Vapor chamber for drying
AssigneeJ. J. Baker Company Limited
InventorsJames O'Hara Turnbull, William Lipscomb Merritt, Ivan Patrick McLaughlin
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Abstract
A curing chamber has entry and exit ports for passing articles to be cured therethrough. Air curtains are provided at the inlet and exit ports. Communicating means connect the air curtains to a source for maintaining a pressure equilibrium at the air curtains. Means from outside the air curtains supply a controlled heated moist vapor for providing predetermined moisture to the air curtains to thereby reduce the escape of volatile gases within the curing chamber.
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A curing chamber having entry and exit ports for passing articles therethrough, air curtain means at said inlet and exit ports to prevent entry of air into the curing chamber, communicating means connecting the air curtain means at said inlet and outlet ports to maintain a pressure equilibrium at the air curtains, means for supplying from outside the air curtain means in a direction inwardly of the curing chamber a controlled heated moist vapor providing predetermined moisture to the air curtains thereby reducing the escape of volatile gases from within the curing chamber.
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