Gas and liquid contact apparatus – Fluid distribution – Pumping
Patent
1987-02-19
1988-04-19
Miles, Tim
Gas and liquid contact apparatus
Fluid distribution
Pumping
261DIG15, 261 99, B01F 304
Patent
active
047388056
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for humidifying air in a hot-air furnace system or for use as an independent portable unit that also functions as an air filter, includes a closed cabinet through which air flows in a path between an air inlet opening and an air outlet opening. A water tray is positioned in the air path and a novel evaporator is suspended over the tray. The evaporator includes an upper end panel and a weighted corresponding lower end panel, both of which are perforated in a predetermined array. A continuous wick is interwoven through corresponding ones of the apertures in both panels to form a labyrinth of vertically disposed wicks that suspend the lower panel within the tray. Water is absorbed by the immersed portions of the wicks and is conducted upwardly along the wicks where it is evaporated by the flowing air.
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Miles Tim
Sakovich Michael M.
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