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Starter motor systems are described, wherein the systems include a unidirectional clutch system that cooperates with a pulley system to start an internal combustion engine through the front-end accessory drive system. The starter motor systems are especially well suited for new, high fuel efficiency automobiles in which the engine is shut down (e.g., when the automobile stops) and subsequently started (e.g., when the accelerator pedal is depressed).

Combination light diffusion with either sound diffusion or absorption is provided in a single lighting fixture, to provide uniform luminosity and sound control. The traditional flat light diffuser is replaced with a translucent acoustical element which either diffuses sound or absorbs the sound. The sound diffuser topology includes random surfaces, geometrical shapes, number theoretic diffusers or optimized rectilinear or curvilinear surfaces. The translucent sound absorber includes microperforated or microslit panels, as well as translucent fabrics and microperforated, translucent wood veneers.

An adaptive anti-glare light system including a sensor, a color selection engine, a controller, and a plurality of light sources each configured to emit a source light. The sensor transmits a source color signal designating a reflected light characterized by a detected color and a discomfort glare rating. The color selection engine determines a dominant wavelength of the detected color, and a combination of the light sources that the controller may operate to emit a combined wavelength that matches the dominant wavelength of the detected color. A method of adapting light as a countermeasure to glare comprises receiving the detected color, determining a subset of the plurality of light sources that may be combined to form an adapted light that matches the detected color, and operating the light sources with a white light to emit the adapted light at or above a threshold discomfort glare level.

A distillation system is provided for batch thermolytic distillation of lump carbonaceous material, such as lump wood and shredded rubber tires. The system preferably includes multiple distillation units mounted side-by-side. Each unit includes a reactor bath for holding molten tin at approximately 455° C., a two-compartment reservoir for storing molten tin, and a porous basket pivotally mounted within the reactor bath for tipping motion. A process for batch thermolytic distillation of lump carbonaceous material includes rotating the porous basket into a reactor bath by rotating the basket about an axis passing through the reactor bath; putting a charge of wood into the basket; closing a retractable lid onto the reactor bath; filling the reactor bath with molten material to produce gas and char by thermolytic conversion of the charge, draining the reactor bath of molten material while the lid is closed; quenching the char in the reactor bath with steam; opening the lid; and tipping the char from the basket.

The present invention relates to a dust reduction apparatus which minimizes dust generation when coal is dropped and supplied from an upper dryer to a lower dryer in a multi-stage dryer for drying coal using reheat steam. The present invention relates to a coal drying apparatus using reheat steam, the apparatus being configured so that coal which has been dried primarily in a first coal dryer is inputted into a second coal dryer and thus is secondarily dried. The apparatus comprises a fixed quantity coal supplier for supplying a fixed amount of coal onto the surface heading for the top of a first transfer plate, and comprises a dust reducer consisting of: an inlet pipe coupled by a bearing to a discharge port of the fixed quantity coal supplier; a worm wheel coupled to the outer circumferential surface of the inlet pipe; a worm which is coupled by a gear to the worm wheel and which rotates by means of rotational force delivered from a motor; a bent pipe having an upper end coupled to the inlet pipe; and an outlet pipe coupled to one end of the bent pipe. In addition, the apparatus comprises: a first flattening device for uniformly dispersing and flattening a coal pile which is transferred after being dropped and inputted from the dust reducer onto the surface heading for the top of an upper first transfer plate; a first coal receiver which has a plurality of panels fixedly installed therein radially at a certain angle about a rotation axis between a pair of first driven sprockets; a second flattening device for uniformly dispersing and flattening the coal pile which is transferred after being dropped and inputted from the first coal dryer to the surface heading for the top of a lower first transfer plate through rotation of the first driven sprockets; a third flattening device for uniformly dispersing and flattening the coal pile which is transferred after being dropped and inputted from the first coal dryer to the surface heading for the top of an upper second transfer plate of the second coal dryer; a second coal receiver which has a plurality of panels installed therein radially at a certain angle about a rotation axis between a pair of second driven sprockets; and a fourth flattening device for uniformly dispersing and flattening the coal pile which is dropped and inputted from the second coal receiver to the surface heading for the top of a lower second transfer plate through rotation of the second driven sprockets, wherein the first coal receiver receives the coal pile dropped from the surface of the upper first transfer plate, is rotated according to the rotation of the first driven sprockets, and thereafter inputs the coal pile onto the surface of the lower first transfer plate to thereby inhibit dust, and the second coal receiver receives the coal pile dropped from the surface of the upper second transfer plate, is rotated according to the rotation of the second driven sprockets and thereafter inputs the coal pile onto the surface of the lower second transfer plate to thereby inhibit dust.

A fuel cell system is disclosed. The fuel cell system comprises: a fuel cell module including a plurality of unit cells for generating electrical energy by using oxygen of air and hydrogen of a reformed fuel gas; a first module including a burner part which burns an unreacted fuel gas and air discharged from the fuel cell module, an air-heating part which heats air through heat exchange with a hot combustion gas and a flame generated by the burner part and supplies the heated air to the fuel cell module, and a water vapor generation part which converts water, flowing through an inner portion thereof, into water vapor through heat exchange with a hot combustion gas generated by the burner part; and a second module which mixes a fuel supplied from an external fuel supply source and water vapor supplied from an water-vapor generator part, allows a water vapor reformation reaction to occur, and supplies a reformed fuel gas to the fuel cell module.

A fuel cell system is disclosed. The fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell module including a plurality of unit cells for generating electrical energy by using oxygen of air and hydrogen of a reformed fuel gas; a first module including a burner part which burns an unreacted fuel gas and air discharged from the fuel cell module, an air-heating part which heats air through heat exchange with a hot combustion gas and a flame generated by the burner part and supplies the heated air to the fuel cell module, and a water vapor generation part which converts water, flowing through an inner portion thereof, into water vapor through heat exchange with a hot combustion gas generated by the burner part; and a second module which mixes a fuel supplied from an external fuel supply source and water vapor supplied from a water-vapor generator part.

A drag reducing composition for use in hydrocarbon streams which contains a finely divided, solid polyolefin friction reducing agent, a suspending medium comprised of water and a liquid organic carrier containing from 10 to 14 carbon atoms and having at least one hydroxyl group and a partitioning agent comprising a compound having a hydrophobic group and a hydrophilic group and exhibiting at least some surface activity.

A wafer support pin has a front end contacted with a wafer such that the front end is flat or rounded. Thus, gravitational stress is minimized during annealing the wafer, thereby minimizing slip dislocation. This wafer support pin is suitably used for annealing of a wafer, particularly high temperature rapid thermal annealing of a large-diameter wafer.

Provided are an apparatus and method for driving a plasma display panel, which are capable of increasing the brightness of the plasma display panel and minimizing power consumption and the amount of heat generation without increasing the number of sustain pulses. The plasma display apparatus includes: a plasma display panel including a scan electrode and a sustain electrode; a scan electrode driver for applying a first sustain pulse to the scan electrode; a sustain electrode driver applying a second sustain pulse to the sustain electrode alternately with the first sustain pulse; and a peak pulse applying unit causing a peak pulse to overlap the first sustain pulse and the second sustain pulse when the first sustain pulse and the second sustain pulse are alternately applied to the scan electrode and the sustain electrode.