A “FirePOD” provides a self-contained, portable, standalone fire protection system that enables property owners, firefighters or others to mix and apply fire-protective gel or foam to entities such as structures, vehicles, vegetation, etc., to protect those entities from wildfire events or other external fire incidents. In various implementations, the FirePOD includes a recirculation-based mixing system for combining a mixture comprising a powder, liquid, or gel-based Thermal Protective Substance (TPS) with a volume of water or other liquid to produce the fire-protective gel or foam. By applying reconfigurable valves, one or more pumps are applied to both recirculate the mixture and, when sufficiently mixed, apply the resulting fire-protective gel or foam via one or more hoses or other dispensing mechanisms. In various implementations, the FirePOD is movable, and is manually or automatically propelled to locations suitable for applying the fire-protective gel or foam.

A device for mixing liquid material which a user shakes by hand up and down or left and right is provided. The device includes: a container that includes a space on an inner side extending in the longitudinal direction, and a grip shape on an outer side of the container; an opening-closing member; and a coil spring which has a constant winding diameter and moves freely inside the container in the longitudinal direction. Liquid material and the coil spring are contained in the container, the liquid material being obtained by mixing a material to be dispersed and liquid. A silencer is provided at the end of the coil spring. The device includes: a coil spring abutting part that abuts against and supports 80% of a planar spread formed by one winding of an end of the coil spring relative to the one winding; a first vertical wall and a second vertical wall which are two vertical walls which are perpendicular to the coil spring abutting part and also perpendicular to the coil constituting the coil spring, and are provided at limiting positions where the coil spring of the coil spring abutting part abuts; and a cylindrical wall that extends vertically opposite to the coil spring of the coil spring abutting part, and has an inner diameter set to be the outer diameter of the coil spring, wherein the first vertical wall and the second vertical wall each have two holes through which a coil constituting the coil spring can pass arranged side by side in a direction in which the coil spring extends.

The invention discloses a low-energy consumption solvent dilution device for pre-treating samples comprising an accommodating unit, the accommodating unit including a case and an accommodating portion arranged inside the case; an input unit, which including an inlet, a second outlet and a third outlet extending into the case; a cleaning unit, which including a receiving assembly arranged below the second outlet and the third outlet, and a conveying assembly communicated with a receiving assembly. The input unit including a first tube connecting with the inlet, and a second tube and a third tube extending out of the second outlet and the third outlet, respectively.

The present invention completes dispensing and diluting the sample fixative in the box, the dispersion of the fixative is reduced. Avoid unnecessary contact for operators. It improves the safety and accuracy of the experiment, and significantly reduces energy consumption and labor costs.

Apparatus for mixing polymer, the apparatus comprising (i) a mixer housing including an internal chamber, said internal chamber having first and second sections in fluid communication with each other through a passageway; (ii) a first ram received in said first section; and (iii) a second ram received in said second section, where the apparatus is adapted to receive a composition including polymer within said internal chamber and move said composition between said first and second chambers through said passageway by operation of said first and second rams.

The application relates to microfluidic apparatus and methods of use thereof. Provided in one example is a microfluidic device comprising: a first fluidic input and a second fluidic input; and a fluidic intersection channel to receive fluid from the first fluidic input and the second fluidic input, wherein the fluidic intersection channel opens into a first mixing chamber on an upper region of a first side of the first mixing chamber, wherein the first mixing chamber has a length, a width, and a depth, wherein the depth is greater than about 1.5 times a depth of the fluidic intersection channel; an outlet channel on an upper region of a second side of the first mixing chamber, wherein the outlet channel has a depth that is less than the depth of the first mixing chamber, and wherein an opening of the outlet channel is offset along a width of the second side of the first mixing chamber relative to the fluidic intersection.

An apparatus and a method for providing active agent compositions from fluid is provided. The apparatus and method allow providing release agents, mold release agents, or lubricants in various compositions, for example anti-tack agents for compounds for the rubber manufacturing or processing industries. A mixing system for providing active agent compositions from fluid includes a mixing assembly and a control device, the mixing assembly including a conveyor and a plurality of pipe assemblies. The mixing assembly is controlled using the control device.

A system for agricultural irrigation water oxygenation for enriching soil oxygen level comprises a source of compressed oxygen (and not compressed air) coupled to a water line feeding an irrigation system, such as a drip irrigation system. The coupling system may include a pressure sensor for measuring the pressure in the water line, a solenoid safety valve, a control valve, a flow meter and a controller that controls the flow of oxygen from the source of compressed liquid oxygen to the water line using the components of the coupling system, without using a special cavitation valve and using off-the-shelf components while achieving the same benefits as a system incorporating the special cavitation valve.

A system may include a non-transitory computer readable medium and a processor communicatively coupled to the non-transitory computer readable medium. The processor may be configured to execute instructions to perform a method to produce a deicing brine blend. The deicing brine blend may be crystallization-free at least until the deicing brine blend is below 10 degrees Fahrenheit.

A system may include a non-transitory computer readable medium and a processor communicatively coupled to the non-transitory computer readable medium. The processor may be configured to execute instructions to perform a method to produce a deicing brine blend. The deicing brine blend may be crystallization-free at least until the deicing brine blend is below 10 degrees Fahrenheit.

Device 1 for mixing the contents of a tank 10 comprising a first pipe connecting body 20 arranged on a connecting flange 14 of a tank 10; a riser pipe 40 extending through the first pipe connecting body 20 into the tank; a mixing pipe 50 extending through said first pipe connecting body 20 into said tank; and a pump 60 whose outlet 64 can be connected at least to the mixing pipe 50 and whose inlet 62 can be connected both to the first pipe connecting body 20 and to the riser pipe 40. Further a method for mixing the contents of a tank is claimed.