Methods and apparatus to accelerate the drying of aqueous working fluids
US7966684B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F43/086
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method and apparatus for drying a fabric load which has been wetted with a working fluid including the steps of flowing drying gas through a container holding the fabric load, sensing the non-aqueous working fluid concentration and the aqueous working fluid concentration in the wash liquor or in the headspace above the fabric within the container and controlling drying in response to the sensed working fluid concentration.
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