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20120252333 | MEAT PROCESSING ASSEMBLY - An improved processing assembly having a meat emulsion pump connected to a stuffing horn. The stuffing horn positioned to fill casings with meat emulsion which form a strand of processed meat that is received by a twister, then a linker, and subsequently deposited on a conveyor. | 10-04-2012 |
20120252334 | MEAT PROCESSING ASSEMBLY - An improved processing assembly having a meat emulsion pump connected to a stuffing horn. The stuffing horn positioned to fill casings with meat emulsion which form a strand of processed meat that is received by a twister, then a linker, and subsequently deposited on a conveyor. | 10-04-2012 |
20120252335 | MEAT PROCESSING ASSEMBLY - An improved processing assembly having a meat emulsion pump connected to a stuffing horn. The stuffing horn positioned to fill casings with meat emulsion which form a strand of processed meat that is received by a twister, then a linker, and subsequently deposited on a conveyor. | 10-04-2012 |
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20100181052 | Finned Cylindrical Heat Exchanger - A cylindrical heat exchanger for use as a gas cooler in a thermal regenerative machine such as a Stirling engine includes an imperforate middle wall of sufficient strength and thickness to withstand the pressure exerted by the working fluid. The heat exchanger includes an inner corrugated wall located within an axial gas flow passage inside the middle wall, and an outer corrugated wall which defines an axial coolant flow passage along the outer surface of the middle wall. The coolant flow passage preferably contains a corrugated intermediate wall. | 07-22-2010 |
20110189525 | Conformal Heat Exchanger for Battery Cell Stack - A heat exchanger structure for use in a battery unit that comprises a first battery stack comprising a plurality of battery cells and a second battery stack comprising a plurality of battery cells. The heat exchanger structure is disposed between opposing surfaces of the first battery stack and the second battery stack and defines one or more fluid flow passages, the heat exchanger structure being dimensionally compliant to compress under expansion of the first and second battery stacks and expand under subsequent contraction of the first and second battery stacks. | 08-04-2011 |
20110302910 | Annular Heat Exchanger - An annular heat exchanger for cooling hot gases comprises an inner shell, an intermediate shell and an outer shell. Where the heat exchanger is integrated with a catalytic converter for treatment of hot exhaust gases in a motor vehicle, the inner shell contains a catalyst for treatment of the exhaust gases. Inner and outer gas flow passages are provided between the shells, and a coolant flow passage is provided, either on the outer surface of the outer shell, or inbetween the intermediate and outer shells. The exhaust gases change direction twice as they pass through the heat exchanger, and the annular structure of the heat exchanger provides a large surface area, and a large flow section, relative to volume, and thereby provides effective heat exchange without significantly increasing space requirements. | 12-15-2011 |
20120107663 | Heat Exchanger and Battery Unit Structure for Cooling Thermally Conductive Batteries - A heat exchanger and battery unit structure is provided for cooling battery units (or cells) where the thermally conductive nature of the battery forms a cooling path. The heat exchanger is in the form of a cooling element provided with an engaging device formed on or attached to an outer surface of the cooling plate for receiving and/or engaging with a corresponding engaging portion on a battery unit (or cell). The interconnection between the battery unit (or cell) and heat exchanger creates a mechanical interlock between the two components that results in improved heat transfer properties between the two components. | 05-03-2012 |
20130061584 | Exhaust Gas Heat Recovery Device - A device for recovering heat from a hot gas stream comprises a gas diverter valve and a gas/liquid heat exchanger. The diverter valve comprises a valve body; a valve element movable between a bypass position and a heat exchange position; and a gas inlet and a gas outlet formed in the valve body. The heat exchanger comprises a heat exchanger core comprised of a stack of core plates arranged parallel to the exhaust gas flow path, and the heat exchanger is located outside the exhaust gas flow path and may be spaced therefrom so as to avoid unwanted heat transfer with the valve in bypass mode. The heat exchanger may include a bottom-most gas flow path adjacent to the bottom plate, and may include a mounting plate which is mechanically secured to the valve body, with a thermally insulating gasket provided between the mounting plate and the valve body. | 03-14-2013 |
20130213017 | Annular Heat Exchanger - An annular heat exchanger for cooling hot gases comprises an inner shell, an intermediate shell and an outer shell. Where the heat exchanger is integrated with a catalytic converter for treatment of hot exhaust gases in a motor vehicle, the inner shell contains a catalyst for treatment of the exhaust gases. Inner and outer gas flow passages are provided between the shells, and a coolant flow passage is provided, either on the outer surface of the outer shell, or inbetween the intermediate and outer shells. The exhaust gases change direction twice as they pass through the heat exchanger, and the annular structure of the heat exchanger provides a large surface area, and a large flow section, relative to volume, and thereby provides effective heat exchange without significantly increasing space requirements. | 08-22-2013 |
20140238641 | Heat exchanger apparatus with manifold cooling - Disclosed is a heat exchanger having heat exchange plates and a base plate that can help to mitigate the thermal stresses encountered by a heat exchanger, particularly, around the peripheral edge portions of the heat exchanger and the base of heat exchanger. This is achieved by providing a channel of coolant fluid near the peripheral edge portions which is in between the peripheral edge portions and the manifold permitting flow of hot fluid. In addition, the base plate of the heat exchanger is protected from the hot fluid flowing through the manifold by providing deflectors that shield the base plate from the hot fluid. | 08-28-2014 |
20140246173 | Heat Recovery Device With Improved Lightweight Flow Coupling Chamber and Insertable Valve - A heat recovery device such as an EGHR device includes a bypass valve, a gas/liquid heat exchanger and a flow duct. The flow duct has an open top and an open bottom. A top surface of the duct seals to a surface surrounding an opening of a gas flow conduit, such as an exhaust pipe. A duct wall extends from the top surface to the bottom surface, to which the heat exchanger is secured. The flow duct provides a passage through gas flows between the gas flow conduit and the heat exchanger. The bypass valve is mounted in the flow duct and is movable between a bypass position and a heat exchange position. The bypass valve may be mounted adjacent to the top or bottom of the duct, and may be a butterfly-type valve, a one-sided flap valve, or a pair of one-sided flap valves. | 09-04-2014 |
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20120291480 | LIQUID CARBON DIOXIDE REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - A liquid carbon dioxide refrigeration system is provided. The refrigeration system may include a storage tank arranged for storing liquid carbon dioxide, and a vessel arranged to separate carbon dioxide into a vapor carbon dioxide portion and a liquid carbon dioxide portion. A first conduit is coupled to the storage tank and the first vessel such that liquid carbon dioxide can pass from the storage tank to the first vessel. A second conduit is coupled to the first vessel such that the liquid carbon dioxide portion can pass into a refrigeration device, and a third conduit is coupled to the first vessel and the first conduit to recycle the vapor carbon dioxide portion back to the first conduit. The third conduit may include a refrigeration package to compress and liquefy the vapor carbon dioxide portion | 11-22-2012 |
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20140319426 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A SYNTHESIS GAS IN AN OXYGEN TRANSPORT MEMBRANE BASED REFORMING SYSTEM THAT IS FREE OF METAL DUSTING CORROSION - A method and system for producing a synthesis gas in an oxygen transport membrane based reforming system that utilizes a combined feed stream having a steam to carbon ratio between about 1.6 and 3.0 and a temperature between about 500° C. and 750° C. The combined feed stream is comprised a pre-reformed hydrocarbon feed, superheated steam, and a reaction product stream created by the reaction of a hydrogen containing stream reacted with the permeated oxygen at the permeate side of the oxygen transport membrane elements and wherein the oxygen transport membrane based reforming system and associated synthesis production process equipment are substantially free of carbon formation and metal dusting corrosion. | 10-30-2014 |
20150251967 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A LIQUID HYDROCARBON PRODUCT FROM A FISCHER-TROPSCH PROCESS USING A SYNTHESIS GAS PRODUCED FROM AN OXYGEN TRANSPORT MEMBRANE BASED REFORMING REACTOR - A system and method for producing a liquid hydrocarbon product from a Fischer-Tropsch process using a synthesis gas feed produced in an oxygen transport membrane based reforming reactor. The system and method involve reforming a mixed feed stream comprising natural gas, hydrogen and the Fischer-Tropsch tail gas, in a reforming reactor in the presence of steam, radiant heat from oxygen transport membrane elements and a reforming catalyst to produce a reformed synthesis gas stream comprising hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and unreformed hydrocarbon gas. The reformed synthesis gas stream is further reformed in an oxygen transport membrane based reforming reactor and conditioned to produce a synthesis gas product stream preferably having a H | 09-10-2015 |