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Total heat energy exchanger element preventing a transfer of odors and method of manufacturing same

US5580370A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 26, 1993
Grant dateDec 3, 1996
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Expiry dateApr 26, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/2982
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Adsorbents are used whose equilibrium isotherms for adsorption show no rapid rise in relative humidity more than 40% and whose equilibrium isotherms for adsorption and desorption show no hysteresis phenomenon and in which adsorbed humidity does not cause capillary condensation, for example, A-type or RD-type silica gel or hydrophilic zeolite. Adhesive or binder is applied on the surface of a metallic sheet, a plastic sheet or a ceramic fiber paper, and particulates of the above-mentioned adsorbents are fixed on or in it to get a total heat energy exchanger material. The total heat energy exchanger material is corrugated and laminated to obtain a total heat energy exchanger element. When outer air or return air contains various odorous gases, these odorous gases can be mostly prevented from transferring into supply air through the total heat energy exchanger. When particulates of the above-mentioned adsorbents and chemical blowing agents are mixed in adhesive and said chemical blowing agents are made to blow by heating, the part of adsorbent particulates buried in the adhesive layer can also function as adsorbent through communicating pores and thus total heat energy exchange effici…

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