The present disclosure relates generally to loose fill insulation installation systems, for example, suitable for installing loose fill insulation to an installation site. The present disclosure relates more particularly to a loose fill insulation delivery system including a hopper configured to receive loose fill insulation, a blower operable to convey loose fill insulation along a path toward an installation site, and an inlet port located along the path. The inlet port is configured to introduce a first additive into loose fill insulation travelling along the path toward the installation site.

A non-heating, non-combustion type flavor inhaler including a supply flow path unit including a first flow path leading aerosol toward a user side and a suction port, a liquid holding unit accommodating an aerosol base, a second flow path having one end communicating with the liquid holding unit and the other end which is located in the supply flow path unit and is opened toward the suction port side, and having a conductive portion, a liquid feeding system feeding the aerosol base, a power supply and a control unit applying a voltage to the conductive portion, to atomize the aerosol base and to eject the aerosol from an opening of the other end, and a static elimination unit neutralizing charge of the aerosol ejected from the opening.

A flavor inhaler includes a control unit configured to control operation of the flavor inhaler; a main switch electrically connected to an input side of the control unit, the main switch configured to send a signal to the control unit to start operation of the control unit; and a sub switch electrically connected to the control unit, the sub switch configured to send a signal to the control unit to start supplying liquid from a liquid holding unit accommodating an aerosol base.

A chemical supply apparatus includes an evaporation unit disposed downstream of a chemical supply source to vaporize supplied chemical thereto, a filter unit disposed downstream of the evaporation unit, wherein the filter unit filters impurities in the vaporized chemical while the vaporized chemical passes through the filter unit, a liquefaction unit disposed downstream of the filter unit to liquefy the vaporized chemical, and a chemical storage tank disposed downstream of the liquefaction unit to store the liquefied chemical therein, wherein an electrode is disposed between the chemical supply source and the liquefaction unit, wherein the electrode electrically reacts with the chemical or particles in the chemical to change electrical properties of the chemical or the particles.

A chemical supply apparatus includes an evaporation unit disposed downstream of a chemical supply source to vaporize supplied chemical thereto, a filter unit disposed downstream of the evaporation unit, wherein the filter unit filters impurities in the vaporized chemical while the vaporized chemical passes through the filter unit, a liquefaction unit disposed downstream of the filter unit to liquefy the vaporized chemical, and a chemical storage tank disposed downstream of the liquefaction unit to store the liquefied chemical therein, wherein an electrode is disposed between the chemical supply source and the liquefaction unit, wherein the electrode electrically reacts with the chemical or particles in the chemical to change electrical properties of the chemical or the particles.

A non-heating, non-combustion type flavor inhaler including a supply flow path unit including a first flow path leading aerosol toward a user side and a suction port, a liquid holding unit accommodating an aerosol base, a second flow path having one end communicating with the liquid holding unit and the other end which is located in the supply flow path unit and is opened toward the suction port side, and having a conductive portion, a liquid feeding system feeding the aerosol base, a power supply and a control unit applying a voltage to the conductive portion, to atomize the aerosol base and to eject the aerosol from an opening of the other end, and a static elimination unit neutralizing charge of the aerosol ejected from the opening.

The disclosed spray deposition systems and methods use spray charging and discharging techniques to assist with digital deposition of spray droplets on a substrate. For example, the disclosed systems and methods have a charging system that generates spray droplets from a spray generator and charges the droplets. Focusing electrodes help to collimate the droplets into a tight droplet stream and, optionally, steering electrodes help direct the tight droplet stream. A charge removal system neutralizes or removes the charge from the droplets, either during the deposition of the droplets on a substrate or after the droplets have been deposited on a substrate.

A method of growing an extra-particle aerial mycelium employs electrostatically charged mist to control mist deposition uniformity in a growth environment, and on a growth matrix (or growing extra-particle aerial mycelium on a growth matrix) comprising nutritive substrate and a fungus in a growth environment with a predetermined environment of humidity, temperature, carbon dioxide, and oxygen. Control of mist deposition by electrostatically charging mist allows for control of the morphology and uniformity of the extra-particle aerial mycelium produced, independent of airflow uniformity, growth environment size, and structural obstacles that may be present within a growth environment. Control of mist deposition by electrostatically charging mist also offers the potential for targeted mist application where it might be needed most for fungal organism growth.

The disclosed spray deposition systems and methods use spray charging and discharging techniques to assist with digital deposition of spray droplets on a substrate. For example, the disclosed systems and methods have a charging system that generates spray droplets from a spray generator and charges the droplets. Focusing electrodes help to collimate the droplets into a tight droplet stream and, optionally, steering electrodes help direct the tight droplet stream. A charge removal system neutralizes or removes the charge from the droplets, either during the deposition of the droplets on a substrate or after the droplets have been deposited on a substrate.

The electrospray generator system described herein uses a soft X-ray source instead of a radioactive source to generate bipolar ions for the neutralization of the initially charged particles. In one example, the soft X-ray source is directed at an orifice from which the charged particles emanate, thereby allowing the neutralization of the particles to happen faster than in prior art configurations and, in some instances, even neutralization occurring immediately on a droplet before it passes through the electrospray orifice.