Patent · US Expired

Air conditioning humidifier

US5037585A · kind A · utility

21Cited by
12References
15Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 6, 1990
Grant dateAug 6, 1991
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Expiry dateDec 6, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S261/48
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An aircraft air conditioning system circulates hot air to a humidifier having an atomized or vaporized water generator (2, 35). The exit of the water generator is located at the apex of a conical surface (20, 27, 42) which diverges in the direction of air circulation. The conical surface is pierced by holes (21) through which the hot air passes while encountering and mixing with the water particles or the water vapor mixes them there and carries them along. The conical surface is a surface of revolution (27) opening downstream. The apex of the conical surface is practically in the form of a spherical cap. The center of the apex is pierced by an outlet passage of the generator (2, 35).

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