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US 2013/0259455 A1Published application
Vehicle Oven Having an Optimized Water Vapor Injector
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorsSiebe Schootstra, Nicolaas Johannes van Zwieten, Martijn Klok, Marcus Michael Cornelis Jaspers
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Abstract
An oven heating element assembly includes a heating element operable to heat air that flows across the heating element, a fan operable to cause air to flow across the heating element, and a water vapor injector. The water vapor injector is operable to inject mist into the air heated by the heating element to facilitate the mist being converted to steam by the heated air.
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An oven heating element assembly comprising:
- a heating element operable to heat air that flows across the heating element;
- a fan operable to cause air to flow across the heating element;
- and
- a water vapor injector operable to inject mist into the air heated by the heating element to facilitate the mist being converted to steam by the heated air.
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A method of injecting water vapor into an oven, the method comprising:
- heating a heating element of the oven to a temperature above the boiling point of water;
- causing air to flow across the heated heating element by a fan;
- heating the air that flows across the heated heating element by the heating element to a temperature above the boiling point of water;
- injecting mist into the heated air by a water vapor injector;
- and
- converting the mist to steam by the heated air.
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An oven comprising:
- a compartment;
- a heating element disposed in the compartment, the heating element operable to heat air that flows across the heating element;
- a fan disposed proximate the heating element and operable to cause air to flow across the heating element;
- and
- a water vapor injector operable to inject mist into the air heated by the heating element to facilitate the mist being converted to steam by the heated air.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.