Paloma Industries, Limited

Ngk Insulators, Inc.

Akira Maruyama

Katsusuke Ishiguro

Hiroshi Kamiya

Takehiro Sato

Takashi Miyakawa

Kenji Koide

A ceramic shaped body-positioning system which can accurately position even a thin-walled ceramic honeycomb shaped body without occurring deformations, cracks and breakages of the ceramic shaped bodies and which is particularly suitable for positioning odd-shaped products is provided. A positioning system for a ceramic shaped body is used for positioning the ceramic shaped body to accurately convey the ceramic shaped body to the next step. The positioning system comprises a centering table for placing the ceramic shaped body a plurality of chucking unit - each consisting of a chucking body - and a pair of ceramic shaped body-pushing members - and - provided in the chucking body, and a drive unit for moving the chucking unit - toward/away from the ceramic shaped body on the centering table The plurality of chucking units - and - are simultaneously moved toward the ceramic shaped body on the centering table while controlling positions and speeds of the chucking units - and - thereby adjusting the position of the ceramic shaped body on the centering table without giving a shock on the ceramic shaped body.

Ceramic shaped body-positioning system

Lower and upper limit float switches,and,for detecting the liquid level in high-temperature separator,, orifice portion,and float-associated valve V1 parallel to the orifice portion are provided, with the orifice portion being provided on circulation pipe K2 extending from the gas-liquid separator in a position either upstream or downstream of high-temperature heat exchanger,. The float-associated valve is closed when the liquid level drops to the lower limit thereof and it is opened when the liquid level rises to the upper limit thereof. During normal operation of the cooling apparatus, the flowing of steam from the gas-liquid separator into the heat exchanging unit can be prevented to ensure smooth passage of the solution. In a diluting operation, the head of the gas-liquid separator suffices to ensure an adequate flow of the solution in spite of the small pressure difference, thereby assuring the diluting operation to proceed smoothly.

Absorption cooling apparatus

Each of the water dispense pipes,in a dual pipe unit has nozzle,in an area starting just before the evaporating/absorbing compartment,and extending to its distal end. The nozzle,is a means by which the portion of the circulation pipe that is located upstream of the nozzle and which is exposed to elevated temperature is isolated from the evaporating/absorbing compartment filled with a low-temperature and pressure atmosphere. As a result, the streams of refrigerant water coming from the distributor,are suppressed by the nozzles at the distal ends of the individual water dispense pipes so that the liquid pressure becomes uniform among those distal ends, from which the refrigerant water is dispensed into the evaporating/absorbing compartment at a generally uniform pressure.

Dual pipe unit,is erected vertically and comprises cold water pipe,serving as a passageway of cold water and surrounded by coaxial outer pipe,The cold water pipe consists of evaporating pipe portion,sealed at the bottom and inner pipe portion,coaxially provided in its interior. The bottom of the inner pipe portion is open near the bottom of the evaporating pipe portion whereas its top penetrating the top of the evaporating pipe portion to project into the latter is fixed thereto in a liquid-tight manner. The cold water pipe penetrates the top of the outer pipe but it is fixed to the latter in a liquid-tight manner, with its bottom end being spaced from the bottom end of the outer pipe by a specified distance. Evaporating/absorbing compartment,is formed between the evaporating pipe and the outer pipe. The channel of cold water through the evaporating pipe portion is narrowed and the cold water collects toward its wall surface, flowing at an increased relative velocity. This contributes to enhance the efficiency of cooling the cold water.

An absorption refrigerator which is capable of effectively using energy without a necessity of enlarging the size thereof, the absorption refrigerator having a structure that a cylindrical wall is provided for an inner wall portion raised because of a stepped portion of the bottom surface of a double-tube unit so that a refrigerant retainer for accumulating water allowed to downwards flow along the outer surface of a cold-water tube is formed. A refrigerant-circulating passage is connected to the bottom surface of the refrigerant retainer. Another end of the refrigerant-circulating passage is connected to a refrigerant supply passage. When a pump is operated, water in the refrigerant retainer is supplied to a water-receiving pan so as to again be sprayed to the outer surface of the cold-water tube.

Absorption refrigerator

Whenever necessary, an operation for diluting an absorbing solution after the stop of the operation is unlimitedly enabled without increasing the size of an absorption refrigerating machine. For the dilution operation after the operation of the absorption refrigerating machine, a pipe line of a dilute solution circulating pipe KD is opened by a dilution valve VD. Thereby, a solution pump P1 and an absorber A can be directly connected through a circulating pipe K6. The operation of the solution pump allows circulating a low-concentration solution and facilitates the dilution of a high-concentration solution to a low concentration. Since this case has nothing to do with a pressure difference in a path, the dilution operation can be performed whenever necessary. Moreover, since it is unnecessary to deal with a pressure loss, it is not necessary to increase the height of the apparatus. Thus, there are no increase in the space for installation and no rise in the cost of the apparatus due to the large-sized refrigerating machine. Moreover, since the solution pump used in the normal operation can be used for the dilution operation, an additional pump for the dilution operation only is not needed. The dilution operation can be therefore performed at low cost.

Absorption refrigerating machine

The absorption chamber of an absorption-type air-conditioning apparatus is formed as a vertically oriented cylinder having an inner surface on which absorption liquid is dispensed for absorbing water vapor or coolant vapor. A guide structure is installed at the inner surface of the cylinder to lead the absorption liquid to the inner surface of the cylinder and to spread the absorption liquid over substantially all of the inner surface of the cylinder. The guide structure may be in the form of a mesh lath rolled into a cylindrical shape and installed against the inner surface of the cylinder or a helical coil installed against the inner surface of the cylinder and having a plurality of grooves formed on an outer surface of the coil to allow a portion of the absorption liquid flowing on an upward-facing surface of the coil to flow vertically downward to portions of the inner surface of the cylinder.

Absorption liquid spreading structure for interior of absorption chamber

An absorption-type air-conditioning apparatus uses an absorption liquid that is a solution of a liquid coolant and an absorption medium. First and second regenerators are provided for heating the absorption liquid to release coolant vapor and concentrate the absorption liquid. Each of the regenerators includes a respective fin-tube-type heat exchanger in which the absorption liquid flows as it is being heated.

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Nagoya, Japan

Akira Maruyama