Modular climate control unit
AssigneeVent-Rite Valve Corp.
InventorsParker Wheat, Barry Spouge, Gary Webster
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Abstract
An apparatus for internal climate control. The apparatus comprises an inlet and outlet for air, a tangential fan that rotates about a vertically oriented axis, a fan coil assembly through which air is circulated by the tangential fan from the inlet to the outlet, a barrier to prevent recirculation of the air within the apparatus after it is circulated over the fan coil assembly, and a joint to provide fluidic communication with a source of recirculating fluid. The fan coil assembly is connected in series to the source of recirculating fluid and provides thermal communication between the recirculating fluid and the circulating air.
Claims24
An apparatus for internal climate control, comprising:
- a plurality of heat exchange modules, each comprising:
- an air outlet;
- an air outlet;
- at least one tangential fan disposed to rotate about a vertically oriented axis, wherein the tangential fan is configured to direct air such that air enters the inlet and leaves the outlet at approximately the same vertical distance from a floor level;
- a coil assembly through which air is circulated by the at least one tangential fan from the air inlet to the air outlet;
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- a barrier to prevent re-circulation of the air within the heat exchange module after the air is circulated over the coil assembly;
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- a first joint to provide series fluidic communication between the coil assembly and the coil assembly of an adjacent heat exchange module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.