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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Carrier Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth David Smith, East Longmeadow, MA (US);
Zidu Ma, Ellington, CT (US);
Sherif Kandil, Ellington, CT (US);
Assignee:
CARRIER CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/22 (2006.01); F24F 3/14 (2006.01); B01D 53/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 3/14 (2013.01); B01D 53/263 (2013.01); B01D 53/268 (2013.01); F24F 3/1411 (2013.01); B01D 53/227 (2013.01); B01D 2319/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A contactor configured for use in a dehumidification system is provided including a plurality of contact modules. Each contact module has a porous membrane that defines an internal space through which a hygroscopic material flows. A membrane property of the porous membrane of at least one contact module is substantially different than the other membranes of the plurality of contact modules.