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Coanda water extractor

US6331195A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 19, 1999
Grant dateDec 18, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 19, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S62/05
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A water extractor of an environmental control system includes a swirl section and a water collector downstream the swirl section. The water collector includes an upstream sump having an inlet positioned to capture the bulk of water droplets leaving the swirl section. The water collector further includes a downstream sump for capturing water droplets that were not captured by the first sump.

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