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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2012
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Gerard Zuber, Froideville, CH;
Cedric Meyer, Lausanne, CH;
Daniele Sanna, Castel Maggiore-Bologna, IT;
Alexis Louvet, Lausanne, CH;
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including a plurality of elements assembled in the form of a rod, the elements including an aerosol-forming substrate and an aerosol-cooling element located downstream from the aerosol-forming substrate. The aerosol-cooling element includes a plurality of longitudinally extending channels and has a porosity of between 50% and 90% in the longitudinal direction. The aerosol-cooling element may have a total surface area of between about 300 mmper mm length and about 1000 mmper mm length. An aerosol passing through the aerosol-cooling element is cooled, and in some embodiments, water is condensed within the aerosol-cooling element.