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Apparatus for removing moisture from an environment

US5575835A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Filing dateAug 11, 1995
Grant dateNov 19, 1996
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Expiry dateAug 11, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01D53/268
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An electrically powered dehumidifier is provided which has no moving mechanical parts. The dehumidifier employs convection of a deliquescent solution around a fluid circuit having vapor permeable windows. The apparatus is driven by a solid state electronic heat pump, such as a Peltier effect solid-state heat pump, for example.

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