Air curtain fume cabinet and method
US5167572A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 1991 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB08B15/023
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An air curtain fume cabinet, in which an air curtain jet is directed across the face opening to an exhaust duct. Sufficient flow is exhausted at the exhaust duct to swallow (i) the entire air curtain jet, plus (ii) all of the air which the jet entrains from outside the face opening, plus (iii) a substantial additional amount of air. This greatly increases the velocity of air moving into the curtain at its top, beyond the normal entrainment velocity, and prevents spill-back of jet air to the outside even with substantial crosswinds. Preferably the ratio of exhaust flow to jet flow is between 2 and 3 for a jet height to jet thickness ratio of up to about 15. Preferably auxiliary air is supplied to the working space interior to replace air entrained into the jet from inside the working space.
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