Concrete wall heating and drying system
OwnerJohn P. Fernandes, David M. Swaninventors
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Abstract
A low pressure, low air volume system for heating and drying concrete walls in a damp environment is disclosed. A wall unit consisting of a wall panel having a plurality of vertical grooves and ridges formed in a back surface, the ridges in contact with a concrete wall surface and the grooves forming a plurality of air channels in contact with the surface of the wall, ducts heated air across the concrete surface of the wall, evaporating moisture migrating through the wall. An upper and lower plenum connect the air channels of the wall unit with a remote system consisting of a dehumidifier and discharge pump, heating element and fans for moving air through the system, the dehumidifier removing the moisture from the air before recirculating it through the system.
Claims8
A heating and drying system for heating and drying walls in a damp environment comprising:
- a wall system, said wall system further comprising:
- sheathing means for sheathing a wall surface, and
- air channeling means for channeling air along said wall surface;
- said wall system adapted to be attached to a wall surface;
- and
- a remote system, said remote system further comprising:
- ducting means for ducting air between said wall system and said remote system,
- blower means for forcing air through said system heating and drying system,
- dehumidifying means for removing moisture from air within said heating and drying system and expelling said moisture from said system, and
- heating means for heating air within said heating and drying system,
- said heating and drying system being a closed system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.