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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 1984
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Roy T Otterbein, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Arvin Industries, Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
261153 ; 165166 ; 261154 ; 261112 ; 261D / ; 261D / ; 261158 ;
Abstract
An evaporative cooler is disclosed which incorporates a media having a plurality of generally plate-like structures. The plates include a plurality of fins having slot-like depressions dimensioned thin enough to exhibit capillarity, yet thick enough to exhibit good heat transfer characteristics when filled with chilled water. The capillary slots are arranged to effect distribution of the water over substantially the entire surface of the plates forming the media. In one embodiment, the slot-like depressions of adjoining plates are alternately spaced, and aligning projections are provided to align adjoining plates with respect to each other.