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US 6581297 B1 Abstract A twin tower gas drying system is disclosed for cleaning compressed air lines in locomotives, buses, transit vehicles and the like by removing undesirable contaminants from an air or gas stream. A multistage filtration process employs a first scrubber that is capable of removing particulate material or soot from a stream of unpurified gas. A pre-filtering means is employed to remove impurities from the stream of unpurified gas. Coalescing filters are us to remove remaining moisture from the gas stream. Two towers of dessicant material dry the gas stream. The drying system is capable of controlling the flow of gas by alternately switching between supplying unpurified gas to a first tower and supplying unpurified gas to a second tower, with a purge cycle in between. Thus, a first dessicant tower is being purged of moisture while the second tower accumulates moisture, and likewise the second tower is purged while the first tower accumulates moisture, in alternating sequence.
Claims(12) 1. A twin tower gas drying system for purifying a gas stream, comprising:
(a) a separation means for removing particulate material from a stream of unpurified gas;
(b) a pre-filtering means for removing impurities from said stream of unpurified gas flowing from said separation means;
(c) first and second coalescing filters capable of removing contaminants from said stream of unpurified gas flowing from said pre-filtering means;
(d) a first tower having a first dessicant material therein for removing moisture from said stream of unpurified gas received from said first coalescing filter so as to supply a first stream of purified gas therefrom;
(e) a second tower having a second dessicant material therein for removing moisture from said remaining stream of unpurified gas received from a second of said coalescing filters so as to supply a second stream of purified gas therefrom; and
(f) a control means for controlling flow of said unpurified and purified streams of gases through said drying system such that said drying system is capable of alternately switching between supplying unpurified gas to said first tower and supplying unpurified gas to said second tower.
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Description Trucks, buses, locomotives and transit vehicles typically contain compressed air systems that operate brakes and perform other functions such as opening and closing doors, for example. Air that emerges from air compressors in such systems often contains moisture and lubricating oil mist vaporized within the air. Such moisture and oil mist contaminants must be continuously removed from the compressed gas handling system to prevent failure of the system due to build-up of water or sludge in the compressed air lines. One problem with such air dryers is that particulate material and soot can easily clog the filters of such apparatus, which sometimes causes the filters to crack or break. When filters break, they lose the ability to filter contaminated air. Moisture (water vapor) is considered a contaminant in such systems, and when a filter breaks, unfiltered contaminated gas is allowed to seep through the break, preventing the dryer from operating effectively. In general, removing oil and moisture from a contaminated stream can be a challenging task. If water or moisture is allowed to build up inside pneumatic air lines in such apparatus, then it is possible that the brakes will fail or alternatively, air actuated pneumatic mechanical apparatus will stop working. On a subway car or a bus, this could mean that the doors will not open or close properly, or the pneumatic load levelers will stop working properly. Many of the components in modern day buses for example, are air driven. It is therefore extremely important to keep moisture and contaminants out of the pneumatic air lines in such systems. Furthermore, oil is a contaminant which degrades and causes further maintenance problems for such pneumatic systems. It would therefore be desirable to provide a system, apparatus and method for removing contaminants from pneumatic air lines effectively and efficiently. A method of filtration that is capable of removing both the solid particulates, such as soot, and also the contaminants such as entrained oil and water mist is preferred. Furthermore, a method for removing such contaminants which preserves the integrity of the filtration apparatus, and does not undesirably cause filters to fail, would be highly desirable. A twin tower gas drying system is shown herein by way of drawings and written description. The invention is capable of several configurations, and a person of skill in the art will recognize that other configurations consistent with this description are possible, and within the scope of the invention. In the invention, a separation means is employed for removing particulate material from a stream of unpurified gas. Typically, a scrubber pad is used as the separation means, but other means for effecting separation may be employed as well. Additionally, a pre-filtering means is used for removing impurities from said stream of unpurified gas flowing from said separation means. First and second coalescing filters are employed to clean the air, the filters being capable of removing water and oil mist from said stream of unpurified gas flowing from said pre-filtering means. Further, a first tower is provided having a first dessicant material therein for removing water vapor from said stream of unpurified gas received from said first coalescing filter so as to supply a first stream of purified gas therefrom. Furthermore, a second tower having a second dessicant material therein for removing water vapor from said remaining stream of unpurified gas received from the second coalescing filter is provided. Finally, a control means is included for controlling flow of unpurified and purified streams of gases through the drying system so that said drying system is capable of alternately switching between supplying gas to said first tower and supplying gas to the second tower. In one application of the invention, the drying system includes a control means that operates to supply unpurified gas to the first tower while simultaneously purging moisture from the second tower. Also, depending upon the particular configuration employed, it is also possible to employ control means to supply unpurified gas to the second tower while simultaneously purging moisture from the first dessicant material of said first tower. In some applications, the separation means is a scrubber pad that is capable of operating in a first mode to entrain particulate material upon its surface, and in a second mode to release entrained material from its surface, such that the entrained material is exhausted from the system. In many applications, the scrubber pad flexes in response to air pressure fluctuations to release entrained particulate material from its surface. Then, the material thus released is flushed from the system. In some applications, the drying system includes first and second towers with first and second cans loaded with dessicant. The drying system of the first tower comprises a first holding means for containing said first dessicant material within said first can to minimize forces acting against the first can. The drying system of the second tower may comprise a second holding means for containing said second dessicant material within said second can to minimize forces acting against the second can. In another embodiment of the invention, the apparatus may be adapted for drying a moist air stream. The stream may be dried using a housing and a valve body connected to the housing. Furthermore, a chamber is provided within said valve body. The chamber is adapted for separating moisture from a moist air stream, thereby producing a filtered air stream, the chamber further comprises a pre-filter, a first coalescing filter, and a second coalescing filter. Further, a sump is connected to the chamber. The sump collects and expels separated moisture. A first tower comprises a dessicant material for removing remaining amounts of moisture from the filtered air stream, thereby producing a substantially dried air stream. Also, a second tower having dessicant material for removing moisture from said filtered air stream is provided. The apparatus also includes a diverter valve that is provided in operable connection to the valve body for affecting the flow of said air streams, the diverter valve being capable of providing in alternating sequence the filtered air stream to the first and second towers to facilitate the simultaneous movement of air along the dessicant material in said first tower, while air in said second tower is purged from the sump. Then, it is possible to repeat the sequence to facilitate the movement of air along the dessicant material in said second tower while air in said first tower is purged from said sump, with alternating repeating cycles. The invention also may be characterized as a method for drying a wet gas stream having particulate material therein. In the method, it is possible to provide a particulate-containing wet gas stream. Further, the method includes removing particulate from the wet gas stream, and pre-filtering the wet gas stream. The first and second coalescing filters are capable of removing oil and water mist from the prefiltered gas stream, and the output of the first and second coalescing filters comprises a filtered gas stream. Furthermore, a first tower and a second tower are provided, each tower having dessicant material therein for removing wter vapor from said filtered gas stream so as to supply a first stream of substantially purified dry gas therefrom. In some applications of the invention, it is possible to control the flow of said streams of gases to facilitate switching alternately between supplying the filtered gas stream to said first tower, and supplying the filtered gas stream to said second tower. A full and enabling disclosure of this invention, including the best mode shown to one of ordinary skill in the art, is set forth in this specification. The following Figures illustrate the invention: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the front side of the twin tower air dryer of the invention; FIG. 2 shows the backside of the air dryer in perspective view; FIG. 3 depicts an exploded view of FIG. 2, revealing a portion of the inner filtration apparatus of the air dryer; FIG. 4 shows the inner surface of the valve module portion of the air dryer; FIG. 5 is a view showing the air input into the air dryer from a pneumatic line; FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional view of the dryer base only taken along lines 6�6 as shown in FIG. 5, showing air flow; FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the dryer base in another direction taken along lines 7�7 of FIG. 5, showing air flow; FIG. 8 shows a perspective view as in FIG. 2, except that the valve body has been exploded and removed from the dryer base to show the air input into the valve body from the dryer base; FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the valve body taken along lines 9�9 of FIG. 8, showing air flow out of the valve body, and back into the dryer base to the coalescent filters; FIG. 10 shows a perspective view of the valve body with air flow direction shown; FIG. 11 is a further exploded view of the air dryer base and valve body showing an air flow pathway; FIG. 12 shows an air flow pathway from one of the coalescing filters up into the tower; FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of a tower containing dessicant to dry the air; FIG. 14 is an exploded view of the tower including the dessicant can, and its components; FIG. 15 reveals an air flow pathway from the valve body back into the dryer base, showing the pathway for dry air to proceed back into the pneumatic lines of a transit vehicle, such as a bus (for example); FIG. 16 is a further cross-sectional view of the valve body like that of FIG. 9, except it further shows the flow of air that has been dried by dessicant, and the pathway for water to be exhausted from the system; FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view of the dryer base, showing air flow out to the valve assembly; FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing the exhaustion of water to the atmosphere from the air dryer; FIG. 19 shows the air flow path from the purge outlet of the valve body in the purge cycle to push air back through the dessicant of the tower; FIG. 20 is a view of the purge cycle air flow through the dessicant can; FIG. 21 shows a cross-sectional view of the dryer base taken along line 6�6 of FIG. 5, with arrows showing the venting of wet air to the atmosphere; and FIG. 22 is a bottom view of the air dryer showing an air exit point for moist air. Reference now will be made to the embodiments of the invention, one or more examples of which are set forth below. Each example is provided by way of explanation of the invention, not as a limitation of the invention. In fact, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in this invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. For instance, features illustrated or described as part of one embodiment can be used on another embodiment to yield a still further embodiment. Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover such modifications and variations as come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents. Other objects, features and aspects of the present invention are disclosed in or are obvious from the following detailed description. It is to be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that the present discussion is a description of exemplary embodiments only, and is not intended as limiting the broader aspects of the present invention, which broader aspects are embodied in the exemplary constructions. Air drying systems are practiced in a variety of technical fields. One such prior art air drying system is a single tower system as illustrated in U.S. Pat. No. 5,423,129. In that patent, a single tower air drying system is disclosed which provides a clean and dry compressed air to a pneumatic system such as a brake system of a railroad train. The system is designed to remove moisture and airborne particulates from a stream of compressed air as the air passes through a dessicant material contained within the single tower. U.S. Pat. No. 5,901,459 to Trapp et al. is directed to a shuttle valve mechanism for a twin tower compressed air cleaning and air drying system. In that patent, dessicant containing chambers form a closure with a slide valve chamber which contains a reciprocal valve member with passageways interconnecting the two ends of a slide valve chamber with two dessicant containing chambers. A reciprocal valve member is provided with an aperture to permit a purge percentage of the air dried in one chamber to be admitted into the other chamber to effect a purge cycle whereby the purge percentage will remove moisture from the dessicant. A further U.S. Pat. No. 5,662,727 to Castle et al. is directed to a twin tower gas drying system for filtering unpurified gas and supplying purified gas to a pneumatic system. The drying system includes a separator, two coalescers, two dessicant towers, and a mechanism for controlling flow of unpurified and purified gasses through the system. In the Castle patent, the separator separates moisture and other particulates from the unpurified gas. Each coalescer removes moisture remaining within the unpurified gas. Furthermore, a purge system controls the flow in the drying system to alternately extract moisture from unpurified gas passing through the first coalescer and tower to a second coalescer and tower. Turning now to FIG. 1, a twin tower dryer 25 is shown having a first tower 26 and a second tower 27. The towers, which are sometimes referred to as �cans�, or �canisters� contain a dessicant material that is used in the final stages of the gas drying. On the front of the twin tower dryer 25 is an electronic control box 28, which comprises a control means that operates to supply unpurified gas to the first tower while simultaneously purging moisture from the second tower. This alternating sequence will be discussed further below. A valve module 29 is located below the electronic control box 28, and the valve module 29 connects by several air flow passageways to the housing 32 of the twin tower dryer 25. A power supply cord 30 is shown coming from the back of the electronic control box 28. On the valve module 29, two outlet check valves 31 a and 31 b are seen in a paired configuration directly above the drain 34. When moisture and other material is removed from the gas in the course of the gas drying process of the invention, water is expelled from the system by way of drain 34. A sump is located immediately behind the drain 34, but is not visible in FIG. 1. An inlet check valve 33 is located above the two outlet check valves 31 a and 31 b. FIG. 2 shows the back side of the twin tower dryer 25 in perspective view. The first tower 26 and second tower 27 are located on either side of the casting 37. An inlet 38 is provided for the input of wet gas from a pneumatic line of a bus, subway vehicle, or other industrial machinery from which gas is extracted to be dried. A compressor unload signal port 40 is also located on this side of the twin tower dryer 25, and the dryer base 39 forms the base housing that surrounds the lower portion of the dryer. In FIG. 3, the first of several exploded views is provided to show the arrangement of components within the dryer. First, starting at the top of FIG. 3, canister locking rings 41 a and 41 b are provided for locking the tower canisters 26 and 27 upon the casting 37. Spring pins 42 a and 42 b are used to provide this locking mechanism. A port 43 provides an outlet for gas to enter the canister (canister not shown in FIG. 3). Contaminated air that enters the inlet 38 is passed downward through the perforated disk 44 and into the scrubber pad 45. The scrubber pad is the first filtering system which removes the macroscopic and large particles of soot, debris, and other materials which have contaminated the gas in the pneumatic lines. In some applications, the scrubber pad is adapted to operate in a two stage configuration, that is, a first mode in which it is receiving soot particles on its surface and filtering the air, and a second stage in which air pressure forces the scrubber pad 45 to flex, or bend, breaking the soot particles from its surface to be washed from the system. The scrubber pad 45 is flexed or bent and squeezed by a high air flow which is caused by an air surge from the unloader valve which occurs during the cycle of the air dryer as described further below. This air surge flexes the scrubber pad 45, causing it to drop from its surface soot and other large particles which are then blown out through the exhaust system. This will be further discussed below. Then, the air passes to a perforated disk 46, which is held by retaining ring 47. Clearly, other types of separation means can be used to filter out or remove the macroscopic particles of soot and debris, and this invention is no way limited to the particular orientation and device shown as scrubber pad 45. A scrubber sump cap 49 is located near the bottom of the assembly, and it rests upon the filter scrubber cover plate 51. The air proceeds through holes in the scrubber sump cap 49, and moves past the prefilter drain cap 50 and then passes through the prefilter 53. Prefilter 53 is held erect by a filter wire support 52, shown on its inner surface. The prefilter 53 removes impurities form the air stream of unpurified gas which is flowing from the separation means scrubber pad 45. Air then passes to the first and second coalescing filters 55 a and 55 b. At this point, the air stream has been divided into two pathways, one which proceeds to the first coalescing filter 55 a, and a second which proceeds to the second coalescing filter 55 b. Also seen in FIG. 3 is an unloader end cap 56 which holds the exhaust cartridge 57 within the casting 37 of the dryer base 39. A pipe plug 58 is shown extending form the bottom of the dryer base 39, where it attaches. FIG. 4 shows an exploded view of the valve module 29 of the invention. An exterior housing 62 encloses several different valves, and will be described. First, a first diverter valve assembly 73 and a second diverter valve assembly 74 are shown where they enter from opposite sides of the valve module 29. The diverter valve assemblies are surrounded by dotted lines as shown on FIG. 4. The first diverter valve assembly 73 comprises a diverter spool 66 which is surrounded by diverter sleeve assembly 65, and lies adjacent to end cap 68, which is held by retaining ring 67 a. Likewise, the second diverter valve assembly 74 includes a diverter spool 76 with diverter sleeve assembly 77 on one side, and the end cap 75 on the other side. A retaining ring 67 d holds the assembly within the valve module 29. On the back side of the valve module 29, an outlet bleed check valve 70 and outlet bleed check valve 71 are shown. The outlet bleed check valves are held in place by retaining rings 67 e and 67 f, as shown in FIG. 4. Furthermore, on the lower back side of the valve module 29, an exhaust muffler assembly 63 is held in place by retaining ring 64. In this portion of the valve module 29, exhaust particle and moisture are expelled form the system. Inlet check valve 69 is held in place by retaining ring 67 k. The valve module 29 further includes in its lower edge a pair of opposed exhaust valves, that is, first exhaust valve 78 and second exhaust valve 79 which hold between them a sump cavity, shown in later Figures. The first exhaust valve 78 is sealed with an O ring 72 b and held in place by end cap 86 b and retaining ring 67 b. Likewise, the second exhaust valve 79 is sealed by way of O ring 72 a, and is held in place by end cap 86 a which is held by retaining ring 67 c. The openings on the side of the valve module 29 include a centrally located air input 81 which receives air from the dryer base. Furthermore, two other pairs of openings are present, including the air output port 82 a and 82 b. Another pair of openings include air return ports 83 a and 83 b, which carry return air from the center tube of the dessicant cans back into the valve module 29. FIG. 5 is a perspective view similar to that shown in FIG. 2. It shows the air input from the compressor which is the input point for unpurified air. Furthermore, a top housing 89 is seen located directly between the first tower 26 and the second tower 27. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the dryer base only, without the towers attached, taken along lines 6�6 of FIG. 5. The arrows indicate the direction of air flow. The unpurified �dirty air� comes in from the pneumatic lines which are connected to a compressor in most pneumatic air systems. In fact, the compressor is a source of much of the contamination, such as fine oil mist and other airborne particles. The air moves down through the scrubber pad 45 and beyond the perforated disk 46, above the scrubber sump cap 49 and into the prefilter 53 as previously described. The air moves upward along the outside of the prefilter 53, through the wall of prefilter 53, and into the central cavity or hollow cavity within the prefilter 53. Then, the air exits the top of the prefilter and proceeds through the system. The compressor unloader valve 57 is seen in the Figure. FIG. 6 shows a cross-section of the interior of the dryer base. In FIG. 7, it may be seen that once air leaves the prefilter 53 it travels into internal port 91 which takes the air back to the valve assembly. In FIG. 7, the back port 93 is also seen, which is a port that provides a conduit for dry air to return to the pneumatic line of the system, once the air has been thoroughly cleaned by the air dryer. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the dryer base taken along lines 7�17 of FIG. 5. In FIG. 8, a perspective view of the dryer system is shown with the valve body exploded out and removed from the dryer base 39. FIG. 8 shows the flow of air from the prefilter 53 where it then enters the air input 81 of the valve module 29. In FIG. 9, a cross-section of the valve module taken along lines 9�9 of FIG. 8 is shown. In this Figure, the inner structure of the valve module can be seen, and diverter 76 and diverter spool 66 which comprise the main portions of the first and second diverter valve assemblies. These valves oscillate back and forth from left to right as shown in FIG. 9, to open and close, changing the path of air flow. The air output ports 82 a and 82 b are also shown in dotted lines, and they are located directly behind the diverter spool 76 and diverter spool 66. The air output ports 82 a and 82 b provide exit for the air from the valve module 29 to the coalescer filters of the dryer base 39. There are two pathways for air flow, one which proceeds to the coalescer filter 55 a and another which proceeds to the coalescing filter 55 b. Also shown in FIG. 9 is a the air return port 83 a and air return port 83 b, which connects to cavity 99. Near the lower portion of FIG. 9, the exhaust valve assemblies are shown. That is, first exhaust valve 78 is shown on the right and second exhaust valve 79 is shown on the left. In between the exhaust valves is the sump 101, which serves as a collection point for water and soot particles that are to be expelled from the system periodically. The exhaust valve assemblies are held in place by cap 86 a and 86 b, respectively. In FIG. 9, the diverter spool 76 is in the open position, which allows air to proceed along the path of the arrows towards the left of FIG. 9, past the valve. To the contrary, the diverter spool 66 is shown in a position in which it is pushed as far to the left as possible in FIG. 9, so that there is no air flow beyond the diverter spool 66, and it is shut. These diverter valves oscillate such that one valve is open for a period of time, and then the other valve is open for another predetermined period of time in alternating fashion. In that way, air is provided to one coalescing filter or the other, but not to both at the same time. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the valve body 29 which shows the air leaving the valve body along air output port 82 a and air output port 82 b traveling to the coalescer filters. Thus, air proceeds along the air flow direction 104 to the coalescer filter 55 a for a certain period of time, for example maybe about 60 seconds and then that air flow is stopped and then the position of the diverter valve is changed so that the air then proceeds along air flow direction 105 to the coalescing filter 55 b for a period of time. Usually, this period of time would be the same as the first period of time, i.e., about 60 seconds, and then the diverter valves actuate, causing the air flow to again shift back along air flow direction 104. This alternating sequence of air flow facilitates and allows the air to be exhausted from one side of the twin tower system, while it is being filtered and cleaned by the other side of the system. In operation, the air drying receives from an air compressor (not shown) a supply of air which typically contains an unacceptably high amount of moisture and other particulates suspended therein. The air is filtered several times as described, and then as will be described below, the air eventually reaches the dessicant material. Dessicant plays a key roll in cleaning the air by absorbing moisture. The filters remove particulates before the air enters the desiccant as the air moves radially into and through the dessicant material. FIG. 11 shows essentially the same exploded view of dryer base 39 seen previously, except that it also contains direction arrows showing the flow of air through the system. Air is passed through the separation means (i.e., the scrubber pad 45), a prefiltering means, which may include prefilter 53, and then along a port in the top housing 89 to the valve module, and then returns from the valve module as shown in FIG. 11. Once the air reaches a coalescing filter, such as coalescing filter 56 a it proceeds upward as shown in the arrows in FIG. 12 into the second tower 27. The system is symmetrical, that is, a similar pathway exists from coalescing filter 55 b up into the first tower 26, which is not shown in FIG. 12. The air proceeds through ports, such as port 43 in the housing and then proceeds radially along an annular pathway upwards into the second tower 27 along a dual air path 108 (an annular air path). FIG. 13 shows a cross-section of the second tower 27 as taken along the lines 13�13 of FIG. 12. A second tower 27 is shown in cross-section, with a housing can 110 containing dessicant 112 within the housing can 110. The air flow 111 a and 111 b enter the second tower 27 is shown by the direction arrows in the figure. A support disk 115 is shown near the base of the second tower 27. A compactor assembly 116 is shown on the left side of the Figure, and the flow of air is generally through the porous base portion radially upward into the second tower, and back down the center tube 113 as shown by the arrows in the Figure. The air flow 114 exits the housing as shown. In FIG. 14, the housing can 110 is shown in exploded view, with parts separated for easy identification. A plate 117 is attached to a center tube 113 and is capable of holding the dessicant within the can. One advantage of the invention of this application is that the cannister or can is not �end loaded� such that the dessicant in this invention is squeezed between the plate 117 and the support disk 115 (shown in FIG. 13) such that the assembly may be easily disassembled when necessary to re-load the dessicant, or for other reasons. The dessicant charge 112 is shown in FIG. 14, and retaining rings 118 a and 118 b are shown on either side of support disk 115. The compactor assembly 116 is retained on the unit by retaining rings 120 a and 120 b, with an end cap assembly 119 shown in FIG. 14. FIG. 15 shows an air flow pathway from the valve body back into the dryer base, and indicates the pathway for dry air to proceed back into the pneumatic lines. In the Figure, air flow diagram 125 shows the flow of air from the second tower 27 through internal passageways in the dryer base 39 into the valve module 29. Air flows into the air return port 83 a and flows out of the valve module 29 through the common outlet 129 back to the casting 37. Other ports or holes in the valve module 29, previously described, are shown in FIG. 15. Furthermore, dry air emerges from the casting 37 and returns back to the pneumatic lines of the bus or transit vehicle as shown near the center of FIG. 15, along the path of the arrows 128. In FIG. 16, a further cross-sectional view of the valve body is shown revealing the flow of air that has been dried by the dessicant in the towers, and the pathway for the water to be exhausted from the system. In FIG. 16, the cross-section 100 of the valve module is shown such that air is emerging from the common outlet 129 and is allowed to leak back through the outlet check valve. The sump 101 is shown between the first exhaust valve 78 and second exhaust valve 79, wherein exhaust water is ported out to the atmosphere which has been received along air return port 84 a and 84 b, respectively. Inlet plenum 102 is shown just below the air input 81, which comes from the base. In FIG. 17, the cross-sectional view of the dryer base is shown, revealing the air flow out to the valve assembly. The cross-section is taken along the lines 7�7 as shown in FIG. 5. Air input 92 to the valve module 29 is shown in the upper portion of FIG. 17. Back port 92 provides dry air back to the pneumatic line of the bus or transit vehicle as shown in the lower right portion of FIG. 17, along air pathway 132. Dry air enters the assembly in the port 131 from the common outlet 129. FIG. 18 is a view similar to the view in FIG. 1 except that it also shows the flow of exhaust water to the atmosphere out of the drain 34. FIG. 19 shows the purge cycle 140 which including air flow from the purge outlet 83 a and up into the second tower 27, back around coalescing filter 55 a to port 134 a, in the purge cycle. Likewise, a similar purge cycle emerges from purge outlet 83 b into the first tower (first tower not shown in FIG. 19). FIG. 20 shows a view of the purge cycle air flow through the dessicant can. The purge cycle 145 of the tower is shown whereby purge air 146 comes into the center tube 148, to the top of the tower, and comes back down through the dessicant material 149 and out along purge air outputs 147 a and 147 b to the respective coalescer filters. In FIG. 21, a compressor unload cycle is shown in which solid contaminants are expelled from the twin tower dryer 25 to the atmosphere. In FIG. 22, a bottom view 152 of the twin tower dryer 25 is shown in which the air is vented to the atmosphere at wet air purge 153. In the invention, it is usually not necessary to cycle off the source of unpurified air to purge the air drying system of accumulated moisture. That is, in the invention the twin tower system efficiently manages the air stream to remove moisture from the system. In the invention, the system continuously supplies purified air to the pneumatic system to which it is attached. Specifically, while one drying assembly of the twin tower system operates in the drying mode and supplies dry air to the pneumatic system, the other drying assembly operates in the purge mode and it is therein purged of moisture which was previously accumulated. After a predetermined time has elapsed, the system switches the latter drying assembly to the drying mode and the former drying assembly to the purge mode. This switching continues until the source of pressurized air ceases supplying unpurified air to the system. Thus, there is no need to deprive the pneumatic system of a steady supply of clean and dried compressed air while the system purges itself of moisture. In the invention, switching the two drying assemblies between the drying and purging modes facilitates a twin tower that is capable of handling the air stream more efficiently than other systems. Thus, one tower or can containing dessicant absorbs moisture while the other tower or can is being purged of its accumulated moisture. Then, the switching of the two drying assemblies alternately between drying and purging modes serves to continuously purge moisture from the twin tower system. More fully desiccated air is thus supplied to the pneumatic system. The amount, density and overall surface area of the dessicant may be selected to suit the needs of the particular application to which it is applied. In general, the system of the invention may be applied to pneumatic systems including pneumatic braking systems of passenger and freight railroad trains, subway trains, passenger buses, and various other types of related transportation systems. Further examples include the pneumatic brake systems of various truck transport vehicles. In general, the pneumatic air drying system of the invention could be applied to almost any air drying system, even those which are used or employed outside of the transportation field. In the invention, various electronic control components of the system are housed in a single enclosure. A pneumatic control unit manages the switching. and purging cycles during the drying phase. In systems which operate upon trucks and buses, extremely hot air temperatures may be encountered. That is, as the air or gas enters the drier, the temperature of the air is typically between about 205-210 degrees Fahrenheit, which represents a much higher temperature than other applications. For example, in a typical locomotive air brake application, the temperature of the air or gas entering the drier may be only about 120-130 degrees F. Thus, high temperatures associated with the pneumatic air output from trucks and buses may deteriorate non-metallic substances within the drier, such as the filtration apparatus. Sometimes, it takes a larger charge of dessicant to dry the air at the higher temperatures. Small particles of carbon soot in the unpurified air may clog the filters, thereby causing the filters to burst or rupture. It is understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that the present discussion is a description of exemplary embodiments only, and is not intended as limiting the broader aspects of the present invention, which broader aspects are embodied in the exemplary constructions. The invention is shown by example in the appended claims. Patent Citations
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Even if you've never been there before, your first visit to the San Diego Zoo might have a familiar feel to it - it was the site of the filming for the introduction scenes to the 1977-1984 sitcom "Three's Company."
Nearby is SeaWorld San Diego, where you'll go below the surface, above the waves, and beyond your expectations as you meet animals up close. See wondrous creatures, like Shamu, the killer whale and high-flying bottlenose dolphins, and go on exciting rides like Journey to Atlantis and Shipwreck Rapids that'll be sure to get your heart pounding.
Just to the north of all this fun is the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institute of Oceanography, where you'll see amazing varieties of coral reef, touch tide-pool animals, and hear explanations from aquarium naturalists.
Los Angeles
San Diego is not the only place in this region where you'll find great zoos to visit. Ringing Los Angeles are six major zoos, beginning with the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens in the north. You'll find all the animals you'd want to see here, but what's more, you'll be enjoying one of just nine U.S. zoos to be recognized for its fantastic collection of plants as well.
Directly to the east are Huntington Botanical Gardens and the Arboretum of Los Angeles County; great for those who enjoy beautiful plants. Moving to the southeast is the Santa Ana Zoo, which boasts at least 50 monkeys, a rainforest, an aviary, a steam train, and children's zoo right in the middle of Orange County.
Directly to the west, in Long Beach, is the Aquarium of the Pacific, housing over 12,500 animals. In addition to checking out the place's new exhibition of venomous creatures, you'll come face-to-face with, and even touch, sharks, the ocean's ultimate predators. The small, child-friendly Cabrillo Marine Aquarium completes the circle around Los Angeles. This is a place where kids and parents get a chance to touch live sea creatures.
Santa Barbara
One other great zoo in this region is the Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens. This zoo is small enough for visitors to see all the offerings in under an hour, and there's even a picnic area for you and your family to enjoy afterwards.
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SportAzarenka finally gets opening win in Paris Victoria Azarenka reaches second round of French Open 72 hours after some players with victory over Elena Vesnina. 29 May 2013 12:28 GMT | Sport, Tennis, US & Canada, Estonia, France Azarenka's tennis skills were better than her French skills during opening round [AP]Victoria Azarenka waited until the fourth day of the French Open for her opening match, then showed she's eager to continue.Filling a mostly empty stadium court with her familiar shrieks on Wednesday, the former world No. 1 beat Elena Vesnina of Russia 6-1, 6-4 in a match postponed one day because of rain. That meant Azarenka reached the second round 72 hours after some players.The Australian Open champion in each of the past two years, the No. 3-seeded Azarenka is hoping for a breakthrough at Roland Garros, the only major where she has yet to reach a semifinal. I know 'Je t'aime, Paris,' and I know 'Allez'... Merci beaucoup Victoria Azarenka, World number three In other first-round matches, No. 4-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska beat Mallory Burdette of the United States 6-3, 6-2, No. 7 Petra Kvitova outlasted wild card Aravane Rezai of France, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, and No. 12 Maria Kirilenko beat fellow Russian Nina Bratchikova 6-0, 6-1. No. 23 Klara Zakopalova lost to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 7-6 (3), 6-2.In men's second-round play, No. 4 David Ferrer broke serve eight times and beat fellow Spaniard Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-1, 6-3. No. 10 Marin Cilic defeated 18-year-old Australian Nick Kyrgios 6-4, 6-2, 6-2.Azarenka wore down Vesnina with her noisy but steady baseline game, committing only 13 unforced errors. Vesnina, ranked 38th, fell to 1-19 against top-five players and has yet to take a set in five matches against Azarenka.Azarenka needed only half an hour to win the first set, fell behind in the second, then finished with several booming strokes and a fist pump. Speaking to the crowd afterwards, she tried to match rival Serena Williams' feat of speaking French but stumbled."I know 'Je t'aime, Paris,' and I know 'Allez,'" she said with a laugh."Merci beaucoup."Source: AP
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There are no immediate plans to hire a replacement, says board president Yvonne Grassie. Since March the coalition has been hit by $275,000 in funding losses -- more than half of its projected 1995-1996 fiscal year budget -- the reason for MacDonald's layoff, according to Grassie. As of this past Friday, two of three remaining staffers were expected to continue working on a contract basis (the third had been working on a project that has been defunded).
MacDonald, however, insists there was enough money to keep her on had the board wanted to: The coalition recently had secured funding commitments from two banks and will benefit from two major fundraising events in November and February. After moving to smaller quarters, it will continue to operate its homeless-prevention housing hotline (576-HOME) and to perform a variety of assessment, planning, and research duties for the State Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services.
Though personal criticisms of MacDonald have escalated recently, most board members choose their words judiciously when discussing the departure of the $52,500-per-year executive director or the conflicts involving her that have been more or less responsible for the resignations of several staff and board members during the past eighteen months. Nor are directors willing to blame the 38-year-old MacDonald alone for the coalition's financial difficulties, although some say she should have been better prepared for the loss of one $200,000 grant. "We've been around twelve years now, and this is part of the coalition's evolution," asserts Grassie. "We are trimming down, slimming down, as are a lot of nonprofit organizations in the United States. The general feeling of the board is very excited and upbeat about this reorganization and refocusing of coalition goals, which is something we've needed to do for the last couple of years."
The August 16 resignation of Daniel Blando (the three-year staffer, who served as the organization's director of administration and was considered MacDonald's closest professional associate, cited "seemingly unending stress" as his reason for leaving) helped spur the board meetings that led to MacDonald's dismissal. He says the coalition has been experiencing something of an identity crisis. "There is a danger with any organization to become ivory-towerish and to kind of lose touch with the people you're trying to serve," notes the 39-year-old Miami native.
MacDonald contends that she is being uprooted as punishment for her iconoclastic political stances, and that the coalition's board of directors frequently undermined her by not being involved or cooperative enough with the work of the staff. Ironically, Grassie and the majority of the fourteen-member board were among MacDonald's strongest supporters last year during the attempt by several other directors (who since have resigned) to have her fired. All along, her blunt, confrontational style made MacDonald the object of intense animosity and equally heartfelt loyalty. "This was a painful decision for the board," says member Andrea Panjwani, an attorney for Legal Services of Greater Miami, "because everyone recognizes Donna's intelligence and innovation, and the contributions she's made to the dialogue around the issue of homelessness. No one ever will take that away from her."
MacDonald remains president of the board of directors of the Florida Coalition for the Homeless (an entirely separate organization), and for the past two years has been invited by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., to participate in a panel that reviews homeless program proposals for funding. "I'm tired of being the bad guy," she says. "I brought $40 million [in federal funding for homeless projects] into this town, I've worked with homeless people directly in the [coalition's] Homeless Forum, I've tried to do what was expected of me from the board. I've got a very political situation working against me."
At times the coalition's has been the only local voice challenging the Dade County Homeless Trust, a quasi-governmental body established in 1993 by Metro commissioners to oversee implementation of an official countywide homeless plan. The commission also levied a one-cent food and beverage tax to help raise the approximately nine million dollars per year to pay for the services and housing the plan calls for. Besides tax revenues, the trust has attracted millions of dollars in private and governmental funding, including a prestigious $15 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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ANCIENT SKY - s/t LP "Consisting of two pairs of close childhood friends with intertwining musical pasts, the group features current and former members of DARKEST HOUR, CITY OF CATERPILLAR, MAJORITY RULE, GHASTLY CITY SLEEP, VERSE EN COMA and LITTLE GOLD, though they tread very different waters with ANCIENT SKY. Largely influenced by classic psychedelic rock, the band isn't afraid to visit bizarre and far-out worlds with unique sounds and structures that walk the line between fierce and subtle, and occasionally flirt with epic-ness, making for an interesting mix of heavy, hypnotic rock with plenty of hooks and Americana influences." PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINE. | $8.00 | |
B-LINES - s/t 12" "B-Lines follow-up their six song debut 7" with nine more short, sharp odes to awkwardness, alienation, and their hometown of Vancouver. Manic vocals atop perfectly simple and tuneful songs played with a frenzy that lands them in the sweet spot between hardcore and pop-punk. In keeping with their belief that LPs are for prog rock, it's all said and done before you'll have time to conceptualize your next snack." DERANGED / NOMINAL. | $10.00 | |
BAD SPORTS - kings of the weekend LP "BAD SPORTS were formed in 2007 in Denton, Texas and their debut full-length was released in 2009 on Douchemaster Records following a string of 7"s, and showed the band's songwriting mature into a more refined pop territory without losing their edge. Prolific to a fault, BAD SPORTS members currently also play in the HIGH TENSION WIRES, OBN IIIS, VIDEO, the live incarnation of Mind Spiders, WICCANS, and many more. "kings of the weekend", the band's debut for Dirtnap Records, picks up right where the last one left off, showing a penchant for highly developed pop songwriting skills mixed with the speedy garage-punk/pop sound of their first LP. " DIRTNAP. | $10.00 | |
BIRTH - s/t LP "Devastatingly punishing debut here from Chicago dirtbags BIRTH! Bathed in the same filth as Brainbombs, Drunks With Guns, Flipper and Big Black; BIRTH take cro-magnon riffs and shred 'em to bits as the sky collapses around 'em and they're buried in a pile of smoldering barbed wire. Think heavy, sludgey as fuck, proto punk that sounds like the Electric Eeels covering the Stooges using Sabbath's gear if it were stolen from a scrap yard and made out of knives. Brutally harsh landscapes where beating the shit out of your instruments is therapy and masochism is fun. Ex Brain Handle. " DEAD BEAT. | $10.00 | |
BOOM BOOM KID - Musica Sin la Intervencion de Criste LP + flexi "This LP+flexi is a neat and tidy summation of one of the most unique, compelling, and important South American punk bands, and in our opinion one of the absolute best. Drawing from each of the six Boom Boom Kid full-lengths, this release runs the gamut of what Boom Boom Kid is capable of, from sweet and beautiful pop-punk to blastbeat-and-breakdown hardcore to acoustic singer/songwriter to beat-oriented bedroom recordings and beyond, from explosive piss raw live recordings to pristine professional studio recordings, from minimalist weirdness to full-on melodic punk rockers and ragers, from classic hits that have been staples of their live shows for over a decade to sleeper hits tucked away in the 50th minute of the Frisbee CD to brand new songs that got their live debut here in America on their recent tour." SPHC. | $10.00 | |
BRAIN TUMORS - s/t LP "Minneapolis degenerates BRAIN TUMORS spit back with another angry ripper. Pure menacing HC barked over punishing barbaric thrash. Rippin' Guitar work all over this fucker hammering out some of the most raw and uncompromising music you'll ever hear. Mean music that's meant to hurt. And it does. If you dig shit like NEGATIVE APPROACH, GAUZE, LIP CREAM, or Clevo scums like, 9 Shocks Terror and The Inmates, this ones pretty much essential. Total face ripper all the way." DEAD BEAT. | $10.00 | |
THE CATALYST - swallow your teeth LP "After seven long years, numerous mind-bending demos, eps, and splits, and a litany of tours criss-crossing the United States and Europe, Richmond, Virginia's best kept secret THE CATALYST offer up their first full length album, Swallow Your Teeth, a noisy, mathy, spacey, heavy, feedback-soaked behemoth of sonic destruction. Still channeling a wide range of hardcore, punk, grunge, noise rock, and sludge influences and not afraid to show their love for NIRVANA, FUGAZI, SONIC YOUTH, THE JESUS LIZARD, BORN AGAINST and most of the AMPHETAMINE REPTILE back catalog, Swallow Your Teeth displays the band's creative prowess and power fully matured and realized." PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINE. | $8.00 | |
CHAOS DESTROY - lightning strikes twice LP "There's something about Chaos Destroy's utter lack of pretense that makes their noise-drenched hardcore especially powerful. It's incredibly scary to know that there are cargo-shorted loners wandering around somewhere in the woods of suburban Maryland, making a vicious, overdriven racket that shakes John Olson of Wolf Eyes (a la choice quote, "The MOST horribly unmusical-rotten guitar speaker cones since the creation of "music."")." OLDE ENGLISH SPELLING BEE. | $10.00 | |
CLOUD RAT / XTRA VOMIT - split 12" "Cloud Rat comes again with 9 new tracks of scathing venomous fury that you have come to know and love. They are the perfect mix of crushing hardcore and grindcore, with hints of black metal and the odd driving part that make it a unique I can't get enough of this band, and these tracks just add to their impressive discography. Just in case you weren't absolutely sure that Michigan was pissed off, Xtra Vomit spits out 14 tracks of their own blasting hardcore/punk. Their side is an absolute unrelenting assault - raw blasting filth with dual vocals spewing out anger and frustration with the world, but with a sense of hope and inspiration that I always get from these hardworking Michigan punks. These are screen printed on inside out re-used LP jackets to minimize resource use and come with a full lyrics sheet." IFB. | $10.00 | |
CLOUD RAT - moksha 12" "Michigan grindcore punks CLOUD RAT are ready to exorcise the wickedest of demons with their newest album, MOKSHA. Ferocious and unrelenting, Moksha is a record infused with doses of melody and bludgeoning heaviness, tortured vocals and lyrics that dig up harsh memories. Still, through the jaws of darkness, Cloud Rat manages to salvage an ounce of hope within it all." IFB. | $10.00 | |
CREEM - s/t 12" "This release marks the first 12" release from premier NYHC act CREEM. The band jumps light years ahead of the recording session that spawned a demo cassette and 7" single and creates a piece of music that is far and away its best material. Six originals and a cover of Boston/UK-influenced hardcore." KATORGA WORKS. | $10.00 | |
CR0SS - die forever LP "Warmer Milks founder Ma Turner and visual artist R Clint Colburn formed CROSS in summer 2008 as a means for friends to express themselves both live and on tape through a total freedom of rock 'n' roll improvisation. Amidst a series of defining moments and wild/nomadic lifestyle choices, Turner & Colburn hit the road two weeks into being a band, going on a nationwide tour where the skeletons for "Die Forever" initially came to life. Upon returning home (Lexington, KY), the new CROSS formation further polished their sound (a range of subtly psychedelic styles, frantically varying from southern rock to death rock to glam, goth, and beyond), continued touring, and in the winter of 2011, recorded with Pete Townsend (Bonnie "Prince" Billy, King Kong) and Sean Sullivan (John Prine, Jack 'Cowboy' Clement, Dave Ferguson, Black Keys - engineer) at John Prine's Butcher Shoppe Studio in Nashville, TN. Their full-length "Die Forever" (following a self-titled/self-released double-cassette live album) is now available in a first edition of 500, with artwork by Lexington's own Robert Beatty of Hair Police/Three Legged Race." SOPHOMORE LOUNGE. | $11.00 | |
CURTAINS! - deep in night city LP "Debut outsider manifesto here from Chicago night warriors CURTAINS!. 'Deep In Night City' is one eerie mind fuck. Held together by a rhythmic post punk (almost gothey) foundation, this sucker throbs and bobs with shambolic deathrock lucidity. A creepy, delirious landscape where wacked out sci-fi rhetoric, formaldehyde misanthropy and paranoid, clausterphobic dementia are all integral pieces of the puzzle. Creating eerie soundscapes for deranged punk mutants and twisted new wave vampires, CURTAINS! unsettlingly spews 12 crypttic cuts that'll leave your skull in ruins. If your into stuff like the Electric Eels, Chrome, the Birthday Party, Gun Club or 45 Grave, you'll be all over this fucker." DEAD BEAT. | $10.00 | |
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY / DEFECT DEFECT / FOREIGN OBJECTS - three way split LP "This one-sided 12" is like three singles with no flipping! Defect Defect is old school punk featuring members of all your favorite PDX punk bands like The Observers, Autistic Youth, Artic Flowers, Clorox Girls, The Minds, etc. Daylight Robbery is a great Chicago band that sounds like a modern day X (Los Angeles) without the blues. Features ex-members of The Pedestrians. Foreign Objects should be familiar to those of you who have picked up past Dirt Cult Releases. Female fronted punk rock, like Kathlene Hannah fronting Black Flag." DIRT CULT. | $9.00 | |
DEVOUR - s/t LP "Raleigh, NC's Devour were born from the ashes of Cross Laws, but rather than simply picking up where that band left off, the remaining members expanded to a 5-piece and followed the long southern tradition of adding traces of metal into their hardcore. What emerged was a record that is remarkably dense and complex, recalling the very best of the mid-80s trend of hardcore bands "going metal;" think Corrosion of Conformity's "Animosity" LP, Final Conflict's "Ashes to Ashes" and Septic Death's "Need So Much Attention.""SORRY STATE RECORDS. | $6.00 | |
EXITHIPPIES / LOTUS FUCKER - split LP "Exit Hippies is one of the most exciting raw punk bands around, carving out a totally unique scene and style of punk that knows no bounds and no fears, making punk music as they see fit, without compromise to style or expectation. Their material here is possibly their most brutal and harsh recordings yet, in the style that they are known and loved for. Absolute shit-fi unlistenable garbage Extreme Noise Terror/Sore Throat worship mixed with lo-fi minimalist acid/house techno. This recording contains some new songs (including a slow mosh jammer that I think if the first slow song they've ever written?), some old songs re-recorded (like usual), and all songs that make us grin from ear to ear and feel like life is still worth living. Lotus Fucker produces their most claustrophobic, paranoid, and anxious material yet in their standard "noise hardcore" style, fueled by sleep deprivation, lack of sunlight, and poor dietary decisions. We will never be defined by others. Noise forever." SPHC. | $10.00 | |
INSUBORDINATES - s/t LP From Rockin' Rochester U.S.A. comes this blast of rock and roll fury that blends early punk with the more furious elements of primitive psych / surf rock into an essential punk platter, complete with honkin' sax work and completely twisted liner notes courtesy of the Feral Kid crew. This record is almost OOP, so now is your chance, today is your day! COWABUNGA RECORDS. | $9.00 | |
JOVONTAES - things are different here LP "Jovontaes are Lexington, KY. They emerge from (and possibly define) my town's peculiar skate / kraut / nihil / garage axis, evoking the smell of stale Miller High Life and burning couches: stumbling match-grip surf rolls; howling, chorused-out guitar; droning Adderall haze; and a singer who makes Will Shatter sound like Scott Walker. Imagine Moolah playing at a beach party on the edge of the Kentucky River, big gray globs of unidentifiable garbage drifting silently past and the dense wet air becomes gridlocked with mosquitoes." -Trevor Tremaine (Hair Police) | $10.00 | |
KYKLOOPPIEN SUKUPUUTTO likana valikoimassanne LP "Brand new 5-song 12" from this great Finnish HC band. The a-side, which runs at 45RPM, is some fierce, classic-sounding Finnish HC that would fit quite well next to the Kieltolaki LP on your turntable. The b-side drops the speed to 33RPM for two creepy-sounding dirges that get back to the Die Kreuzen-esque weirdness of their earlier records. A great record from this band, and awesome packaging too, including a multi-color, screen-printed, fold-out sleeve." PRIMITIVE AIR RAID. | $8.00 | |
LE FACE - isolation LP "The elusive LE FACE are from a small suburban wasteland on the outskirts of the Los Angeles. LE FACE supposedly contains members of the Fault Lines and Mika Miko, but I can't confirm, nor deny that. 'Isolation' contains 13 songs of what the band describes as "neo dada noise." That's not a far off description, but they definately have their roots firmly planted in punk rock. They take different aspects of the Urinals, Human Hands, Mentally Ill, Simply Saucer and the Electric Eels and put it through their own paranoid, unblanced filter. It's nice to hear them deconstruct punk rock and spit it back out as their own psychotic, off kilter bastard child of rock n roll. Neo dada noise indeed." DEAD BEAT. | $10.00 | |
LICH / RESURRECTIONISTS - split LP "comes in a dark and rough gatefold cover. you get 6 of the fastest and heaviest songs from RESURRECTIONISTS so far - recorded at the almighty tonmeisterei - and 11 minutes of brutal and mean bulldozer style powerviolence from LICH (w/members of BATTLE OF WOLF 359)." IFB. | $10.00 | |
LOTUS FUCKER - s/t LP "The sounds of cicadas against crashing ocean waves at sunset. The process of seeking an answer through distortion and finding it within yourself. Remember your Gauze, Terveet Kadet, Wretched, Shitlickers, LipCream, and Confuse records. Recorded in one take, "live-in-the-studio" at the legendary Barclay House." SPHC. | $10.00 | |
MORALENS VAKTARE - s/t LP "Frickin' A-Bomb dropped from the south side of Sweden. After a couplea pretty bad ass singles, MORALENS VAKTARE lose their kiddie shoes and check into the big leagues with this tough Rockin, back alley ripper. With their feet firmly planted in the Rock-ier side of Punk Rock, namely bands like the Real Kids, Gizmos and Heartbreakers; MORALENS VAKTARE's continue their guitar slinging, Riff-N-Roll onslaught. You can tell these fuckers've given ample turntable time to their old musty Kids, Hubble Bubble and The Pack records. As this scuzzy mid-fi, diamond in the rough is like a punk rock-snot rocket shot straight outta 1978. " DEAD BEAT. | $9.00 | |
NEKROMANTIKER - s/t LP "On their first LP, Nekromantiker continues to refine their fucking harsh noise punk style, mixing the song construction and style of classic noise punk heroes like Confuse and Gai with the sonic brutalities and effects-laden idealism of the Tokyo Sound System/New Smell scene (ie Exit Hippies, Filth Militia, Aostrapos, Stagnation, etc). The entire LP feels like the finely crafted product of a band in their prime. Mixing mid-tempo jammers with short/fast/loud hardcore shockers, straight-forward drums with obtuse/experimenting harsh noise guitars, their highest-fidelity recording yet with their best 'ghouls/skeletons/mushroom people' aesthetic yet, the result is an excellent genre exercise in "noise punk" that manages to bring a new perspective and unique personality to the canon." SPHC. | $10.00 | |
NOMOS - notes from the acheron 12" "Follow-up to their highly praised demo, NOMOS return with a one-side 12" with an etched B-side. Six new rippers influenced equally by early 80's rippers like Poison Idea, Void, and Antidote and early 90's hardcore such as Citizen's Arrest, No Comment, and Infest. Recorded by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air Studios and featuring artwork and layout by Vincent Smith." DERANGED. | $11.00 | |
SHAVED WOMEN - s/t LP Primitive & intense St. Louis hardcore for a failed generation. ROTTED TOOTH RECORDINGS. | $10.00 | |
TENEMENT - blind wink LP Well this LP took me totally by surprise... absolute weirdo music channeled into amazing songwriting, like the KINKS meets HUSKER DU. If there is a "next level" in 2012, TENEMENT is it! COWABUNGA RECORDS. | $10.00 | |
UZI RASH - whyte rash time LP "Left coast wack jobs UZI RASH continue to make some of the most unique and memorable music around. Sounding like a stripped down garage band diving head first into a bottle of cough syrup, UZI RASH blast irresistibly, unpredictive tunes from the outer viscera of the garage scene. It's all bottom heavy, gutted, swamp-fuzz slathered in their own shimmering, oddball charm that helps UZI RASH carve out there own little pantheon of coolness in wierdsville. Sloppy, shambolic cave man thud that'll sidle up nicely against your Cramps, Swell Maps, Cheater Slicks, and Pussy Galore records. A chaotic mess from start to finish." DEAD BEAT. | $10.00 | |
V/A - GROUND ZERO NYC 2013 LP "For the first time in decades, New York City possesses one of the most unique and groundbreaking hardcore punk scenes in the world, particularly through the "Toxic State sound." Ground Zero stands as both the definitive documentation of this NYC punk family, as well as proof of NYC's prominent standing in the American punk landscape. This compilation LP features exclusive material from La Misma, Deformity, Nomad, Goosebumps, Black Boot, Putrida, Anasazi, Murderer, Sad Boys, Bortgang, Crazy Spirit, Perdition, and Dawn of Humans." TOXIC STATE / ALWAYS RESTRICTIONS. | $13.00 | |
BAD PEOPLE - mean talkin' 7" EP "Second and latest 7" from Buffalo's BAD PEOPLE. Continues on with the snot-filled, spazzed out sound of their "Pearls Before Swine" EP but I'd say "Mean Talkin" relies more on Biff's heavy, fuzzed bass tone to really nail BAD PEOPLE's mid-paced stomp into your skull. Calling this band garage punk would be off, yet the clean guitar tone and incredibly snotty vocals don't lend themselves to hardcore. BAD PEOPLE are truly something original, the genius runt of the litter." FERAL KID / FEEBLE MINDS / UT. | $4.50 | |
BURNING ITCH - skrewin' up my mind 7" "Knoxville, TN, trio Burning Itch have only been at it for a minute yet already have a catalogue of solid intravenously connected KBD punk songs – so rock-hard it would make Fort Loudon look over its shoulder. Ian Lawrence, Mike Ellison, and Brad Fowler are heading down a dead end street full of gun-toting rednecks and 100 other bands trying to get their records heard. But just like there probably was a bash before Burnside fortified Knoxville, Burning Itch's live show seems like an all-out-ready-to-the-end war." Three killers here. MEMETIC SOCIETY. | $5.00 | |
CLEANSING WAVE - s/t 7" "The newest 7" on PRGNT records comes from Worcester's Cleansing Wave. Early this year they did a split flexi with G.A.S.H. (Boston) and this picks up right where that left off. 6 raging songs of raw punk with reverb drenched vocals. Limited to 300, comes with a lyric sheet and poster." PRGNT. | $5.00 | |
CHAOS CHANNEL - (Magic Bullet) That Works to Feed the Pig 7" EP "Chaos Channel - How You'd Never Been So High? (But Then You'd Never Needed To Be?) CD from 2010 is possibly the best noisy punk record of our times, a really fresh and exciting take on a style they already mastered years ago. And this 7" single continues with these ideas. A meticulous recording of super catchy riffs fit into a bizarre and chaotic sense of songwriting and arrangements, with No. 6's instantly recognizable vocals belting out lyrics that border between absurd nonsense and high-art genius. Overall a totally unique punk rock experience for pogo and flight." SPHC. | $5.00 | |
CHAOS DESTROY / VIOLENT PARTY - split 7" Need more noise? This nasty pairing of two of the best US noise punk bands going delivers on all levels. 300 copies only! SELF RELEASED. | $5.00 | |
CONFRONT - the curtain of an intense attack 7" "4 tracks of blazing Japanese HC from Mie City Japan. After almost 10 years of demos and compilation tracks, the first vinyl output from Confront. With a sound somewhere between older bands like Death Side and newer bands like Crude, this might as well have come out on Bloodsucker, or HG Fact in the late 90's. If that style is up your alley, this is essential. first press of 500 copies, split release with Not Very Nice Productions." GENERAL SPEECH. | $5.00 | |
DEVOUR - insect circuitry 7" in this follow up to their LP, NC hardcore veterans DEVOUR completely realize their manic vision of raw aggression. sounds like DEATH SIDE meets NAUSEA at a backwoods bar in north carolina. HEADCOUNT. | $4.00 | |
DHARMA DOGS - drown 7" "sap-suckling gunk rock from Madison, WI. manic aggressive over-the-top-rope suicide dive pop." you need this but you don't yet know why! KITSCHY MANITOU. | $4.00 | |
EARTHMEN & STRANGERS / FAR CORNERS split 7" "Earthmen and Strangers features Ryan Rousseau from The Reatards, The Wongs, Destruction Unit, Tokyo Electron and probably about a million other amazing bands. Based in Phoenix, AZ, somehow everything they've done reminds me of driving down a two lane highway in the middle of the desert; desolate and creepy post-punk at it's finest. Far Corners is lo-fi, blow-out post punk that really gets your blood pumping." DIRT CULT. | $4.00 | |
HELLBENDER / ACROSS TUNDRAS split 7" Killer Nashville pysch heaviness - get your riffs here! OTHERNESS / AMPLIFIED DIN RECORDINGS. | $5.00 | |
HERPES - s/t 7" EP "Amazing blazing raw hardcore punk from Rome, NY. ex-No Fucker, for those keeping score." GOBLIN SHARK. | $5.00 | |
LA MISMA - s/t 7" EP "One of the best NYC punk bands FINALLY drops their debut vinyl release and it does not disappoint. If you have not heard La Misma before (what are you waiting for???), the band takes various European hardcore influences and feeds them through that now-familiar NYC filter to create a unique hardcore punk/World Music experience. This EP has some of the catchiest guitar parts you'll hear all year. which weave around rapid-fire Portuguese vocals for punk rock perfection. I loved the demo, but this is even better. This might have been released very early into the new year, but it will definitely be considered one of the best punk 7"s of the year." TOXIC STATE. | $5.00 | |
MANIPULATION - 2 7" "After a crushing debut EP on Fashionable Idiots, Chicago's Manipulation (who feature members of Chronic Seizure, Pedestrians, Civic Progress, and other notables) return with an even darker, more twisted, and more compelling foray into the world of noisy hardcore, concentrating on fusing blistering riffs with epic leads and harsh, confrontational lyrics and vocals. These 5 songs will leave you as battered and charred as the building on the cover. Includes mp3 download and obi strip." FASHIONABLE IDIOTS. | $5.00 | |
MANNEQUIN HOLLOWCAUST - slow infector 7" "Mannequin Hollowcaust, desirable despite their moniker, glom onto a detached strain of dro-noise collage that moves around its constituent parts like kids forming cut-up shapes into different permutations. That's Side A, the title trizzee; the flip, "The World is a Wasteland" (and isn't it?), adheres to a similarly off-kilter notion of percussion while pixelated noise bugs crawl in and out of the track like it's a dead deer's skull. Pretty soon all is blurred by an encroaching hoard of noise buzzards that chew up every available inch of aural real estate until there's no room left for anything else. It's been a locked-groove life lately, and "Wasteland" is no exception. Time to cowboy up, gentlemen." HEAD DESTROYER. | $5.00 | |
NO TOMORROW - nuclear exposure 7" "HARDCORE. On their 2nd record (their 1st was a split LP with OILTANKER), North Carolina's NO TOMORROW move away from the straightforward, brutal sound that they mastered early on and toward something much more interesting. These 2 songs retain the big production and brutal vocals of their earlier work, but add in some brilliant melodic lead guitar that immediately brings to mind the almighty DEATH SIDE. If you like searing leads, huge guitars, and gutteral vocals you're going to flip for these songs. The packaging on this one is also gorgeous, featuring two-color screened jackets printed by Sorry State and hand-stamped labels. Limited to 300 handnumbered copies." SORRY STATE. | $4.00 | |
PARASITIC TWINS - s/t 7" "From Fort Wayne IN, Parasitic Twins play a style of HC rooted in the Black Flag/Poison Idea style with plenty of weird riffings going on - not at all run of the mill HC riffs. The vocals on top are tough as fuck with tons of anger as well as a fun mocking tone. Nate might be more pissed at our culture than I am. This is really, really good and is definitely worth supporting." IFB. | $4.00 | |
PEDESTRIANS - killing season 7" killer mid-tempo chicago hardcore punk, short and not so fuckin sweet! RESIDUE. | $3.00 | |
SATAN'S SATYRS - black souls 7" "Satan's Satyrs return with their first studio release since 2012's "Wild Beyond Belief" and it is nothing short of electrifying. "Black Souls," the lead-off single from their upcoming "Die Screaming" LP is a wild ride out of the dungeon that spawned them into a three-dimensional orgy of forbidden delights. Swirling guitars, grinding bass, and thundering drums propel their sound to new heights of rock and roll abandon. Never has their potent blend of psychedelic-hard-blooze-rock-a-punk-a-rolla sounded so crystal clear, and yet so earthshakingly heavy. This release marks their first recordings as a full band, with none other than Don Zientara (Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Fugazi) of Inner Ear Studios at the board. Recorded 100% analog, with real instruments- this young power trio lays waste to bands twice their age. Limited edition on yellow wax." TRASH KING. | $6.00 | |
SIAMESE TWINS - in a box / stutter 7" "Two songs of dream pop perfection from the women that have brought you the likes of Ampere, Libyans, and Confines. Siamese Twins follow their acclaimed self-released 2011 demo with a vinyl debut reminiscent of the early 4AD and Slumberland catalogs. Fans of the Cocteau Twins, The Cure, and sad songs, take note." LABOR OF LOVE. | $5.00 | |
THE SKUDS / REVOLUTIONARY YOUTH split 7" THE SKUDS are sweat and blood crust metal punx grinding relentless thru three bouts here, coupled with two tracks of dark and punishing crust from REVOLUTIONARY YOUTH. sick deep red/black vinyl swirl in gatefold packaging with lyrics. | $3.00 | |
SOCIALLY RETARDED / DAISY CUTTER split 7" SR are from chicago and play grating, despondent power violence that will bum your cat out. DC are a mean ass-grind band from indiana. this split is relentless. only 300 copies pressed! PRGNT. | $4.00 | |
SOUTHSIDE STRANGLERS - strangle you 7" "2nd 7" by this killer Richmond band, who feature 3/4 of the original lineup of Government Warning, but rather than blistering hardcore these guys are up to some no-good, garage-y, rock-n-roll fun. When a band does a 2-song single like this both tracks better damn well bring it, and indeed these two do! Killer!" FASHIONABLE IDIOTS. | $4.00 | |
STATE VIOLENCE - you now see truth in the lie 7" "The 3rd and inarguably best 7" from these Washington, DC, Dbeaters. Featuring current and former members of LOTUS FUCKER, SICK FIX and DEATHRATS, this record is absolutely blistering with a bit of melody snuck under noise and chaos. They have definitely found their stride and come up with a unique and crushing take on raw Dbeat punk." DESTROY ME. | $4.00 | |
TROPICAL TRASH - think back kick a beer 7" ""Between Kentucky's TROPICAL TRASH and your Heart, lies the Breast. The follow-up release to last year's Fear of Suffering debut 7", Think Back Kick A Beer breaks bread on the breastplate and lets the loins girt around about the truth, substituting hot air balloons for lungs and cajones for brains, magnetizing the crotch-to-ego spinal disc-chordal dipole while stoning the erogenous zones and breathing life and id back into the exhumed corpse of Classic Rock, and when we say Classic Rock we are reading out loud from the book of S.S.T. --- a G.Ginn and Sonic speedball kegel-clubbing affront to the American Mall Obese." SOPHOMORE LOUNGE. | $5.00 | |
WYMYN'S PRYSYN - pay day 7" "Wymyns Prysyn is the latest addition to the small, but growing discography of Scavenger of Death Records. The label specializes in documenting the raucous punk scene in Atlanta, and Wymyns Prysyn is one of the best bands from there—a scene which also includes Cops, the Black Lips, Carbonas, GG King, Ralph and the Bukkake Boys. I want to describe them as a noise punk band, but that might not do justice to the holy frenzy of feedback they bring to their new single, Pay Day. This is some of the best blown out rock 'n' roll around. Wymyns Prysyn channel plenty of the Killed by Death attitude and lo-fi production, but their new 7" is as tough and fun as Human Eye or the Puffy Areolas." SCAVENGER OF DEATH. | $5.00 | |
YAUTJA / ENABLER - split 7" "This split 7" is absolutely crushing to say the least. Milwaulkee, WI's Enabler offer up two new songs on their side of the split which serve as a precurser to their latest LP entitled All Hail The Void. Enabler play a dark, punishing, and brutal style of hardcore influenced by bands such as Cursed, Rot In Hell, and His Hero Is Gone. The second band on the split is a band from Nashville, TN who formed in 2009. Yautja features members of Gnarwahl, Legion, and more recently Coliseum. Yautja play a great style of heavy and technical crust influenced metal. Their two songs on the split are dark, heavy and brutal as fuck. Yautja's influences are varied, but I get hints of Tragedy, From Ashes Rise, Rorschach, and Acme in the band's style." BURNT BRIDGES. | $4.00 | |
EVERYONE LIVES EVERYONE WINS - persistence hunting dream death CD+DVD This is the supreme monument of crushing ritual drone death captured in stunning audio and video. An essential document of Lexington, KY's weirdness. | $10.00 | |
ALCHOHOL PARTY / TROPICAL TRASH - split CS "straight-up no frill, bread'n'butter punk rock. TT's side opens with "Choogle Perception" which has a really chunky, meaty groove that chugs along like Sonic Youth's "100%" with similar effect before "Leisure Expose" attempts to rip your face off with its vicious attack and throat-shredding vocals. Solid, kick-ass. Flip it over and you'll be treated to Alcohol Party's math-punk acrobatics, shape-shifting song structures and mind-bending precision, which is especially impressive given the raw power of the band. Some of the drumming is truly eye-popping, twisting patterns that sound like they require more limbs than available to the human body as current evolution has yet allowed. Wow, it's good. Great, even." LOIN SEEPAGE. | $5.00 | |
BLACK KASPAR - schizo tech CS "A harrowing feedback, a wave of cymbals crashing and murky low-end that evolves into a sprawling wail of a saxophone layered amongst a massive guitar noise thrashing about. This is what composes the first two minutes of "Space Truckin' Part II" by noise/improv/experimental group Black Kaspar. Masterminded by Bill Zink and featuring members of Sick City Four and The Belgian Waffles this five-piece composes a relentless hour-long beast that never lets up but in moments welcomes and even appears to reward the listener's patience and endurance. Amongst the low-end as the opener progresses there are hints of rhythms and free-form jazz peeking in. " LOIN SEEPAGE. | $5.00 | |
CROSS - s/t 2XCS CROSS is a new band from lexington, KY that features members of WARMER MILKS and IDIOT GLEE playing free-form psychedelic death rock that twists up influences as varied as the ELECTRIC EELS and SISTERS OF MERCY into some shit you really have to hear! This is their first release, a double cassette featuring over three years of music!A CROSS LP is forthcoming, as well as a split 7" with ARCANE RIFLES on KARMIC SWAMP! PRIVATE PRESS. | $7.00 | |
LAUGHBOY - s/t CS "Another killer cassingle from Lumpy... this time the band is from the unlikely locale of Champaign, IL. Lumpy calls it "nasty hardcore with psychedelic distortion," but I'm getting a post-punk feel off of this. It's still very raw and very punk so I'm tempted to compare them to Anasazi, but the vocalist has a huge, Jerry A-esque bellow that makes it sound a lot tougher." Lumpy Records" | $2.50 | |
LOS PECADORES - escape from uranus "Escape From Uranus is a continuous ride of atomic, punked up madness that does not relent one inch, surrendering only when the needle lifts off the end of side 2. Tracks fly by in a flurry of unhinged B-Movie quotes and Theremin squalls. If you've ever wondered what a surf punk band playing a metalloid version of Holst's The Planets would sound like, Los Pecadores willingly oblige on Intergalactic Nuclear Fallout." LOIN SEEPAGE. | $5.00 | |
MAGIC MILK - s/t CS "Kenny, the pantsless wonder, and his merry band of misfits are at it again. Magic Milk's got a fresh tape out on Jeffery Drag Records and it kicks a fat ass. With each release M.M. are putting more and more of the raw energy of their live shows into the recordings and this latest is their rawest yet. Here they offer up 15 tracks worth of their brand of off-kilter, driving garage rock." JEFFERY DRAG. | $3.00 | |
MANIC SCUM - better left undead CS "From the hills and polluted industrial wastelands of northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia comes the debut ep from Manic Scum. This recording is very brutal, everything is in your face and waiting to rip it off. Fans of bands like Repulsion, Napalm Death, Autopsy, and most grind/death freaks will find something to like in these 11 and a half minutes." | $3.00 | |
RITUAL CONTROL - demo CS Brand new chaotic hardcore band from the Bay unleash one of the rippingest demos in recent memory. From members of NO STATIK and EFFLUXUS. | $3.00 | |
SALAD INFLUENCE - Crossed Out / Firestarter CS Limited edition cassingle produced for the 2013 Cropped Out festival, contains three of the band's newest and most developed songs yet! You need this. BRAVE CAPTAIN. | $3.00 | |
SALAD INFLUENCE - S.T.T. CS "This is a trio that brainstorms a coin of four sides, somewhere on a mission between the missing links of Nuggets and Pebbles; a bridge in the examination of psychedelia that exists in modern Kentucky music." BRAVE CAPTAIN. | $3.00 | |
SARA LEE / GIVING UP - split CS "This is a perfect soundtrack for the tail-end of a tailspin Summer, that weird Air of bittersweet vibes and lovely-Heavy that comes right before the rebirth and return of the clammy skeleton grip that is the Midwestern Fall. This's like a suicide-cocktail that your sketchy Junior High friend whips up in his parents liquor cabinet while his back is turned to you: an unexpected concoction of both abrasive elements and potent sweetness, a headfirst mixed drink that turns out to be even stronger and sharper and stranger and smarter than you ever could have hoped for. it kicks right in all the best ways and it leaves the only Aftertaste that matters: wanting more... a lot more. it's an Instant Replay incarnate." SOPHOMORE LOUNGE. | $5.00 | |
STOIC VIOLENCE - demo CS "Debut demo from the newest southern California HC band. Mixing elements of classic USHC along the lines of NYHC and the Boston Crew but mixing in the manic and unhinged vocals of Die Kreuzen or Rorschach. The band pounds out 3 songs in under 4 minutes while the vocalist yells his head off about waiting for death and hating people who change what they are to what people want them to be. Real hardcore for real punks." | $3.00 | |
APPALACHIAN MONSTERS #4 You gotta get this - essential writing on women in country music, sweet info on house shows in the mountains, & the most recent (and possibly best) GLOBSTERS interview this side of Pound Mountain!!! | $2.00 | |
THIS IS A COMIC ZINE by cara luddy one of the more compelling personal zines I've come across in a while - more people should translate life into a zine so skillfully! | $2.00 |


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