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Apparatus for ionizing air
Assignee: TRIACTOR HOLDINGS Ltd A BRITISH Co
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Filing: 1985-02-12
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Granted: 1987-02-17
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Expires: 2005-02-12
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus for ionizing air, for example for feeding to a boiler to act as a catalyst, comprises a closed container (15) which is divided into two chambers (17, 18). Water is fed under pressure to atomizing jets (21,22) which produce a mist inside each chamber. Air is fed by a pump (28) into the first chamber and passes upwards through the mist in that chamber, through an aperture (20) near the top of a partition wall (19) and downwards through the mist in the second chamber. The thus-ionized air leaves the second chamber via an outlet pipe (30) and passes through a demoisturizing coil (31). The water for feeding to the jets is contained in a reservoir (2) at the bottom of a casing (1) in which the container is mounted.
Inventors
- 👤 Douglas M. Brooks
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-04 10:08
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01T; H01T23/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S261/00; Y10S261/03
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
Ion-generation and delivery apparatus, comprising a closed container made of insulating antistatic material to define a charge-transferring region therein, the container having gas inlet means and gas outlet means; water-spraying means to produce, in said charge-transferring region of said container, a water mist which includes discrete negative and positive ions, said water-spraying means consisting of at least one atomizing jet and means to deliver water to said at least one atomizing jet, the insulating antistatic construction of the container being such as to limit recombination of said negative and positive ions within said charge-transferring region; means to cause gas to enter said container via said inlet means and to pass through said mist in said charge-transferring region, whereby negative ionisation is imparted to said gas by said water mist; and demoisturizer means made of insulating antistatic material connected to said gas outlet to permit delivery of the negatively ionised gas to a location at which said negative ionisation is to be used and for substantially drying the ionized gas.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
Ion-generation and delivery apparatus, comprising a closed container made of insulating antistatic material to define a charge-transferring region therein, the container having gas inlet means and gas outlet means; water-spraying means to produce, in said charge-transferring region of said container, a water mist which includes discrete negative and positive ions, said water-spraying means consisting of at least one atomizing jet and means to deliver water to said at least one atomizing jet, the insulating antistatic construction of the container being such as to limit recombination of said negative and positive ions within said charge-transferring region; means to cause gas to enter said container via said inlet means and to pass through said mist in said charge-transferring region, whereby negative ionisation is imparted to said gas by said water mist; and demoisturizer means made of insulating antistatic material connected to said gas outlet to permit delivery of the negatively ionised gas to a location at which said negative ionisation is to be used and for substantially drying the ionized gas.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said container includes a substantially vertical partition wall of insulating antistatic material to divide the container into first and second chambers through which, in turn, the gas passes; and wherein said water-spraying means further consists of one atmosing nozzle in each chamber.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the gas inlet means feeds the gas into said first chamber adjacent the bottom of said chamber; wherein said wall has an aperture adjacent its top through which the gas passes; and wherein said gas outlet means comprises an outlet port adjacent the bottom of said second chamber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said demoisturising means comprises a tube through which said gas passes, said tube being formed into a helix and mounted with the axis of the helix substantially vertical.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said container is mounted within a housing and is electrically insulated therefrom.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
54 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 5, further comprising reservoir means within said housing; said means to supply water comprising pump means for pumping water from said reservoir means to said water-spraying means; and means interconnecting the container and the reservoir; whereby water from the water-spraying means drains out of said container into said reservoir.
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