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A thermoacoustic engine-generator that converts waste heat into electrical power. Thermal energy is converted to useful work via temperature-pressure amplification of periodic acoustic traveling waves in a compressible working fluid which cause the armature of a linear alternator to reciprocate and produce alternating current electrical energy. An external oscillator initiates reciprocating motion in the armature of a linear alternator. The armature is a combination fluid pump and fluid motor as well as the induction armature of a linear alternator. The pump end of the armature generates an acoustic traveling wave with each cycle of the armature. The traveling wave enters a waveguide-heat exchanger and is amplified in temperature, pressure and propagation velocity by thermal conduction of energy through the wall of the waveguide. The amplified traveling wave acts upon the opposite end of the armature, causing it to reciprocate within the magnetic field windings of the generator, and generate an electrical current as well as a new acoustic traveling wave. When the operating temperature gradient is attained across the hot and cold heat exchangers, the thermoacoustic engine-generator becomes acoustically resonant and self-regenerative, and will continue to operate as long as the thermal gradient is maintained. The theoretical conversion efficiency is dependent on the thermal gradient, and is 63% of Carnot.

The invention relates to a device for recovering energy from work machines, comprising at least one power drive, which can be operated back and forth in order to move a load mass, and an energy store (16), which absorbs energy that is provided when the load mass moves in the one direction and which provides said energy for a subsequent motion in the other direction. Said device is characterized in that an energy store in the form of a storage cylinder (16) is provided, which is mechanically coupled to the load mass and stores pneumatic pressure energy when the load mass moves in the one direction and acts as an auxiliary working cylinder that supports the power drive and that converts the stored pressure energy into driving force when the load mass moves in the other direction.

The invention relates to a safety device that can easily be incorporated into any type of waterproofs and work clothes and is designed to protect people who fall into the sea accidentally, providing insulation against low water temperatures, as well as providing a heat source that considerably prolongs survival time in low-temperature water. The invention comprises: a main ring-shaped bag (1), the outermost part of which is provided with a plurality of long, narrow secondary bags (5); and a check valve (3) arranged on the surface of the main bag which contains sodium that, upon contact with water, produces a chemical reaction that seals possible points at which water could enter the clothing and provides a source of heat for the body.

A two-stage pulse tube refrigerator having a compact design, low vibration and low heat loss is provided where at least the 2nd stage is co-axial but preferably, both stages are co-axial with the second stage pulse tube being central and the first stage pulse tube occupying the annular space between the second stage pulse tube and the first stage regenerator. Convection losses associated with different temperature profiles in the pulse tubes and regenerators are minimized by shifting the thermal patterns in the pulse tubes relative to the regenerators by one or more of spacers in the regenerators, physical differences in length with gas channel connections, adjustment of dc flow, and thermal bridges.

The present invention discloses a beverage preparation device which comprises an insert that is inserted into a receptacle and can be interlocked with the receptacle. The beverage preparation device comprises a receptacle (1), a receptacle holder (2), and an insert, e.g. a lid (3) or a holding element. The receptacle holder (2) has at least one element (24) which protrudes from the receptacle (1) and on which at least one engaging structure (26) is provided that cooperates with a second engaging structure (34) on the insert (3) in such a way that the insert is releasably interlocked with the receptacle (1). Preferably, the two engaging structures represent a bayonet joint.

A cryostat of a superconducting cable disclosed herein includes an inner metallic tube filled with liquid nitrogen and extended along the circumference of a core, an outer metallic tube surrounding the circumference of the inner metallic tube at a distance, a cooling vessel of a terminal connecting box connected to the inner metallic tube and filled with liquid nitrogen, an insulation tube surrounding the circumference of the cooling vessel at a distance, an inner bellows tube connecting an end of the outer metallic tube to the cooling vessel, and an outer bellows tube spaced apart from the inner bellows tube and connecting the end of the outer metallic tube to the insulation tube.

Refrigerator doors (which includes freezer doors) are provided for use in display areas where refrigerated merchandise (e.g., frozen or chilled food) is displayed. It is desired to increase energy efficiency of the doors and thus of the refrigerated display system, while at the same time reducing visible reflectance from the doors to make it easier for customers to see merchandise which is being displayed behind the transparent doors. Refrigerator doors according to certain example embodiments of this invention include one or more AR coatings, some of which may include a transparent conductive layer (e.g., ITO) so as to also function as a low-E coating.

The present disclosure relates to a dryer having a waste heat recovery means, and according to an aspect of the present disclosure, the dryer having the waste heat recovery means, includes a cabinet; a drum rotatably mounted within the cabinet; an intake duct configured to form an intake flow path for flowing air into the drum; an exhaust duct configured to exhaust air out of the cabinet from the drum; a heater configured to heat air flowing into the drum; and an ambient air duct configured to inhale air outside the cabinet and supply the air into the drum. The waste heat recovery means comprising an evaporator configured to absorb the heat of air being exhausted from the drum, the evaporator comprising an evaporation unit configured to absorb the heat of air being exhausted from the drum, a condenser unit configured to transfer heat absorbed from the evaporation unit to ambient air flowing into the ambient air duct, and a heat transfer medium configured to transfer heat between the evaporation unit and condenser unit, wherein the ambient air duct is communicated with the intake duct between the drum and heater.

A multilayer structure (10) for thermophotovoltaic devices, comprising a heat transfer-emitter unit (2) and a spectral shaper (3). The heat transfer-emitter unit (2) comprising a chamber enclosure (2.1) made of a high temperature resistant material, defining a flow-through heat transfer chamber (2.2); an electro-magnetic radiation emitter (2.3) configured for emitting predominantly near-infrared radiation when exposed to high temperatures. The spectral shaper (3) is arranged adjacent to and thermally connected with said electro-magnetic radiation emitter (2.3), wherein the spectral shaper (3) is configured as a band pass filter for an optimal spectral band of the radiation and as a reflector for further, non-optimal spectral band(s) of the radiation, so that said second, non-optimal spectral band radiation is recycled as radiation redirected towards the electro-magnetic radiation emitter (2.3).

The present invention relates to a seed chuck accommodating seed crystals so as to grow ingots in molten silicon, comprising: a neck cover for blocking thermal emission in the upward direction of the molten silicon; and a fixing part arranged on a bottom surface of the neck cover and accommodating the seed crystals, wherein the neck cover comprises: a top surface connected to a lifting cable; the bottom surface; and a circumferential surface connecting the top surface and the bottom surface, the circumferential surface is formed with an inclination angle with respect to the bottom surface, and a measurement part for measuring the molten silicon is opened in the neck cover such that the neck cover is positioned on the hole of an upper insulator so as to minimize heat loss through the hole of the upper insulator during a melting step and does not interfere in the temperature measurement of the molten silicon, thereby helping the temperature measurement of the molten silicon and increasing the reliability of molten silicon temperature sensing.

A combined power and communication system, a transmitter, a receiver, and a method of communicating data over a power line are provided. A power supply is arranged to supply an output current to a power line and comprises a current source. The current source is arranged to supply a DC component to the output current and the power supply is further arranged to modulate the output current accordingto a data signal. A load interface is arranged to receive a load at load terminals, to provide DC power from the power line to the load terminals, and to demodulate the current received from the powerline to receive the data signal.

A flexible, wrappable multilayered heat shield is provided. The heat shield includes a reflective metal outermost layer, an innermost layer of high temperature yarn capable of withstanding temperatures up to about 650 degrees ° C. continuously, and about 750° C. intermittently, and an intermediate layer of nonwoven material capable of withstanding temperatures up to about 550° C. continuously sandwiched between the outermost and innermost layers.

The invention relates to a heat exchanger unit having an evaporator device configured for evaporating a heat exchanger operating fluid, and a condenser device for condensing the heat exchanger operating fluid, wherein the evaporator device and the condenser device are fluidically connected to each other in a frontal configuration. The invention further relates to a thermotechnical system having a plurality of heat exchanger units.

An energy conversion and transfer arrangement (10) comprising a spectral shaper (3) with an input surface (3.X) defining a flow-through heat transfer area (X) and an electro-magnetic radiation emitter (2) arranged within said flow-through heat transfer area (X) to allow for surface specific fuel combustion processes such as catalytic conversion which heat up the emitter to high temperatures, the electro-magnetic radiation emitter (2) being configured for emitting predominantly near-infrared radiation when exposed to high temperature; wherein the spectral shaper (3) is configured as a band pass filter for a first, optimal spectral band of the radiation emitted by the electro-magnetic radiation emitter (2) when exposed to high temperature; and / or as a reflector for further, non-optimal spectral band(s) of the radiation emitted by the electro-magnetic radiation emitter (2), so that said second, non-optimal spectral band radiation is recycled as radiation redirected towards the electro-magnetic radiation emitter (2).

A micro channel type heat exchanger in which a first heat exchange module and a second heat exchange module are stacked, the micro channel type heat exchanger including a plurality of flat tubes disposed within the first heat exchange module and the second heat exchange module, and a heat blocking member configured to form a heat blocking space by separating the first heat exchange module and the second heat exchange module, wherein the heat blocking member forms a heat blocking space between the first heat exchange module and the second heat exchange module that minimizes heat conductivity and improves thermal exchange performance of the heat exchanger.

A casting valve configured to supply a melt of a casting device includes a valve housing including a melt channel connection as an inlet and a valve outlet as a run-out. A melt channel is configured to be pressurizable via a casting pressure. A valve compartment is configured to receive the melt. The valve compartment is connectable via the melt channel connection with the melt channel. A closing device is configured to modify a cross-sectional surface of the valve outlet. A post-compression piston is configured to post-compress the melt after a completion of a mold filling.