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A porous sintered body of a calcium phosphate-based ceramic having a porosity of 80% or more. The porous sintered body is produced by a method comprising the steps of: (1) preparing a slurry comprising a calcium phosphate-based ceramic powder, a water-soluble high molecular compound and a nonionic surface active agent; (2) stirring the slurry vigorously to froth the slurry; (3) solidifying the frothed slurry into a gel; and (4) drying and sintering the gel.

An apparatus and method for fluid mixing comprising a housing having an internal chamber and a rotatable unit disposed in the chamber. Sufficient clearance is provided between the rotatable unit and the housing to create space for the mixing of the two or more dissimilar fluids. As one example, one fluid input arrives in the mixing chamber by suitable ducting in the housing and the other fluid input arrives in the mixing chamber via a passage in the rotatable unit, the fluids collide and mix and where preferably at least one array of surface irregularities are disposed on an exterior face of the rotatable unit. The refined fluid mixture leaves the apparatus from a exit in the housing preferably poritioned radially outwardly of the rotatable unit.

A liquid infusion and / or brewing process is described. The process includes the steps of placing a desired amount of an infusion material into a chamber at atmospheric pressure, placing a desired amount of liquid into said chamber, sealing said chamber from the surrounding atmosphere, and applying at least one reduced pressure cycle within said chamber, wherein said at least one cycle includes reducing pressure within said chamber to form at least a partial vacuum within said chamber and subsequently returning said chamber to about atmospheric pressure. Methods for separating the brewing media from the liquid after completion of the brewing process are also described.

A liquid infusion and / or brewing process is described. The process includes the steps of placing a desired amount of an infusion material into a chamber at atmospheric pressure, placing a desired amount of liquid into said chamber, sealing said chamber from the surrounding atmosphere, and applying at least one reduced pressure cycle within said chamber, wherein said at least one cycle comprises reducing pressure within said chamber to form at least a partial vacuum within said chamber and subsequently returning said chamber to about atmospheric pressure. Methods for separating the brewing media from the liquid after completion of the brewing process are also described.

Apparatuses, systems, and methods for brewing a desired portion of a beverage, such as a single-cup portion of coffee, are provided. The system can include one or more hopper assemblies configured to provide a controlled dose of beverage material to a brew chamber. The system can also include a water input system configured to wet the ground beverage material as the grinds enter the brew chamber and substantially prevent steam from reaching grinder components of the system. Further, the system can include an automatic cleaning mechanism such that a user does not need to manually clean components of a brewing machine between brew cycles.

A cleaning system for corn cobs incorporating a conveyor system providing a capability for positively removing or cleaning other crop residue from the cobs, which is adapted to be towed by a harvester; to be incorporated with a cob collecting device; and which can be adjustable for varying corn varieties, conditions and the like. The conveyor system includes at least one enclosed inclined conveyor for carrying a flow of the crop residue upwardly and propelling the flow into a space, while a flow of air is directed downwardly along the conveyor to remove other residue material from the cobs. Another flow of air is optionally directed downwardly through the space for removing additional material other than cobs, and at least one aspect of the system can be adjusted for relatively varying the air flows to adapt the system for a variety of conditions.

A porous sintered body of a calcium phosphate-based ceramic having a porosity of 80% or more. The porous sintered body is produced by a method comprising the steps of: (1) preparing a slurry comprising a calcium phosphate-based ceramic powder, a water-soluble high molecular compound and a nonionic surface active agent; (2) stirring the slurry vigorously to froth the slurry; (3) solidifying the frothed slurry into a gel; and (4) drying and sintering the gel.

A horizontal axis rotary separation apparatus is deployed in a process for separating resinous trichomes rich in flavoring, aromatic and / or medicinal components produced in plant trichome glands from unwanted plant matter. The process physically separates resin rich beads at the trichome gland head from extraneous plant matter by one or move separation sieves. The sieves are provided in or as a casing over a rigid frame member. The sieves are mesh fabric bags or screen that are easily opened and replenished in a batch operating mode, and are removable from the frame for cleaning and maintenance. Other aspects of the invention include processes that improve process efficiency and speed, and yield products of superior quality.

The invention relates to a laser-electric arc composite heat source high-speed welding method of ultrahigh strength steel, belonging to the technical field of high-strength steel welding. The traditional laser-electric arc composite heat source high-speed welding method of the high-strength or ultrahigh strength steel has overhigh welding linear energy due to low welding speed and large energy input so as to cause the deformation of a welding workpiece; in addition, chevilled silk spacing is overlarge, and stabilization action realized by a laser is reduced because the laser is adopted firstly and the electric arc is adopted subsequently so that a welding process is unstable and easy to generate splashing. The invention adopts laser-electric arc composite heat source welding; the welding workpiece is the high-strength steel or the ultrahigh strength steel; an electric arc welding gun is used for welding firstly and a laser nozzle is used for welding subsequently during welding; the current of electric arc welding is 140-180A, and the voltage of the electric arc welding is 23-25V; an included angle theta between the electric arc welding gun and the surface of the workpiece is 60-65 degrees; the laser power is 3-5kW; the welding speed v is 1-3m / minute; and the chevilled silk spacing h between a laser beam and a welding stick is determined within a range of 1-3mm. The invention realizes the welding of the ultrahigh strength steel without preheating, cold cracks or deformation.

An internal bladder agitator member(s), which are free to travel in the retained fluid when the bladders are in the filled state. When the bladders are not inflated, the agitator member(s) take up some of the free internal space of the bladder core, resulting in reduced retained fluid volume at the end of an infusion cycle. The free floating bladder agitator member(s) act in the dual role of elastomeric bladder support member(s) and agitator / mixer(s).

A metallurgical or chemical oxygen nozzle including an oxygen lance head (1) for pointing at a metallurgical melt. The nozzle comprises a front surface (40) and an assembly of at least two substantially concentric tubes (20, 30), said front surface (40) being made of electrolytic copper. The front surface (40) is joined (52) to said tubes (20, 30) by high-energy density welding, the head is made of a number of head elements each of which consists of a material specifically selected for the respective head element, and said head elements are all joined by high-energy density welding.

Cellulosic biomass is reduced to a micropowder with particles having average diameters below 5-10 micrometers with a significant fraction of the particles have diameters below 1 micrometer. Biomass (e.g., wood, agricultural waste or other plant materials) is first processed into pieces having a maximum diameter of about 10 mm. This is then dried to reduce its water content to no more than about 15% by weight and introduced into a disruptor which reduces the particle size to about 1 mm. Next the biomass is processed with a disc mill where edges of rotating discs travel along a groove pressing and squeezing the biomass, thereby breaking the biomass pieces into smaller and smaller particles. The resulting micropowder is extremely susceptible to enzymatic or chemical hydrolysis into constituent sugars. In addition, the micropowder can be suspended in an air stream and burned directly to provide heat to boilers and similar devices.

The invention provides an apparatus comprising a drum for containing and agitating an article, wherein the drum comprises at least two rotatable portions in rotatable connection with one another, a rotator member in connection with each rotatable portion for rotating the portion about an axis. The apparatus is preferably a washing machine, and the method of operating the apparatus comprises inserting at least one article, preferably a plurality of articles, into the drum; and rotating each rotatable portion independently of one another to agitate the article or articles.

Devices and methods of enhancing mass transport proximate a surface of an electrode immersed in a liquid are disclosed. One aspect of the device comprises an electrode embedded in a sintered or bonded magnetic material. The device is contacted with a solvent containing a redox material dissolved therein. An external voltage or current is applied to the electrode, which external voltage or current is sufficient to enhance mass transport proximate the surface of the electrode. Magnetic field effects can be effectively applied to the microstirring of fluids in conjunction with microelectrochemical systems in a lab-on-a-chip format. Suitable applications include bioassays, drug discovery, and high throughput screening, and other applications where magnetohydrodynamics can enhance chemical detection and / or reagent mixing, which otherwise rely on diffusional processes.

The invention discloses a preparation method of energy-storage composite material, and adopts the technical scheme as follows: hydantoin epoxy resin is used to coat and modify ceramic material, and then the mixture is in composite with vinylidene fluoride resin or a vinylidene fluoride copolymer resin matrix, so that the energy-storage composite material is obtained. According to the invention, the preparation method is simple, the composite material having high energy density in a low electric field is obtained, and problems about poor compatibility between inorganic ceramic and organic high polymer material and nonuniformity in mixing are solved.

This analysis package comprises: a cartridge (3) for reactive products comprising several recipients (4) for reactive products arranged one above the other, wherein each recipient comprises a neck (6), wherein the neck of each recipient is provided with a closing device (7) and a plate (13) for receiving the cartridge (3), wherein the plate comprises a receptacle (22) which is open to the top for receiving the bases of the recipients (4) for reactive products which bases form the cartridge; and means for keeping the recipients for reactive products in position situated in distance from the receptacle, wherein the position keeping means are organized such that they cooperate with the necks of the recipients for reactive products when the bases of said recipients are received in the receptacle (22).

A male and female sexual enhancing device for enhancing a flaccid penis and providing sexual stimulation to a vagina. The sexual enhancing device permits for a minimal coverage of a penis surface area, while also allowing enhanced sexual stimulation for both the male and female through the utilization of a rigid, extended assembly that enhances the flaccid penis. The components that create the enhanced erection include a bulbous distal member for extending and widening the penis. Also, two annular members receive and support the penis and reduce blood flow to the penis. A longitudinal stiffening rod provides perpetual rigidity to the penis, and a plurality of convex stimulators positioned onto the erection enhancing device maximizes sexual stimulation. Vaginal stimulators such as clit ticklers and vibrators attach along the shaft base for stimulating the vagina. The sexual enhancing device is utilized by the male and the female together or alone.

Method and apparatus for substantially cleaning fill from a borehole, variously including in preferred embodiments disturbing particulate solids of fill while RIH, entraining particulates while POOH, jetting downhole while RIH and jetting uphole while POOH, and controlling at least one of a pump rate regime or a POOH rate regime.

A shower filter apparatus to neutralize chlorine and chloramines from water using water soluble vitamin c in the forms of ascorbic acid and sodium ascorbate, vitamin e in the form of tocopheryl acetate to prevent the oxidation of vitamin c, a cylindrical threaded replaceable sealed cartridge system with carefully sized media feed apertures to control delivery of said vitamin solution, a gasketed flow control device that creates a positive water tight seal over the media feed apertures when the device is not in use, a transparent observation window within the media cartridge.

The present invention provides an apparatus and method for carrying out a photocatalytic reaction. The apparatus comprises a reaction chamber having a longitudinal axis and comprising a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet displaced in a longitudinal direction. A bearing surface is provided for a layer of mobile photocatalyst particles disposed between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet, and a reactant fluid flowing between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet contacts the layer of mobile photocatalyst particle. A formation is provided to redirect the fluid flow through the layer of mobile photocatalyst particles to increase the contact of the fluid with the layer of mobile photocatalyst particles.

A drinking straw with a beverage additive is described wherein the additive may include flavoring and / or coloring and / or vitamins and nutrients.

The invention relates to a hygiene-grade rotating-anchor-type and fixing-type combined blade stirrer. The hygiene-grade rotating-anchor-type and fixing-type combined blade stirrer comprises a motor, a speed reducer, a transmission shaft, cover-type nuts, fixing bases, end sockets, a coupler, a rotating-anchor-type stirrer body, fixing-type stirrer bodies, rotating stirrer blades, fixing stirrer blades, scratch boards, device flanges and a tank. The fixing-type stirrer bodies are installed at the top ends of the end sockets on the two sides of a stirring shaft of the rotating-anchor-type stirrer body, the scratch boards are installed on the outer sides of supports on the two sides of the rotating-anchor-type stirrer body, and the rotating stirrer blades and the fixing stirrer blades are correspondingly and alternately installed on the stirring shaft and fixing shafts. The hygiene-grade rotating-anchor-type and fixing-type combined blade stirrer has the advantages that the angle positions of all the blades can be installed according to the requirement of technology operation to meet the requirements of the different working conditions; the stirring range of the stirrer is wide and almost free of dead corners, and full stirring can be guaranteed; when materials with different production technologies are stirred, the device is flexible in assembling, reliable in fixing and quite convenient to disassemble, assemble, replace, wash and maintain.

The invention discloses a continuous casting tundish for improving cleanliness of molten steel and belongs to the field of ferrous metallurgy technology. The continuous casting tundish comprises a tundish, porous bricks, an overflow groove, a slag blocking wall and a dam. The continuous casting tundish for improving cleanliness of molten steel provided by the invention makes full use of the double effects of argon foam stirring and cleaning, is safe, practical, simple and convenient, can obviously improve the separation effect of impurities and gases in the molten steel and improve the cleanliness of the molten steel and the quality of billet steel and the like.