Systems, methods, and apparatus for desalinating water are provided. A vessel includes a water intake system, a reverse osmosis system, a concentrate discharge system, a permeate transfer system, a power source, and a control system. The concentrate discharge system (207) includes a plurality of concentrate discharge ports (602).

The present invention relates to a weaving machine having a multicolor weft insertion device. In particular, the weaving machine includes a multicolor weft insertion device having a plurality of picking nozzles for selectively guiding multicolor wefts into shuttle openings of chaines to weave a fabric. The picking nozzles are fixed on a sley and are juxtaposed from front to back along the weaving ...

A machine for continuously bending an elongated workpiece at predetermined radii, machine that uses a series of driving rollers (1, 2, 3) for bending, comprises a 2D laser displacement sensor (5) downstream said series of driving rollers (1, 2, 3) for bending and a computer (7) that is coupled among other to the 2D laser displacement sensor (5) for calculating a radius of a bend section and compar...

The invention concerns a device for determining the percentage of the edible portion of a long and narrow fibrous food, utilising a blade (3) pressing with its cutting side on the fibrous food fixed on a support surface (9) from above with respect to said support surface, characterised in that: - said support surface (9) is fixed on a slide (1) that is longitudinally slidable along a predetermi...

The electric heater for clothes drying devices, object of the present invention, does not require the large dimensions currently required to provide high powers. Moreover, the particular shape of the resistive element reduces the vibrations transmitted to the apparatus and, therefore, the noise perceived by the user. The particular zigzag shape of the heater determines a lesser tendency for dust t...

The invention concerns a constant velocity joint for gimballed helicopter rotors in which the rotor hub (2) is connected to a drive shaft (mast) (1) by means of two opposing elastomeric laminated spherical bearings (4), which allow the said rotor hub to tilt on two axes, and whose upper and lower supports are located at the opposite ends of a horizontal cavity of the hub, inside which a series of ...

The present invention relates to a basic frame for a solar panel comprising a container for a liquid, which container is arranged to constitute a thermal solar panel (21) that can be combined with a photovoltaic solar panel (41) having a plurality of cells (42), wherein the frame (21) is an extruded piece of predetermined length comprising at least one first channel (23) arranged for inletting a l...

Container for packaging granular products, comprising a containing body for said products having a wall (40) provided with an opening (50) for dispensing such products, with which a pouring spout (38) is associated, said spout comprising a closing wall (42) hinged on one side of said opening (50) and a pair of side walls (46, 48) which, together with said closing wall (42), define a guide channel ...

An apparatus (10) to deliver and apply a sealing substance for sealing internal portions (50) of a hollow oblong element (11) of varying section, substantially closed, and of varying length, comprises a delivery unit (12) able to deliver said sealing substance on the portions (50). The apparatus (10) also comprises first movement means (13) associated with the delivery unit (12) and able to move i...

A compact heat plant (10) for the production of domestic hot water and at least for the environmental heating of a house or another building, includes a solar boiler (12) which is associated both to solar panel media (14) for domestic hot water and secondary heat carrier fluid heating and to thermal conditioning media (15) able at least to use the heat carrier fluid heated from the solar boiler (1...

Device for treating at least a medical sac (13) and relative method, comprising at least a containing element (11), inside which the medical sac (13) is accommodated according to a main positioning axis ("Y"), and a cutting unit (32), comprising at least a cutting element (14) associated with movement means (35, 36) in order to open the sac (13) with the purpose of allowing it to be emptied and/or...