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US 4,732,579 AGranted
Air purification and temperature controlling system and method
AssigneeFMC Corporation
InventorsJoost Veltman, Ram L. Malik, Michael D. Dickens
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AssigneeFMC Corporation
InventorsJoost Veltman, Ram L. Malik, Michael D. Dickens
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A system and method provides a continuous supply of clean air at a desired temperature to the crew members of a combat vehicle when in an environment contaminated by nuclear, biological or chemical warfare agents. The contaminated air is initially compressed by energy received from the exhaust gases from a combustion power unit of the vehicle, the initially compressed air is then cooled to increase its density and is then compressed and cooled a second time before being passed through a pressure swing adsorbent system which continuously removes all known contaminants from the air, and is then expanded and changed in temperature to provide clean air at a desired temperature to personnel within the vehicle. The energy released from the air during expansion is used to compress the air the second time thereby providing a very energy efficient system.
A method of directing clean air at a desirable temperature to the crew compartment of a vehicle when in an environment of contaminated air comprising the steps of:
A method of providing cool clean air to the crew compartment of a vehicle when in an environment of air contaminated with nuclear, biological or chemical warfare agents comprising the steps of:
A system for providing clean air to the personnel compartment of a vehicle when in an environment of contaminated air comprising:
A system for providing clean air to the personnel compartment of a vehicle when in an environment of contaminated air comprising:
A system for providing clean air to the personnel compartment of a vehicle when in an environment of contaminated air comprising:
A regenerative air purification and temperature controlling system for removing nuclear, biological and chemical contaminates from air and providing clean air to a compartment at a desirable temperature comprising:
A regenerative air purification and temperature controlling system for removing nuclear, biological and chemical contaminates from air and providing clean air to a compartment at a desirable temperature comprising:
A regenerative air purification and temperature controlling system for removing nuclear, biological and chemical contaminates from air and providing clean air to a compartment at a desirable temperature comprising:
A system for providing clean air to the personnel compartment of a vehicle when in an environment of contaminated air comprising:
A system for providing clean air to the personnel compartment of a vehicle when in an environment of contaminated air comprising:
A system for providing clean air to the personnel compartment of a vehicle when in an environment of contaminated air comprising:
A system for directing clean air at a desirable temperature to the crew compartment of a vehicle when in an environment of contaminated air comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.