Air treatment by multi-stacked plate asembly
AssigneeToto Ltd.
InventorsHisato Haraga, Hajime Miyazaki, Yasuo Hamada, Katsushi Akamatsu, Ayako Hirano
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AssigneeToto Ltd.
InventorsHisato Haraga, Hajime Miyazaki, Yasuo Hamada, Katsushi Akamatsu, Ayako Hirano
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Rotatable circular plates are stacked apart to form thin air layers therebetween. Rotation of the circular plates moves air over an air treatment material: catalyst or adsorbent. In one embodiment, the air treatment material is affixed to the surface of the circular plates. In another embodiment, the circular plates are formed from the air treatment material. The increased velocity of air relative to the circular plates causes separation of laminar flow, promotes boundary-layer turbulence near the plate surfaces, and promotes propagating stall in the air layers. These phenomena enhance the contact between the flowing air and the air treatment material.
Apparatus for performing air treatment functions, comprising:
A method for treating air, comprising the steps of:
A method for treating air as in claim 23, wherein the step of embodying consists of affixing said at least one composition of matter to said at least one surface of at least one of said circular plates.
A method for treating air as in claim 23, wherein the step of embodying consists of forming said at least one circular plate of said at least one composition of matter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.