The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 1985
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1984
Ohler L Kinney, Jr, Leawood, KS (US);
Joyce D Holmberg, Overland Park, KS (US);
The Marley Cooling Tower Company, Mission, KS (US);
Abstract
An improved, three path, cellular drift eliminator is provided which effectively removes entrained water particles from high velocity moist air streams leaving a crossflow cooling tower fill structure by the use of spaced, cellular, diversion path-defining structures strategically located and arranged to facilitate maximum drift elimination. The eliminator preferably includes a plurality of discrete cells, each cell comprising three air diversion sections along the length thereof in order to divert fill derived air along a serpentine path for drift elimination purposes. The moist air is first diverted at an upward angle and laterally relative to the initial path thereof by the inlet diversion section, and thereafter is rediverted upwardly and laterally of the first diversion path by the intermediate diversion section. The air is finally rediverted in the direction of its initial path, and discharged upwardly at an angle of at least about 20 degrees and not greater than about 60 degrees to the horizontal by the outlet diversion section. Downward draining perforations between the inlet and intermediate diversion sections allow for rapid discharge of accumulated liquid within the eliminator.