Air or spray washer for air conditioning units
OwnerGrahame Ernest Maisey, Beverly Milestoneinventors
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Abstract
A system for purifying and pre-conditioning intake air in an air conditioning unit comprises an energy exchange unit having an air inlet, an air outlet, a primary air flow running from the air inlet to the air outlet, and an active energy exchanging element or elements, and at least one spray washer having at least one nozzle, the spray washer positioned between the air inlet and the next active element, wherein the at least one spray washer is configured to dispense droplets of a fluid into the intake air from the at least one nozzle. A method for purifying and pre-conditioning intake air in an air conditioning unit is also described.
Claims20
A spray-type system for filtering, purifying, and conditioning intake air in an air conditioning unit, comprising:
- an energy exchange unit having an air inlet, an air outlet, a primarily horizontal air flow running from the air inlet to the air outlet, and at least one next active energy exchanging element;
- and
- at least one spray washer having at least one nozzle, the spray washer positioned between the air inlet and the next active element;
- wherein the at least one spray washer is configured to dispense droplets of a first fluid into the intake air from the at least one nozzle, filtering and purifying the intake air.
A method of purifying intake air in an air conditioning unit, comprising the steps of:
- driving a flow of intake air into an air inlet;
- rinsing the flow of intake air with droplets of fluid from a spray washer;
- collecting a first quantity of droplets in a sump, positioned below the spray washer and a next active element selected from the group consisting of an eliminator element, a media pad, a membrane, and a coil;
- and
- driving the rinsed air toward the next active element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.