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US 10,775,056 B2Granted
Natatorium dehumidifier
AssigneeUnited Maintenance, Inc.
InventorAdam J. Anderson
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Abstract
The present invention provides improved dehumidification and/or air conditioning systems, and associated methods and equipment, for example for use in a natatorium housing a swimming pool, or other buildings which may enclose sources of humidity or otherwise resulting in a need for air treatment.
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A method of dehumidifying/providing air conditioning for a natatorium comprising an enclosure containing a swimming pool, the method comprising:
- providing an air handler, the air handler comprising at least a chilled water coil and a heating coil, the air handler comprising a contained volume therein;
- providing a chiller, the chiller comprising one or more non-water refrigerant components;
- providing a heat exchanger and a hot water storage tank;
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- isolating the chiller and its one or more non-water refrigerant components from exposure to a chlorinated atmosphere of the natatorium by positioning the chiller and the one or more non-water refrigerant components outside of the air handler such that none of the one or more non-water refrigerant components are located within the contained volume of the air handler.
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A method of dehumidifying/providing air conditioning for a natatorium comprising an enclosure containing a swimming pool, the method comprising:
- providing an air handler, the air handler comprising at least a chilled water coil and a heating coil, the air handler comprising a contained volume therein;
- wherein the swimming pool is decontaminated with chlorine such that a chlorinated atmosphere containing chlorinated water vapor is present within a treated air containment space defined by the enclosure of the natatorium and the air handler,
- providing a chiller having one or more non-water refrigerant components, the chiller and the one or more non-water refrigerant components being positioned outside of the treated air containment space and isolated from exposure to the chlorinated atmosphere;
- providing a heat exchanger and a hot water storage tank;
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- dehumidifying/air conditioning the treated air containment space of the natatorium, wherein rejected heat from the dehumidifying/air conditioning heats water through the heat exchanger, and wherein the heated water from the heat exchanger is stored in the hot water storage tank and released to the swimming pool when needed to heat the swimming pool.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.