The invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition, a molded article, and production methods therefor. The thermoplastic resin composition can sufficiently exhibit a cellulose addition effect and impart excellent mechanical strength to the molded article, particularly a foam molded article. More specifically, the invention provides a resin composition and a foam molded article thereof. The resin composition contains: a cellulose fiber (A); an amorphous resin (B) having a glass transition temperature of 160° C. or lower; a crystalline resin (C) having a melting point (melting peak temperature) of 80° C. to 150° C. and a melting start temperature lower than the melting point by 30° C. or more; and a thermoplastic resin (D) having a melting point or a glass transition temperature higher than the melting point of the crystalline resin (C) by 5° C. or more.

The invention relates to a drill fire extinguishing device (1) having: a tool holder (13) to hold or be connected to a tool; a fluid connection to supply a fluid; a turbine with an impeller that has at least one stage with a plurality of runner blades connected to the tool holder (13) to drive it in a rotary and/or percussive fashion using drive fluid via the fluid connection.

The drill fire extinguishing device (1) also has: at least one discharge opening (20) in a stationary wall (4) of the drill fire extinguishing device (1) communicating with a fluid chamber and/or a nozzle assembly (12) with one or more nozzles (18) in a stationary wall (4) of the drill fire extinguishing device (1) for dispensing the fluid and communicating with the fluid chamber.

The invention also relates to a drill fire extinguishing system and a drill bit.

An apparatus, system, and method to capture water power from head or pressure is provided utilizing pipes, inlets, and outlets. The apparatus comprises a central bore having an internal diameter suitable for a fluid flow, the fluid flow moves inside the central bore through the apparatus, and at least one outlet, the fluid flow exits the apparatus through the at least one outlet, optionally, a plurality of inlets for flowing additional fluid to the central bore mix the fluid flow with the additional fluid from the plurality of inlets. The apparatus can further mix the fluid through additional mixing devices and additional devices can be used to recapture energy such as hydroelectric power from the fluid flow. The system and method can capture water energy from the fluid flow.

A system and process for decontaminating a bio-contaminated wastewater fluid as from a slaughterhouse or similar facility. The system and process recovers purified vapor/steam through a decontamination unit having a plurality of alternating rotating trays and fixed baffles in a processing vessel producing separate purified and contaminant streams. One or more filter/strainer units are disposed in parallel before the decontamination unit, and may be used alternately while the other is cleaned. A rotating shaft connected to the rotating trays may also connected to an electrical generator to provide electricity for circuits and controls in the system.

A hydroponic container growing system is provided. The growing system provides a closed growing environment providing climate and other growing conditions suitable for year-round plant production. The growing system may include a container having a plurality of subsystems therein. The plurality of subsystems may include a plant production system, an environmental regulation system, an energy capture system, a control system, and a dosage system. The plant production system may include an Ebb and Flow irrigation system and one or more Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) irrigation systems. A single reservoir may supply the Ebb and Flow irrigation system and a NFT irrigation system to provide a dual technique, single nutrient supply source irrigation system for plant production. An energy capture system which utilizes the kinetic energy of flowing liquid to generate electrical energy may be integrated into one or more irrigation systems within the plant production system.

Systems and methods for generating electricity from a hydroelectric turbine are provided. In one aspect, the system employs a Tesla turbine to rotate a drive shaft, the drive shaft providing torque to operate an electrical generator. The incoming fluid flow that operates the Tesla turbine enters a hollow portion of the drive shaft and exists the system as an exhaust flow. The system may operate from standard water supplies provided to a residence or business, thereby reclaiming excess water pressure energy.

A fluid flow actuated tool including a housing, a tool and an actuating mechanism. The housing includes a housing interior. The housing interior receives a flow of fluid. The actuating mechanism includes a fluid wheel structure. The fluid wheel structure is connected to the tool. At least a portion of the fluid wheel structure is arranged in the flow of fluid for rotating the fluid wheel structure. The tool is actuated based on rotation of the fluid wheel structure.

A vehicle incorporates a gravity-assist energy harvesting suspension system including one or more gravitational positive displacement pumps. The positive displacement pump has a cylinder and a reciprocating piston inside the cylinder. The piston is adapted for movement along a compression stroke and an opposite extension stroke in response to a gravitational bounce of the vehicle when in motion. A turbine comprising a rotor shaft and attached blades is mounted relative to a distal end of a fluid outlet hose connected to the pump. Fluid discharged through the outlet hose acts on the blades, thereby moving and imparting rotational energy to the rotor shaft. A generator is operatively connected to the turbine, and is adapted for converting the rotational energy generated by the rotor shaft to electrical energy.

A turbine current generator includes a hollow bearing cylinder to be engaged inside a pipe or duct for the transit of a fluid, in particular a fluid transit duct deriving from the drilling or exploration of an oil field; a hollow rotating cylinder rotatably and coaxially engaged inside the bearing cylinder and defining a respective transit cylindrical chamber for a fluid. The bearing and rotating cylinders defining at least a cylindrical gap; one or more magnetic or electromagnetic components (6)-operatively engaged to the bearing cylinder and/or to the rotating cylinder to generate at least one electric current during the rotation of the rotating cylinder inside the bearing cylinder; an impeller or impellers arranged in the chamber of the rotating cylinder according to positions aligned along a longitudinal axis of the latter, the impellers engaged inside the rotating cylinder to rotate integrally with the latter upon the action of a fluid.

A system and process for decontaminating a bio-contaminated wastewater fluid as from a slaughterhouse or similar facility. The system and process recovers purified vapor/steam through a decontamination unit having a plurality of alternating rotating trays and fixed baffles in a processing vessel producing separate purified and contaminant streams. One or more filter/strainer units are disposed in parallel before the decontamination unit, and may be used alternately while the other is cleaned. A rotating shaft connected to the rotating trays may also connected to an electrical generator to provide electricity for circuits and controls in the system.