Abstract:
The work surface to be protected (1) is cleared and accessible both from above (102) and at least on one side, called the free side (100). The method is characterised in that clean air is continuously blown above the work surface (1) from the side (101) opposite the free side (100), in the form of a substantially horizontal flux that sweeps across the work surface (1), towards the free side (100), and which has a speed gradient such that the upper layer - or top stream - (V1) has a speed substantially greater than the air flowing in the proximity of the top surface (10) of the work surface (1); the totality or the main part of the flux is drawn from the free side (100), by means of a suction vent (20) extending along and immediately adjacent to the edge (10b) of the work surface (1). The invention is useful for protecting a fixed or mobile surface supporting various articles sensitive to the contamination of the ambient air.
Abstract:
An arrangement for supplying air to a room, preferably a clean room, which is divided into zones (A, B, C) with different climatic requirements, comprises a first air treatment unit (11) for supplying air to a pressure chamber (5) which is shared by a plurality of zones and from which air is supplied to the various zones. The arrangement also comprises at least one mixing space (14) communicating with the pressure chamber (5) and a second air treatment unit (17). The mixing space is intended for mixing of the air from the first (11) and the second (17) air treatment unit. The mixing space also communicates with at least one of the zones (B) for supplying the mixed air to this zone (B).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for providing subjects with an increased oxygen supply. Prior art processes, especially diaphragm or molecular sieve technology, are used to prepare oxygen-enriched pure air (10), which is used to flood premises in a building, an "oxygenarium". These premises are large enough for the subjects exposed to this atmosphere to have considerable freedom of movement, while at the same time it is possible for them to perform strengthening or rehabilitation exercises. The air consumed by the subjects is reprocessed and fed back into the oxygenarium with fresh outside air.
Abstract:
An air cleaning device for reducing the nosocomial and airborne transmission of diseases, such as tuberculosis, pertussis, influenza and measles. The device is positioned at the wall behind a hospital bed. The device comprises an air inlet (10) for creating an envelope of constantly moving air past the patient thereinto. The device includes a housing which comprises a rear chamber (11) which houses an irradiating lamp (19) and a front chamber (12) which houses a filter (20). A flow path (22) is provided from air inlet (10) to filter (20) and a flow path (23) is provided within chamber (12) for the flow of clean air from the filter (20) to a blower chamber (13) in which is mounted a blower (18) which provides the required airflow outwardly from the chamber (13).
Abstract:
A vacuum cooler for produce and the like comprising a vacuum tube (8) forming a vacuum chamber (9) into which produce (4) is placed. A vacuum pump (13) lowers the atmospheric pressure while cold water is gently sprayed onto the produce. Water vapor from the produce is condensed (38), and directed to a sump (28) in the chamber (9) without permitting such condensed water to impinge on the produce (4). The cooler includes a venting system that admits outside air into the vacuum chamber, gradually returning the chamber (9) to atmospheric pressure, and permitting removal of produce from the chamber (9).
Abstract:
In order to extend a modular ventilating unit (1) with a rectangular housing (2) with a cover plate (3) with an intake aperture (3.3) to the plenum and a base plate (5) and an overflow aperture (15) to the pressure chamber (6) of the filter (7.1), with an integrated fan and a connected filter casing (7) with filter (7.1) in such a way that it can be simply and economically produced and by means of which air can be fed from a plenum into a space at a reduced noise level, it is proposed that an insert (10) of sound-damping material be inserted between the cover and base plates (3, 5) to form a kind of sandwich in which, corresponding to the intake aperture (3.3), is formed a spiral chamber (11) with a discharge aperture (13) and a discharge channel (14) connected thereto with mutually angled oblique surfaces (14.1, 14.2) at the two lateral borders of the overflow aperture taking the form of an overflow slit extending over the internal width of the housing (2). The spiral chamber (11) is fitted with the impeller (12) with drive (12.1) of the fan, arranged coaxially to the inlet pipe (11.1) inserted in the intake aperture (3.3), and the discharge channel (14) with the cover and base plates (3, 5) form a rectangular diffuser.
Abstract:
A system adapted for removable placement in a security enclosure fitted into the wall of a refrigerated container (1) for respiring perishables, and for monitoring and controlling (100), continuously and dynamically, over a programmed, desired time, the concentration of oxygen (11), and the concentration of carbon dioxide (11), in such a container where the concentrations of these gases vary over time as the perishables respire, includes devices for sensing, separately, the concentrations of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the container, devices for establishing setpoints or desired values of oxygen and carbon dioxide concentration within the container (11), and for changing those setpoints, over time, depending on the nature of the perishable and the other variables, and for maintaining the concentrations of oxygen and carbon dioxide at desired setpoints for desired programmed times by admitting air into the container, as a source of oxygen, and by scrubbing to remove carbon dioxide, as necessary.
Abstract:
A make-up air handler (200) controls temperature, humidity and/or cleanliness of air. The make-up air handler (200) includes a direct expansion chiller system (208). The direct expansion chiller (208) may be integral to the make-up air handler or remote. A clean room facility (300) uses the make-up air handler (200) to supply air to a clean room (306). The make-up air handler (200) includes a primary cooling coil (206) and a direct expansion chiller system (208), and may include a humidifier (204) and a filter (218). The direct expansion chiller system (208) includes an air stream cooling coil (210) and an air stream heating coil (212). The heating and cooling coils (210, 212) use a refrigeration fluid which is compressed and circulated by a compressor (214). Humidity is controlled by removing moisture which is condensed from the air stream by a primary cooling coil (206) and the air stream cooling coil (210) of the direct expansion chiller system (208). The energy removed by the air stream cooling coil (210) is reintroduced to the air stream by the air stream heating coil (212). The process of removing moisture directly removes contamination. The process of lowering humidity causes contaminant particles to form which can be removed by a filter (218).
Abstract:
An enclosure (10) provided with an air supply system (54, 55), an exhaust system (50, 51), and controls (36) for manipulating the flow, temperature, dewpoint and relative humidity of the air within the enclosure (10) are disclosed. The present invention aims to achieve with these components a system for containing chemical contaminants created during processing of silicon wafers during the chemical/mechanical, polishing/planarization processes involved in creating those wafers. The system prevents drying of the slurry used to process wafers by controlling the relative humidity within the enclosure via a humidifier (33), sensors (60, 61, 62) and a controller (36) that dynamically reacts to changes within the enclosure atmosphere. Additionally, air supply within the enclosure (10) is controlled in order to further reduce slurry drying. Enclosures operated in accordance with the present invention preferably also prevent ambient contamination of the process area surrounded by the enclosure via physical (14) or air flow (13) barriers.
Abstract:
A ceiling mounted air purifier that provides a high velocity, multi-directional air exhaust pattern that distributes filtered air to all areas of a room which includes a plurality of filters and centrifugal fans. The centrifugal fans are substantially surrounded by baffles which form generally equally spaced exhaust outlets.