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US 2003/0080447 A1Published application
Humidifier
AssigneeHydrogenics Corporation
InventorsJianming Ye, Todd A. Simpson, Joseph Cargnelli
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a humidifier that comprises a housing, at least one water distributing portion having a plurality of water distributing ports, and at least one baffle disposed within the housing to define a flow path for the gas to be humidified. Packing material can be provided in the housing to further increase the contact area between the gas and the water, if desired.
Claims24
A humidifier, comprising:
- a housing defining a chamber, the housing provided with a gas inlet to the chamber and a gas outlet from the chamber;
- at least one fluid distributing portion connected to the housing to distribute a fluid within the chamber;
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- at least one baffle disposed within the chamber to define a flow path for the gas between the gas inlet and the gas outlet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.