Fill sheets and related fill pack assemblies
AssigneeBrentwood Industries, Inc.
InventorBrian Edwards
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Abstract
A fill sheet for cooling heat transfer fluid in a cooling tower includes an air intake end, an air outlet end, a top edge and a bottom edge. The air outlet end is positioned opposite the air intake end along a lateral axis. The top edge connects the air intake end and the air outlet end and the bottom edge also connects the air intake end and the air outlet end. The bottom edge is positioned opposite the top edge along a vertical axis. A plurality of flutes extends generally parallel to the lateral axis between the air intake end and the air outlet end. An offset extends generally parallel to the vertical axis. A first flute of the plurality of flutes transitions from a first peak at a first side of the offset to a first valley at a second side of the offset.
Claims23
A fill sheet for assembly into fill packs comprised of pluralities of fill sheets, the fill sheet comprising:
- an air intake end;
- an air outlet end positioned opposite the air intake end along a lateral axis;
- a top edge connecting the air intake end and the air outlet end;
- a bottom edge connecting the air intake end and the air outlet end, the bottom edge positioned opposite the top edge along a vertical axis;
- an outlet side rib including a first outlet side rib segment having a top end and a first end and a second outlet side rib segment having a second end and a third end, the top end positioned proximate the top edge, the outlet side rib extending substantially parallel to the vertical axis, the first outlet side rib segment being laterally spaced from the second outlet side rib segment by a lateral spacing, the first outlet side rib segment overlapping with the second outlet side rib segment between the first end and the second end such that the first and second outlet side rib segments are intersected by the lateral axis between the first end and the second end;
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- an inlet side rib including a first inlet side rib segment having a top end and a first end and a second inlet side rib segment having a second end and a third end, the top end of the first inlet side rib segment positioned proximate the top edge, the first inlet side rib segment being laterally spaced from the second inlet side rib segment by a lateral spacing between the first inlet side rib segment and the second inlet side rib segment, the first inlet side rib segment overlapping with the second inlet side rib segment between the first end of the first inlet side rib segment and the second end of the second inlet side rib segment such that the first and second inlet side rib segments are intersected by the lateral axis between the first end of the first inlet side rib segment and the second end of the second inlet side rib segment.
A fill sheet for assembly into fill packs comprised of pluralities of fill sheets, the fill sheet comprising:
- an air intake end;
- an air outlet end positioned opposite the air intake end along a lateral axis;
- a top edge connecting the air intake end and the air outlet end;
- a bottom edge connecting the air intake end and the air outlet end, the bottom edge positioned opposite the top edge along a vertical axis;
- an inlet side rib extending generally parallel to the vertical axis proximate the air intake end, the inlet side rib including a first inlet side rib segment and a second inlet side rib segment spaced laterally from the first inlet side rib segment at a lateral spacing, the first inlet side rib segment overlapping with the second inlet side rib segment between a first end of the first inlet side rib segment and a second end of the second inlet side rib segment such that the first and second inlet side rib segments are intersected by the lateral axis between the first end of the first inlet side rib segment and the second end of the second inlet side rib segment;
- an outlet side rib extending generally parallel to the vertical axis proximate the air outlet end;
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- a transition feature oriented generally parallel to the vertical axis and positioned centrally between the air intake end and the air outlet end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.