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Spending on print media will continue to drop, while new Web sites and services could shift the industry in yet another direction.
The Web has put the real estate ad industry in constant flux in recent years, and a new Borrell Associates report indicates there are no signs of things settling any time soon. Indeed, online real estate ad spending is expected to grow from $2 billion this year to $3 billion by 2010, rising from a 17.7 percent share of all real estate ad spending to 32.1 percent.
Not only are new Web sites and search tools having an impact, advertisers are also shifting dollars within the print space.
"There's still a lot of room for online spending," observed Borrell Associates VP Pete Conti. The research firm found that while 77 percent of real estate buyers use the Internet for home searches, just 15 percent of the 535 agents surveyed place ad dollars there. Forty-seven percent of agents said they'd spend more online this year than last, and 45 percent said they'd spend the same amount.
The "2006 Update: Online Real Estate Advertising" report puts this in context, noting, "In May we met with the owner of one large brokerage firm who expressed frustration that while potential customers had moved online en masse, his agents hadn't changed their advertising habits correspondingly."
On the whole, newspapers will continue to experience a decline in real estate spending. The report predicts that the 37 percent share attributed to newspapers this year will move down to 30 percent in 2010. These numbers can be deceiving, though; some won't necessarily feel the burn. According to the report, more real estate agents said they plan to raise newspaper ad spending this year -- 42 percent -- compared to 40 percent who said they'd spend the same amount.
Because agents typically aim to target small regional markets rather than large metro areas, they're finding, "They can get a better bang for their buck in a small community paper." While classified ad spending in large metro dailies will dwindle, those dollars will flow towards less-expensive but more targeted suburban and community papers and alternative weeklies, according to the Borrell report. "Agents are running from the metro dailies," said Conti.
Online newspaper sites are gaining online real estate classifieds dollars. Yet even though those Web classifieds are seen by more people than print classifieds, said Conti, the lion's share of those dollars is attributed to the print version of the paper. This "kind of masks the increases," he added.
Real estate advertisers will also spend less on non-newspaper print media and direct mail in the coming years according to the report. Ad buys in magazines and niche publications will drop from 17 percent to almost 13 percent by 2010, while direct mail spends will decline about 3 points from 16 to 13 percent, mainly due to postage costs and increased use of email by agents.
A Borrell Associates report released in March showed that real estate agents did the majority of local search advertising. Search ads for individual local agents rose from 17.5 percent of local search ads in 2004 to 49.6 percent of listings on keyword searches across 10 different cities this year.
The report also found a disparity between long-time agents and those who are relatively new to the industry. It showed that 36 percent of those who have been agents 10 years or longer use online advertising, while 64 percent of those in the business for 10 years or fewer buy online ads. Seventy-one percent of those less-experienced agents will boost their Web ad budgets this year compared to 48 percent of their veteran counterparts.
The agents with longer histories in the industry, opined Conti, "are going to lose out pretty soon" because more and more people entering the market are using the Web to find their next home.
Free listings sites provided by alt weeklies and sites like Craigslist and GoogleBase "will have a big influence over the next 6 months to a year," forecasted Conti. The report mentions Web sites such as social networking site CityCribs.com, New York City housing market blog Curbed, vertical real estate aggregators and search engines like Trulia, Oodle, Yahoo Real Estate and Move.com, as well as real estate value comparison site Zillow.com. Such sites, notes the report, are "aimed at creating a higher level of interaction and a better user experience for home buyers and sellers than ever before .But the real showdown for Web 2.0 real estate advertising dollars online may erupt over how these sites can acquire and display Realtor's [sic] listings."
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ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Hawks have offered Danny Ferry a six-year contract to become its new general manager, league sources said.
Ferry, an executive with the San Antonio Spurs, had not made his decision as of late Sunday night, but sources said it is highly likely that he accepts the Hawks' offer. Ferry would replace Rick Sund, Atlanta's GM the past four seasons. Sund, whose contract expires on June 30, could remain with the organization as a consultant.
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Keeping tabs on your teem is a tricky business for a number of reasons. Not only is it impossible for you to be everywhere that your teen is, but it is also questionable that doing so would be a good idea even if you could. Your teenager would resent you terribly if you followed them everywhere. In fact, the affect of following them everywhere would be especially detrimental to your relationship; they might never forgive you if you don't trust them.
What this means is that you need to find some way to establish a relationship of trust and honesty with your teen. You can establish a curfew and ask them about their schedule, but if they are not honest with you it won't matter. You obviously want to make sure that your teen is home at a reasonable time, but what about the rest of the time during the day? One way to do this is to become a friend to your teen to show them that you can be trusted. You want them to know that they can confide in you and talk with you about their personal problems. If you are a pure disciplinarian who only judges and condemns you will never be able to perfectly keep tabs on your teen. They will go behind your back and find ways to hide what they do from you. Furthermore, when you become your teen's friend they will want to keep your trust and live up to their obligations. If they respect you and know that you love them they will be far more likely to act responsibly than if they fear you.
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Where do things dissappear to. I had almost a whole shoe box of 3 1/2" tumbler blocks cut out. Now I can not find them anywhere. I really do not want to tear up the sewing room, but this is going to drive me nuts.
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Where do things dissappear to. I had almost a whole shoe box of 3 1/2" tumbler blocks cut out. Now I can not find them anywhere. I really do not want to tear up the sewing room, but this is going to drive me nuts.
They are probably with a rotary cutter I "lost" about 20 years ago. Still makes me nuts that it never re-appeared. It's not like I would have ever had a reason to take it out of the house.
I call this place where "stuff" goes "the land of the lost". Somedays I think I am there too!
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If it makes you feel any better I lost a 7 yd piece of fabric (someone else's - luckily I was able to replace it) and still haven't found it. That was about 4 years ago - it is very well hidden
I wrote a thread about losing a box in my sewing room a few days ago. Well...it's still missing! Where are you box????
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my mother placed her eye glassess on and end table in the house then went to her bedroom to take a nap. when she got up her glassess were gone. We searched everywhere for them and didnt find themm. When we cleaned her house out after her death we still did not find her glassess
Yes, that is going to drive you crazy. I too have stood at the sewing room door and muttered, "I know it's in there somewhere!" Good luck on your quest!
Will be hoping you find them before in desperation you start cutting new ones. I did that with some white strips I had cut. Little thread cutting scissors and rippers seem to disappear here, even though I have a lot of each.
I sure hope you find them. This happens to me everytime I put something in a safe place, it turns out to be so safe I can not find it!!!!!
I bet that has has been something we have all done. I sometimes buy fabric for a pattern and put everything together in large plastic bags. I lost one for the longest time. I found about a year later when I was searching for another lost project.
My dad lost his hearing aids last fall. They were the tiny 'in your ear' style, but were the latest technology, and therefore about $7 grand!! The fault fell on my great nephew, 2 at the time, who was suspected to have 1. swallowed them, 2. flushed them, 3. tossed them down the furnace grate. Well, this spring they were found. Outside, semi-buried in the ground beside a small cement "cow" statue that they have in the yard. Every grandchild 'rides' that cow at some time in their young lives, so he was only having his turn lol.
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Date of Stay: June, 2014 - $22.00
We love this campground! Some of the roads had some standing water due to lots of rain, but not a big deal. Bathrooms here are always spotless thanks to the volunteers. Sites are spread out and nice sizes. Also have lots of pull thru sites and plenty for a 40' MH easily! Staff is always friendly.....love fishing on the bridge, even though I don't catch much, watching all the gators and birds is always fun. Plenty of deer roaming the marshes during the day as well as dusk! One of our favorite stays in the Florida State Park system! We camped at Myakka River State Park in a Motorhome.
Date of Stay: April, 2014 - $30.00
Palmetto Ridge camping area is the newest gem in Myakka River State Park. Large sites, clean, modern facilities. Plus Myakka River State Park is our FAVORITE bicycling spot in Florida for spotting birds and wildlife. We camped at Myakka River State Park in a Motorhome.
Date of Stay: April, 2014 - $28.00
It was very confusing trying to figure out where to camp based on the on-line information. So, to sort it out continue reading. There are three campgrounds. None of the campgrounds are actually on the lake. Big Flats campground is the furthest into the park at 2.8 miles past the entrance. There is water and good, solid 50 amp service. This is where we stayed and it was very nice. Spaces were close but vegetation provided some privacy. There are camp hosts and it is relatively quiet. The road that goes past to the boat and tram tours is busy during the day, but calms down at night. We did not use them, but the restrooms and showers seemed to be good. There is a gray water dump station but not one you can reach by driving. The only dump station for the park is along the main park road about a mile from the entrance. The Old Prairie campground is close to the park entrance. The sites are very close together and it has a very old feel. We were glad we did not stay there. The new, modern, very nice campground is the Palmetto Ridge campground. It has full hookups and is very nice. We would probably stay in this CG if we visited here again, but we were quite pleased with Big Flats. As noted, this is a beautiful park with lots of good biking. Just be aware that some of the trails/roads are sandy and hard biking. We were not able to get satellite because of tree cover. We had very spotty Verizon data, sometimes 4G and sometimes nothing. We would certainly stay here again. We camped at Myakka River State Park in a Motorhome.
Date of Stay: January, 2014 - $26.00
New campsites and great pull-through for a 34' motor home with tow. New clean bath house with handicap access. Bike trails, hiking trails, be sure and take the boat ride on the lake. The guide was very informative and entertaining. Arrive early to get your ticket. Lots of alligators, birds, and other wildlife. Would highly recommend this for a winter get away. Sarasota is just a few miles away if you tire of looking at the alligators! We camped at Myakka River State Park in a Motorhome.
Date of Stay: December, 2013 - $28.00
We loved this state park. Plenty of bike riding (we rode 82 miles in three days), hiking, nature, and wildlife. Wi-Fi is available at camp store. We used our antenna and had plenty of TV channels. Our site was #76, paved, and right next to the restrooms. We were in the newer section and had sewer hook up. You can either bring your own kayak or canoe or rent one. They also rent bicycles. The restrooms were new and clean. We camped at Myakka River State Park in a Travel Trailer.
Date of Stay: December, 2013 - $14.00
Rate reflects FL SR citizen. We stayed at Big Flats area, the older RV area. Still great but the newer Palmetto Ridge will appeal to the BIG motorhomes and 5ers. Full hookups, including sewer. Our favorite is still Big Flats and we were not disappointed. Rangers to volunteers are what makes this whole park great. Will stay here again and again. We camped at Myakka River State Park in a Fifth Wheel.
Date of Stay: November, 2013 - $26.00
Myakka was great! We stayed in the Palmetto Ridge campground which is tailored for modern motor homes with full water/sewer hookups - a rarity for State Parks. Hookups were fine, but sewer connection was a little loose on our site. Site was enormous. It was a bit overgrown but in a nice, natural way. We had a pull thru spot right across from the bathhouse which was kept very clean. Our 35 foot RV almost got lost on it. Campground is isolated and quiet. Great opportunities for hiking, birding, biking, etc. Sadly, my wife and I are new to RVing and we don't have a tow car or bicycles yet. As such, Myakka is a bit limited as it is a really long (5 miles or more) walk from the campground to the bird trails, etc. We made it about halfway but still had a great time. There are many trails throughout that are close to the campground. We saw TONS of wildlife. All in all a wonderful place to spend some time. We camped at Myakka River State Park in a Motorhome.
Date of Stay: November, 2013 - $40.00
WOW! What a great state park. We stayed in the newer section called Palmetto Ridge site # 61, an ADA site. The bath houses are nicer than my home bathroom. Spotless, granite counter tops, tile throughout. The park is 12 miles from light pollution which enables you to see the stars in an unbelievable fashion. The wildlife is abundant. You will most likely have visitors throughout the night. Deer at dusk, gators everywhere, pink spoonbills, and many others. This park should be on every campers bucket list. Happy camping. We camped at Myakka River State Park in a Motorhome.
Date of Stay: September, 2013 - $13.00
We started camping in a tent at this park in 1967. Very wet weekend then and standing water everywhere. This can be expected when camping in a Florida swamp. But, we had a great time. Much different in 2013. The loop we were in had 50 amp, full hookups. Loop was added 3-4 years ago. However, much rain here this year and the standing water around the sites was still there. This is old Florida. Be sure to drive around the park an observe the tropical environment, especially from the elevated canopy boardwalk. Lots of 'gators and water birds throughout the park. Our rate was based upon a Florida Senior resident. We camped at Myakka River State Park in a Motorhome.
Date of Stay: September, 2013 - $29.00
It is a beautiful state park with lots of trails and wildlife. I highly recommend the canopy walk and tower overlooking the area from above the trees. There is a marina that rents boats and bike and gift shop and snack bar/restaurant. You can easily bike from any of the campground loops to these places on the 7 miles of paved road. The newest loop Palmetteo Ridge is the nicest with 2 newer modern bathhouses, paved entry road, very large gravel sites, with an extra area for picnic table or tents. This area has sewer and more suitable for big rigs than the other 2 loops. The only drawback is the lack of shade. Site 72 is the shadiest, 80+81 partial shade. Big Flats seems to be favored by tenters. Since we wanted a shady site, we stayed in the Old Prairie which has a dirt entry road with several ruts. The small bathhouse was very clean, but old. The campground hosts kept the loop very clean. Summer is not the best time to camp there as there is standing water in several areas. Some sites flooded during heavy rains. No problems with mosquitoes, but I heard they can be a problem. Rate is $26 plus taxes and fees = $29. The Palmetto Ridge loop fills up first so you might want to reserve a site, if you want to stay in the newer area. We camped at Myakka River State Park in a Motorhome.
Date of Stay: June, 2013 - $24.00
Very beautiful park, the sites are big and private, some with trees and shade. You can see photos of the sites when you reserve, which is very useful. Other than the trails and canopy walk, not much else to do. There is a boat tour in the summer of the lake which was fun, but if you've seen alligators before it may be boring. We camped at Myakka River State Park in a Fifth Wheel.
Date of Stay: April, 2013 - $26.00
There is so much to do here in this campground, it would take more than a week's stay to see everything. Short (20 min) drive to Siesta Key beach where we visited often. Also stayed in the park to view canopy, walk trails, explore the water. Lots of wildlife. Restrooms are very clean. Camp is well maintained. Can't wait to stay here again. We camped at Myakka River State Park in a Travel Trailer.
Date of Stay: March, 2013 - $13.00
We really enjoyed our stay at Myakka River State Park. The campground area we stayed in did not have sewer, only the newer loop has that. But, our loop was very nice, shady and the bathrooms were quite clean. The campground host was friendly and sold firewood from their site, so that was convenient. The only downside was that there isn't much privacy between sites, but it really didn't bother us much. The park has much to do and one benefit of camping is you can watch the sunrise and sunset from the canopy walk. We camped here with our two grand daughters and they really enjoyed the park and the campgrounds. We would recommend this park to anyone looking to see real Florida. We camped at Myakka River State Park in a Travel Trailer.
Date of Stay: March, 2013 - $26.00
We stayed here during spring break with our two grand daughters. Overall, we were very pleased with the campground and the park. On the plus side, the restrooms were very clean, there was a lot to keep us and the kids busy. The park itself is really great! As mentioned before, there isn't much privacy (we stayed in one of the older loops) and it is quite dusty around the campsite. It appears that they are trying to get more plant growth for more privacy, but they still have a ways to go. The dump station was convenient and easy to access. As mentioned before, there is little to no cell phone coverage in the campground, and most of the park for that matter. There is Wi-Fi at the concession building and accessible inside and outside of the building. The park has much to do. There are many hiking and biking trails, a boat ride, tram tour, and canoe rentals. The winter is the dry season and the only place to canoe was in the upper lake. I hear it is easier in a kayak. We really enjoyed our stay. We rate this park at a 7+but would be higher if there was more privacy and sewer hookups in all loops. We will return. We camped at Myakka River State Park in a Travel Trailer.
Date of Stay: December, 2012 - $28.00
Large full-hook up sites available. Fire ring & picnic table at each site. Cell service is poor; however, with a booster it was usable. New bath houses, tons of paved & unpaved trails for biking or hiking. A little far out of Sarasota, but really the best choice to camp in the area. We camped at Myakka River State Park in a Motorhome.
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Patent application title: METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A BIPOLAR IONIC ATMOSPHERE USING A DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE
Markus Wild (Karlsruhe, DE)
Gerhard Kasper (Karlsruhe, DE)
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Publication date: 2010-11-18
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A method produces a bipolar ionic atmosphere using a dielectric barrier
discharge, and to a device suitable for carrying out the method. The
solution for achieving this aim is to trigger an electrical surface
discharge at more or less regular intervals on the wall of a channel
through which a gaseous medium flows. The flow channel is formed by a
dielectric and a wall electrode such that the channel wall consists in
the direction of flow alternately of a conductive electrode material and
a dielectric. In principle it will suffice if the channel is formed of
only one dielectric and one conductive section which adjoin each other.
The electrical surface discharge is triggered by a second electrode which
is separated by the dielectric from the wall electrode and the flow
channel, and to which a temporally varying high voltage is applied by an
impulse generator.Claims:
1. A method for producing a bipolar ionic atmosphere using a dielectric
barrier discharge, for one of neutralizing gas-born particles and for
producing a defined ionic atmosphere for ion mobility spectrometry, which
comprises the step of:triggering an electrical surface discharge on a
wall of a channel, through which a gaseous medium flows, by applying a
temporally variable high voltage to an excitation electrode, so that ions
of both polarities are produced in the gaseous medium flowing through the
channel in approximately equal concentration under almost zero-field
conditions, with the channel formed of at least one section formed as a
dielectric and one electrically conductive section functioning as an
initial electrode, and at least the excitation electrode being separated
by the dielectric from the initial electrode and the channel.
2. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises applying voltage pulses selected from the group consisting of triangular pulses, sine pulses, rectangular pulses and spike pulses to the excitation electrode.
3. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises forming a pulse sequence of the voltage pulses as one of periodic and random.
4. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises controlling a number of pulses in dependence on a gas volume flow such that a stream of the gaseous medium is continuously supplied with sufficient ions.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein a constant change of polarity with a pulse sequence frequency of 100 up to 5,000 Hz takes place to maintain plasma.
6. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises producing bipolar ions and electrical reverse charging takes place in the channel for electrical neutralization of gas-born particles.
7. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises conducting a gaseous medium flow through the channel to neutralize gas-born particles and the gaseous medium flow containing bipolar ions into a separate space for electrical charge reversing of gas-born particles after the ions have been produced.
8. A device, comprising:a flow channel having a channel wall in a direction of flow, said channel wall being formed alternately from at least one electrically conductive section functioning as a wall electrode and one section formed as a dielectric which adjoin each other; andan excitation electrode which is separated by said dielectric from said wall electrode and said flow channel, said excitation electrode being connected to a high-voltage pulse generator.
9. The device according to claim 8, wherein:said at least one electrically conductive section functioning as said wall electrode is formed from several sections;said dielectric is formed from several dielectric sections; andsaid at least one electrically conductive section and said dielectric are formed as a cylindrical tube.
10. The device according to claim 9, wherein said cylindrical tube formed from said wall electrode and said dielectric has a uniform internal diameter.
11. The device according to claim 8, wherein said wall electrode and said dielectric have different internal diameters.
12. The device according to claim 8, wherein said channel wall has transition regions between said wall electrode and said dielectric.
13. The device according to claim 8, wherein said flow channel has a cross sectional shape in a form of one of a slot and an elongated hole.
14. The device according to claim 8, wherein said flow channel has two earthed segments forming said wall electrodes and which lie on a common axis and are separated by said dielectric.
15. The device according to claim 8, wherein said excitation electrode is embedded as a ring-shaped electrode in one of said dielectric and attached to an outer wall of said dielectric.
16. The device according to claim 8, wherein said excitation electrode is formed as a solid ring with one of a round cross section and a rectangular cross section.
17. The device according to claim 8, wherein said dielectric is constructed such that said dielectric can be separated into two parts and said excitation electrode is disposed between said two parts.
18. The device according to claim 8, wherein said device is integrated into a line carrying a gas stream.
[0001]This application claims the priority, under 35 U.S.C. §119, of German application DE 10 2009 021 631.6, filed May 16, 2009; the prior application is herewith incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Field of the Invention
[0002]The invention relates to a method for producing a bipolar ionic atmosphere using a dielectric barrier discharge, especially for the neutralization of gas-born particles, or for producing a defined ionic atmosphere for ion mobility spectrometry, and to a device suitable for carrying out the method.
[0003]Particles become charged by interactions with their surroundings. The electrical charges are, as a rule, not desired and must be neutralized. However, the electrically charged fluid droplets contained in a gas stream or dust particles (aerosols) can be handled only with difficulty. A dust explosion can even occur because of charge deposition and consecutive spark formation. Moreover, when using aerosols in industry or in metrological characterization of aerosols (for environmental protection, for example), comparable and reproducible results can be obtained only with uniform and defined charge states of the particles (Boltzmann charge distribution).
[0004]For the reasons given above methods and devices were developed for neutralizing the electrical charge of the particles, i.e. to reduce the existing net charge as far as possible.
[0005]Neutralizing agents are used for this purpose which produce in the gas space surrounding the particles a sufficient number of gas ions of both polarities (ion pairs) per time unit which subsequently effect a charge equalization by attachment to the corresponding particle surfaces, thereby reducing or eliminating the surface charge. The provision of positive and negative ions of the same concentration makes possible neutralization both of the positive and negative charge state.
[0006]In the known methods for neutralizing aerosols, gas ions are produced by ionizing radiation or electrical discharge.
[0007]When radioactive substances are used as an ion source, the radioactive decay leads to the emission of energy quanta which produce a relatively balanced bipolar ionic atmosphere in the surrounding gas space by the ionization of neutral molecules. This type of neutralizing agent has a practical application in the field of particle measurement technology for example. However, the strict safety-related regulations relating to handling radioactive material present a disadvantage here.
[0008]Because of the prescribed measures relating to radiation protection, the use is restricted to radioactive sources with very small intensities. Such devices have only a small neutralizing performance.
[0009]With neutralizing agents working on the basis of corona discharge, the use of two discharge systems with opposed polarities is necessary and their ion clouds must be produced and mixed in exactly the same ratio in order to produce a neutralizing effect. A complex control technique is necessary to do this. Moreover, the devices are sensitive to changes in the particle loading and the composition of the gas phase and are therefore susceptible to faults.
[0010]There is also a special form of corona-based neutralizing agents which manages with just one discharge system, triggering discharges of alternating polarities using an AC voltage. The method and a device for charging and charge reversing aerosols in a defined charge state of a bipolar diffusion charging using an electrical discharge in the aerosol space is described in published, non-prosecuted German patent application DE 103 48 217 A1, corresponding to U.S. Pat. No. 7,031,133.
[0011]A method is also known from German patent DE 10 2007 042 436 B3 for charging, charge reversing or discharging ions, especially for charging and charge reversing aerosol particles. The ions are produced outside a neutralization region in an ion production region. The ions are transported convectively to the neutralization region by an oscillating flow.
[0012]Ion mobility spectrometry is a measuring method for detecting foreign substances of a low concentration in the ambient air or in gases. An ion mobility spectrometer, such as the type used on time of flight types, contains a reaction chamber in which the substances to be analyzed are partially ionized, and a drift chamber in which the ions produced are separated in a drift gas according to their mobility. The two chambers are separated by an electrical switching gate. Currently, it is mainly radioactive materials that are used for the primary ionization of gas molecules in the reaction chamber. The ionization can also be effected by corona discharge.
[0013]A major disadvantage of corona-based systems is that high electrical field strengths are required for maintaining the gas discharge which can lead to an undesired precipitation of the particles to be neutralized. This disadvantage can be overcome by a spatial separation of the ion production from the charging volume, though a large part of the ions are lost before their entry into the particle charging region by recombination or by losses through the walls. Accordingly, more ions and thus more ozone must be produced than is required for neutralization, or the performance of the neutralizing agent is correspondingly reduced. Furthermore, a flushing gas flow is required for transporting the ions from the corona zone into the charging space which leads to an unwanted dilution of the aerosol.
[0014]It is accordingly an object of the invention to provide a method and a device for producing a bipolar ionic atmosphere using a dielectric barrier discharge which overcome the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art methods and devices of this general type, which is economical to operate and avoids the disadvantages of known methods.
[0015]With the foregoing and other objects in view there is provided, in accordance with the invention a method for producing a bipolar ionic atmosphere using a dielectric barrier discharge, for neutralizing gas-born particles or for producing a defined ionic atmosphere for ion mobility spectrometry. The method includes triggering an electrical surface discharge on a wall of a channel, through which a gaseous medium flows, by applying a temporally variable high voltage to an excitation electrode, so that ions of both polarities are produced in the gaseous medium flowing through the channel in approximately equal concentration under almost zero-field conditions. The channel is formed of at least one section formed as a dielectric and one electrically conductive section functioning as an initial electrode. The excitation electrode is separated by the dielectric from the initial electrode and the channel.
[0016]According to the proposed method an electrical surface discharge is triggered at more or less regular temporal intervals on the wall of a channel through which a gaseous medium flows. The flow channel is formed by a dielectric and at least one electrode (the wall electrode) in such a way that the channel wall in the direction of flow is formed alternately of dielectric and conductive electrode material. It will suffice in principle if the channel is formed of only one dielectric and one conductive section adjoining each other. The electrical surface discharge is triggered by at least a second electrode (the excitation electrode) to which a varying high voltage is applied, with the electrode separated by the dielectric from the wall electrode and the flow channel. The precise form of the high voltage pulses or their application at precise temporal intervals is not critical. Ions of both polarities, which can be used for different applications, are produced by the surface discharge at approximately the same concentration under zero-field conditions in the gas flowing through the channel. Preferred applications are the neutralization of gas-born particles or the production of a defined ionic atmosphere for ion mobility spectrometry.
[0017]The suggested method can be used for neutralizing extensive charged surfaces, such as in the field of electrophotographic reproduction, or for the coating of substrates. A further application is the use for plasma chemistry, whether in the gaseous phase or on the aerosol.
[0018]It is vital that the flow channel is largely free from radial electrical fields to enable a bipolar ionic atmosphere to exist in the flow channel. This condition is achieved according to the laws of electrostatics by surrounding a large part of the flow channel by electrically conductive surfaces (the wall electrode). Field simulations have shown that the radial electrical field in the electrode region in the typical embodiments of the inventions is in fact negligible.
[0019]A high-voltage pulse generator is used as a power supply for the excitation electrode. The pulses required for forming and maintaining the plasma can be of any form, with triangular, sine, rectangular or spike pulses being suitable in principle. The pulse sequence can be periodic or random. It is a prerequisite, however, that the pulses are sufficiently frequent and sufficiently intensive to ensure a continuous supply of ions to the gas stream. The pulse sequence-frequency lies, for example, between 100 and 5,000 Hz, and the pulse voltage between 2,000 and 10,000 volts.
[0020]The number of pulses can be controlled dependent on the gas volume stream in such a way that the gas stream is continually supplied with sufficient ions.
[0021]The method proposed is suitable preferably for neutralizing gas-born particles (aerosols) of any sort. That includes liquids in the form of drops down to the nanometer size range.
[0022]According to one preferred embodiment, the gas-born particle stream (aerosol) is conducted through the flow channel, with the bipolar ions attaching to the aerosol particles and neutralizing them. This embodiment variant has the advantage that a neutralizing agent working according to this principle can be directly integrated into a line conducting the aerosol stream, without any further dilution taking place. The production of the ions and the electrical charge reversing of the particles contained in the aerosol stream therefore take place in one space, in the flow channel. An alternative possibility is to arrange that only gas flows through the flow channel in which the surface discharging takes place. The gas stream containing the ions of both polarities can subsequently be conducted into a separate space for neutralizing an aerosol or another surface.
[0023]In other respects, the method proposed can be operated under the same conditions as for commercially available neutralizing agents.
[0024]The following parameters are given in this connection by way of example.
[0025]Pressure: 100 mbar to 5 bar (it is difficult to maintain the discharge above this range); the operating temperature is heavily dependent on the dielectric (PTFE<200° C.; ceramics significantly higher); air humidity: <90%; aerosol concentration: 108 cm-3 or higher (therefore at least as high as normal devices).
[0026]Compared with the known methods of neutralizing particles using ionizing radiation or corona discharge, the method proposed makes possible a reliable and safe handling and improved performance. Moreover, the device-related expenditure for implementing this method is relatively small. Very good neutralizing results were achieved in laboratory tests.
[0027]A suitable device for carrying out the method has a flow channel whose channel wall contains in the direction of flow alternately at least one electrically conductive section as the initial electrode (wall electrode) and a section formed as a dielectric. The sections of the wall electrode and the dielectric are adjoining. A surface discharge is produced between the wall electrode and the dielectric by a second electrode (excitation electrode) which is separated from the initial electrode and the flow channel.
[0028]This removes the necessity for a second electrode in the gas space so that an almost zero-free space is formed in the flow channel in the region of the discharge. The excitation electrode is connected to a high-voltage pulse generator.
[0029]The flow channel, formed of one or more wall electrode segments and one or more dielectric segments, is preferably formed as a cylindrical tube with a uniform internal diameter. The internal diameters of electrodes and dielectric can also vary, and have corresponding transition regions (e.g. bevellings, steps). The inner channel of the electrode can also be formed with a different cross-sectional shape, e.g. as a slot or elongated hole. Both series and parallel arrangements of the flow channels are possible.
[0030]The flow channel preferably is formed of two earthed wall electrode segments lying on a common axis and separated by one segment of dielectric. The flow channel is more effectively electrically shielded by the additional electrode, thereby improving the zero field conditions. In addition, the earthed embodiment leads to a reduction in particle losses in the flow channel.
[0031]The excitation electrode is either embedded as a ring-shaped electrode in the dielectric or attached to the outer wall of the dielectrics. It can be formed as a solid ring with a round or rectangular cross section or formed from a wire-shaped material. The dielectric can also be constructed in such a way that it can be separated into two parts with the excitation electrode then being arranged between those two parts.
[0032]When being used as a neutralizing agent, the device is inserted into a housing to facilitate handling. The device has corresponding connection nozzles for installation into an aerosol stream line.
[0033]The device according to the invention is of very compact construction and can be manufactured inexpensively. For example, an embodiment as a neutralizing agent has an overall length of only approximately 5 cm and, unlike corona-based neutralizing agents, can be operated without an additional control system.
[0034]Other features which are considered as characteristic for the invention are set forth in the appended claims.
[0035]Although the invention is illustrated and described herein as embodied in a method and a device for producing a bipolar ionic atmosphere using a dielectric barrier discharge, it is nevertheless not intended to be limited to the details shown, since various modifications and structural changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention and within the scope and range of equivalents of the claims.
[0036]The construction and method of operation of the invention, however, together with additional objects and advantages thereof will be best understood from the following description of specific embodiments when read in connection with the accompanying drawings.
[0037]FIG. 1 a diagrammatic, longitudinal sectional view of an initial embodiment of a device according to the invention;
[0038]FIG. 2 is a section view taken along the line II-II shown in FIG. 1;
[0039]FIG. 3 is a diagrammatic, longitudinal sectional view of a second embodiment of the device according to the invention; and
[0040]FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic, longitudinal sectional view of a third initial embodiment of the device according to the invention.
[0041]Referring now to the figures of the drawing in detail and first, particularly, to FIGS. 1 and 2 thereof, there is shown a device that is formed of a tubular dielectric 1, an excitation electrode 2, connected to a high-voltage pulse generator 3 and an earthed wall electrode 4, which is of tubular construction. The excitation electrode 2 is formed of a metallic wire material, which is cast with conductive epoxy resin, and formed as a ring which is placed round the tubular dielectric 1. The ring-shaped electrode 2 and the wall electrode 4 through whose interior a gaseous medium flows are arranged coaxially with respect to each other. The dielectric 1 is made of PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene). Any other materials suitable for this purpose, e.g. ceramic or glass, can be used as a dielectric. The earthed wall electrode 4 has a central channel 4a and is inserted into the PTFE tube 1. The wall electrode 4 is beveled on the side pointing in the direction of the ring-shaped electrode 2. A flow channel 5 of the dielectric has a cylindrical shape because of the beveling on the wall electrode 4.
[0042]The beveling formed as a transition region can also be formed in the opposite direction inwards to outwards, as shown in FIG. 3. Otherwise, the structure of the device shown in FIG. 3 is the same as that shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
[0043]The dielectric 1 with the ring-shaped electrode 2 and the wall electrode 4 are arranged in a housing 6 which has an inlet 6a and an outlet 6b.
[0044]The housing 6 is made of conductive material. It has an inner cylindrical shape and has a rectangular outer shape to facilitate handling. Moreover, the shielding effect leads to an improvement in electromagnetic compatibility. When the device is used for neutralizing aerosols, it is integrated via the connections 6a and 6b into a feeder line by which the aerosol is fed to a particle analyzer. The aerosol flows at a preset speed through the central flow channel 4a, 5 of the neutralizing agent in the direction indicated by an arrow. A pulsating high voltage is applied to the excitation electrode 2 for neutralizing or charge reversing the particles contained in the aerosol. The ring-shaped electrode 2 and the wall electrode 4 are separated by the solid dielectric 1, the PTFE tube. A plasma is formed on the inner side of the PTFE tube 1 by applying a pulsating high voltage. An electrical discharge is formed in the zone between the wall electrode 4, the dielectric 1 and the adjoining gas space by temporally variable high-voltage pulses, whereby positively and negatively charged ions are produced at approximately the same concentration simultaneously. Because of the special geometry of the earthed wall electrode 4, which is formed as a channel through which a gaseous medium flows, a zero-field space is formed in the region of the discharge. It is only in this way that the inherently bipolar character of the plasma is maintained.
[0045]Excitation signals of different forms can be used provided there is sufficient amplitude and edge steepness. The aerosol streams through the central channel sections 4a and 5. In this process the positively and negatively charged gas ions come into contact by diffusion with the surface of the particles contained in the aerosol, resulting in the establishment of a charge balance.
[0046]When the method is used for neutralizing, the neutralizing performance can be adjusted if necessary via the parameters of operating voltage and frequency.
[0047]The operating parameters of the neutralizing agents to be used depend on the geometry of the electrode. The wall thickness of the PTFE tube with a prototype used in testing was approximately 0.3 to 0.5 mm and the wall electrode 4 had an internal diameter of 4 mm and an external diameter of 6 mm. The overall length of the neutralizing agent is approximately 5 cm including the wall electrodes 4, 7 used as connections 6a, 6b.
[0048]The electrical discharge took place under the now described conditions.
[0049]Potential 5 to 8 kV (positive and negative), pulse form: rectangular signals, duty cycle 1:1 to 1:50, frequencies 100 to 5000 Hz.
[0050]The tests were carried out with aerosol volume flows of up to 10 l/min.
[0051]The size of the aerosol particles was in the range of 40 to 200 nm. After their discharge from the neutralizing agent, the particles were electrically neutral within the measuring accuracy of ˜0.1 elementary charges.
[0052]The embodiment shown in FIG. 4 differs from the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 only to the extent that a second wall electrode 7 is positioned to improve shielding, the electrode having a cylindrical channel 7a over which the neutralized aerosol flows off. The beveling of the two wall electrodes 4 and 7 has different angles of inclination.
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I'm really struggling with what to get my older kids for Christmas (3.5 YO girl and 1.5 YO boy). Just wondering if you guys have started shopping (or know what you're getting) for your older kids yet. Needing some ideas here!
And if you're a FTM (or not!), are you getting the baby anything for Christmas?
I just went Christmas shopping today!! I want to be done before Black Friday!
I have a 4y boy and 1y boy.
4y old is getting a leappad 2, a batman playhouse, action figures, puzzles, dry erase board, early reading books
1y old is getting, age approprate coloring markers, board books, ball popper, puzzle & maybe a child's rocking chair. He isn't getting that much, just some stuff to open.
Does your DD have a doll house or a play kitchen, or dress up clothes? That's probably what I would get!
I also have no idea what to get DS for Christmas either, he might just get a new bedding set. DH wants to get him a BB gun.
When DS was three he loved the Leapfrog game things.
I haven't started yet.... I want to get Bella some learning laptops with the leap frog stuff
I have some pretty good ideas for DS. DD is a little harder and her birthday is 3 weeks after Christmas! I always get my unborn babies a little something at Christmas. Probably a couple of small toys or books, I will probably also do a little handmade something. Unfortunately, we will be a couple weeks shy of finding out the gender...
Haven't started yet and IMO he has TOO much right now that I can't imagine fitting more toys into our family room.
Anyhow, he's getting a Flyboat (Wonderpets....bought it last year and forgot to wrap it) and probably some other cars/trains/planes/boats, etc. Maybe a movie or two. I'd like to get him a kitchen because he loves them whenever we are at someone's house, but i simply don't think we have the room, especially in less than a year he will be sharing that space with a sibling.
DH and I argue in the store every year about presents. He goes overboard and I scale back. The ironic this is I am WAY more into Christmas than he is!
I was kind of thinking of getting my kids a wagon. Do any of you have one and actually use it? I have a double jogging stroller that I use a lot for running but I was thinking a little wagon would be fun for walks or at least they could pull their toys around in it in the backyard. I don't know though, just a thought.
The other thing I was thinking was getting them a balance bike. DH & I are big into cycling so we'd love our kids to get riding as early as possible and the bike shops here are all about these balance bikes for under 5 kids. Anyone try one of those?
I doubt I'll get the unborn baby anything, I tend to way overbuy for them later anyway. DH always gets something *special* for the kids that I don't know about and I'm sure he'll include the baby in that.
During the summer I saw a family with the neatest wagon. It folded up for storage and fit nicely in a car, it had lots of cup holders and if I remember correctly there were seat straps for the kids. I asked where they got it and it was from Costco. And we did have a wagon when DS was little and I loved it and we used it a lot.
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Chicago police make arrest in Levi Stubblefield's death a year later
One mother's long road to justice
More than a year after Arbrett Stubblefield found her son dead in a vacant apartment in the 300 block of North Pine, the Chicago police finally charged the man Stubblefield long suspected of murdering her son in 2011.
On Jan. 29, police charged Sylvester Tatum, of the 5400 block of W. Thomas, in connection with the November 2011 slaying of Levi Stubblefield, 34, a Berwyn father of four. Tatum was charged with one count of first degree murder for fatally shooting Stubblefield in a vacant Austin apartment Nov. 5, 2011. Bail was set at $1 million for Tatum whose next court date is Friday, Feb. 15 at Cook County Criminal Courts Building, 2650 South California Ave.
The news of Tatum's arrest comes as a welcome relief to Arbrett Stubblefield of west suburban Berwyn. She called it a blessing that Tatum was arrested and charged in her son's death. But she admits the road to bring her son's killer to justice has been a hard one. The task became more daunting when she had to put grief aside and become a citizen detective – so to speak – to find her son's killers.
When the police seemingly didn't take her son's murder seriously, Arbrett Stubblefield took matters into her own hands. She along with her daughter, Latoya, canvassed the neighborhood seeking witnesses who pointed to Tatum as the alleged killer.
Stubblefield contends police interest was passive in their investigation of her son's death because of his past. She admits her son wasn't perfect. She said Levi got high, sold drugs and had a criminal record, but he was her son nonetheless. She said Levi and Tatum grew up together and also sold drugs together.
The police's lukewarm reception to her concerns, prompted Stubblefield to threaten to go to the media. But she said the police advised against that. The police, she said, told her that her son's criminal record would come out.
"They made me angry," she said. "What difference does it make?"
Her long road to justice started with a missing person's report in 2011. Stubblefield said her daughter filed a report Nov. 3 or 4 when she didn't hear from her brother. She said her son was last seen with Tatum who was upset that Levi didn't help him when Tatum got beat up by drug dealers earlier in day.
With her son missing, Stubblefield prayed to God to lead her to her son. Stubblefield and her daughter went to Tatum's building in 300 block of North Pine, which the two friends used as a "safe house." That's when Stubblefield's daughter saw shell casings through the first floor window. When Stubblefield peered through the window, she saw the lower half of son's body pushed against the wall. The sight still haunts her today.
"I still see him every day," she said. "That is something that will probably never go away. If I want to think good thoughts about my son, the first thing I see is his feet."
She contends Levi was shot Nov. 2, but remained in the building undetected for two days until she called the police on Nov. 5.
"People knew that my son was laying up in there for all those days, but nobody never called the police," she said.
Stubblefield partnered with CrimeStoppers to leaflet the block to get information on her son's killer. Soon witnesses came forward. Stubblefield said witnesses told her they heard shots coming from the building where Tatum lived.
Witnesses also saw the two arguing outside before they entered the building. Police however had yet to arrest Tatum. Stubblefield said witnesses approached her and her daughter with information out of a sense of conscience.
But at times Stubblefield felt overwhelmed by it all, even when she obtained the medical report that showed her son was shot 10 times. She relied on her faith through it all.
"It is just like He said, 'Seek, ask and knock and the door will open,'" Stubblefield said, adding that she wasn't going to wait on the police to bring her son's killer to justice.
She wrote and called anyone who would help. She wrote the superintendent of police, the 15th District Police commander, the State's Attorney's Office and the Illinois Attorney General's Office. She said it was tough knowing that Tatum "felt like he got away with it."
Stubblefield said things turned around when new detectives were assigned to the case. The previous detectives, she said, didn't believe the witnesses who came forward. But it took a prison snitch to finally connect Tatum to Levi Stubblefield's death.
Tatum, 33, was arrested in the Austin neighborhood on Jan. 26. Via a tip, police spotted him that Saturday morning driving a white taxi cab with Illinois plates. Following a brief search of the area, police located the cab in the parking lot of a car wash at Grand and Cicero. Officers stopped the vehicle and placed Tatum in custody without incident. According to police, Levi Stubblefield sustained multiple gunshot wounds in the November 2011 shooting.
Arbrett Stubblefield said it wasn't her job to investigate her own son's murder, but "I had to do what I had to do." While she is happy her son's killer faces first-degree murder charges, for her daughter, the pain still runs deep.
"I still think there are other people involved," Latoya Stubblefield said.
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