace An inducer (40) for causing a flow of combustion air into and gases of combustion through and out of a furnace (10) of the condensing type. The inducer is intended for use, without modification of its design or size, in a series of furnaces of the same ba... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5339622 | Gas turbine engine with improved water ingestion prevention A gas turbine engine is disclosed having an air compressor and a generally annular combustion chamber, with a generally annular diffuser located between the compressor and the combustion chamber so as to direct air exiting from the compressor toward the c... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5261785 | Rotor blade cover adapted to facilitate moisture removal In a steam turbine cover (18) for an axial flow steam turbine including a rotor (14), an annular row of radially extending blades (12) carried by the rotor, each blade having a leading edge (150 or 250), a trailing edge and a radial tip, at least one mois... | 11/16/1993 |
