Air separating apparatus
OwnerRonald A. MacDonaldinventor
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Abstract
A separator intended for use in dividing air into relatively warm and cool components is provided with an elongated cylindrical housing having one open end. The housing encloses a rotatably mounted and motor driven impeller having a portion near the open end for moving air axially and a portion near the opposite end of the housing for moving air radially thereof. The opposite end of the housing has means which carries away warm air from an area near the longitudinal axis of the impeller while other means radially spaced from the axis carries away relatively cool air.
Claims1
Apparatus for separating air into relatively warm and cool components comprising a housing having a tapered section and a cylindrical section, said tapered section tapering outwardly from the cylindrical section and having an open intake end, said cylindrical section having a discharge end remote from the tapered section, an impeller rotatably mounted within the housing and having an axial flow portion and a radial flow portion, said axial flow portion being a feed worm tapered to conform to the tapered section, said radial flow portion having a plurality of radial blades extending into close proximity with an inner periphery of the cylindrical section, said discharge end having first and second port means radially spaced apart with respect to a longitudinal axis of the housing, said first port means being positioned to discharge axially moving air, said second port means being positioned to discharge radially moving air, duct means separately connected to the first and second port means respectively for conducting warm and cool air components away from the housing, and drive means for rotating the impeller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.