CA2581646A1 - Method of drying floors and the like - Google Patents
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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- E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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Abstract
A method for drying a floor in an enclosed space comprises arranging a flexible conduit on the floor such that the conduit weaves back and forth across the floor in a spaced array; circulating a warm liquid through the conduit such that a temperature of the floor is increased; drawing air from outside the enclosed space and directing the air stream into the enclosed space above the floor, and exhausting the air stream out of the enclosed space.
Description
METHUD OF DRYINfz FLOORS AND THE LIKE
This invention is in the field of drying enclosed spaces such as buildings, and in particular drying floors and lower portions of such spaces.
BACKGROUND
When a building becomes flooded with water the damage caused by the water can be significant, especially if the building materials stay wet for any considerable length of time. In any flood situation it is the floor and lower portions of the walls that are exposed to water for the longest time. Generally the longer building materials such as wood, carpet, flooring, and the like stays wet, the greater the degree of damage it sustains.
Water damage can be reduced by drying the floor as quickly as possible.
Concrete floors in new construction cure over a period of time through chemical action and reach their design strength after the curing period is ended, for example a typical curing period is about 28 days. During the curing period, it is desirable to maintain the concrete in a temperature range of about 50 and 70 F, neither too warm or too cold, to best allow the chemical action to occur at the desired rate. After the curing period, temperature variations do not signif~cantly affect the strength of the concrete. Cured concrete does however still contain excess water that inust be removed prior to installing many types of floor covering. Failure to remove the water can result in the water migrating from the concrete into the floor covering causing damage.
Published United States Patent Application Number 2005/0145109 of Dancey et at.
discloses an altemate system for drying buildings comprising a heat exchanger with a fan and an air intake drawing air from ouiside, an element heating the air to reduce the relative humidity of the air stream. The air stream with reduced relative humidity is directed into the building generally at one end and exhausted from the building at an opposite end. The dry air stream moves through the building absorbing moisttue from the building materials and then carrying this inoisture out the exhaust in the form of an air stream with a higher relative humidity. This system is used to dry flooded buildings, or to remove excess moisture from newly installed building materials.
Conventional drying methods also include removing moisture from the room by dehumidifiers and the like.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of drying floors and the like that overcomes problems in the prior art.
This invention is in the field of drying enclosed spaces such as buildings, and in particular drying floors and lower portions of such spaces.
BACKGROUND
When a building becomes flooded with water the damage caused by the water can be significant, especially if the building materials stay wet for any considerable length of time. In any flood situation it is the floor and lower portions of the walls that are exposed to water for the longest time. Generally the longer building materials such as wood, carpet, flooring, and the like stays wet, the greater the degree of damage it sustains.
Water damage can be reduced by drying the floor as quickly as possible.
Concrete floors in new construction cure over a period of time through chemical action and reach their design strength after the curing period is ended, for example a typical curing period is about 28 days. During the curing period, it is desirable to maintain the concrete in a temperature range of about 50 and 70 F, neither too warm or too cold, to best allow the chemical action to occur at the desired rate. After the curing period, temperature variations do not signif~cantly affect the strength of the concrete. Cured concrete does however still contain excess water that inust be removed prior to installing many types of floor covering. Failure to remove the water can result in the water migrating from the concrete into the floor covering causing damage.
Published United States Patent Application Number 2005/0145109 of Dancey et at.
discloses an altemate system for drying buildings comprising a heat exchanger with a fan and an air intake drawing air from ouiside, an element heating the air to reduce the relative humidity of the air stream. The air stream with reduced relative humidity is directed into the building generally at one end and exhausted from the building at an opposite end. The dry air stream moves through the building absorbing moisttue from the building materials and then carrying this inoisture out the exhaust in the form of an air stream with a higher relative humidity. This system is used to dry flooded buildings, or to remove excess moisture from newly installed building materials.
Conventional drying methods also include removing moisture from the room by dehumidifiers and the like.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of drying floors and the like that overcomes problems in the prior art.
When buildings suffer from flooding, the floor and lower portions of the walls are of course the most seriously affected. The prior art drying methods reduce the relative humidity of the air in the enclosed space being dried, such that the air at the top of the enclosed space, which is typically the driest area, receives the same drying effect as the air at the bottom of the enclosed space, where materials are wetter, and where water may be lying. Similarly when drying concrete floors such that flooring materials can safely be laid thereon, the drying effect is not concentrated on the floor where it is desired that drying occur. The present invention provides added heat at the floor level, raising the temperature of the wet flooring rnaterials, concrete floors, or the like such that evaporation is accelerated at the desired floor area of the enclosed space.
The evaporated water is carried out of the enclosed space by an air stream.
Typically the air stream will be heated to reduce the relative humidity thereof, however in some weather where the relative humidity of the outside air is dry, simply blowing an air stream through the enclosed space over the floor may provide satisfactory drying.
The present invention thus reduces the time required to dry a floor, thereby reducing the damage caused to the flooring material and also reducing energy costs, especially where it is required to heat the air stream to reduce the relative humidity thereof.
The evaporated water is carried out of the enclosed space by an air stream.
Typically the air stream will be heated to reduce the relative humidity thereof, however in some weather where the relative humidity of the outside air is dry, simply blowing an air stream through the enclosed space over the floor may provide satisfactory drying.
The present invention thus reduces the time required to dry a floor, thereby reducing the damage caused to the flooring material and also reducing energy costs, especially where it is required to heat the air stream to reduce the relative humidity thereof.
in a first embodiment the present invention provides a method for drying a floor in an enclosed space. The method comprises arranging a flexible conduit on the floor such that the conduit weaves back and forth across the floor in a spaced array;
circulating a warm liquid through the conduit such that a temperature of the floor is increased;
drawing air from outside the enclosed space and directing the air stream into the enclosed space above the floor, and exhausting the air stream out of the enclosed space.
In a second embodiment the present invention provides a method for drying a floor in an enclosed space. The method comprises arranging a flexible heating element on the floor such that the heating element weaves back and forth across the floor in a spaced array;
operating the heating element such that a temperature of the floor is increased; drawing air from outside the enclosed space and directing the air stream into the enclosed space above the floor, and exhausting the air stream out of the enclosed space.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
While the invention is claimed in the concluding portions hereof, preferred embodiments are provided in the accompanying detailed description which may be best understood in conjunction with the accompanying diagrams where like parts in each of the several diagrams are labeled with like numbers, and where:
circulating a warm liquid through the conduit such that a temperature of the floor is increased;
drawing air from outside the enclosed space and directing the air stream into the enclosed space above the floor, and exhausting the air stream out of the enclosed space.
In a second embodiment the present invention provides a method for drying a floor in an enclosed space. The method comprises arranging a flexible heating element on the floor such that the heating element weaves back and forth across the floor in a spaced array;
operating the heating element such that a temperature of the floor is increased; drawing air from outside the enclosed space and directing the air stream into the enclosed space above the floor, and exhausting the air stream out of the enclosed space.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
While the invention is claimed in the concluding portions hereof, preferred embodiments are provided in the accompanying detailed description which may be best understood in conjunction with the accompanying diagrams where like parts in each of the several diagrams are labeled with like numbers, and where:
Fig. I is a schematic top view showing a system set up to practice a method of the uivention;
Fig. 2 is a schematic sectional side view of the system of Fig. 1 with the addition of a cover supported above the floor.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENTS
Fig.l illustrates a top view of an enclosed space I such as a building interior, or a room in a building. A method of the present invention for drying the floor 3 of the enclosed space 1 comprises arranging a flexible heating element, illustrated as a conduit 5, on the floor 3 such that the conduit 5 weaves back and forth across the floor 3 in a spaced array as illustrated. Where the heating element is a conduit 5, heat is generated in the element by circulating a warm liquid through the conduit 5 such that a temperature of the floor 3 is increased. It is contemplated that a heating element operated by an alternative energy source, such as electricity, might also be used in some situations.
An air stream 7 is created by drawing air A froin outside the enclosed space 1 and directing the air stream 7 into the enclosed space 1 above the floor 3, and exhausting the air stream 7 out of the enclosed space l through a vent 9 provided by a door, window, or the like. Typically to create a flow of air across the floor the air stream 7 is directed into the enclosed space I at a first side of the enclosed space and the vent is selected such that air stream 7 is exhausted out at an opposite second side of the enclosed space 1.
Typically a portable heat exchanger unit 11 will be used to create the air stream 7. The heat exchanger unit includes a fan 13 to draw in the outside air through an intake, and discharge the air stream 7 though an outlet into the enclosed space 1. The illustrated heat exchanger unit 11 also includes a heating element 15 that can be operated to increase the temperature of the air stream 7 and thereby reduce the relative humidity of the air stream 7 for improved drying. The capacity of the air stream 7 to absorb water from the enclosed space l increases as the relative humidity decreases.
For example in the illustration of Fig. 1, a 3/4 inch flexible hose provides the conduit 5 and is placed on the floor 3 in an array substantially as illustrated with a spacing D of about 6 - 8 inches. A water heater and pumping unit 17 circulates hot water through the conduit 5 and maintains the circulating water at a temperature of about 180 F. In a test of the method, a test room with a carpet was flooded and then the standing water was drained off. A conduit was arranged on only one half of the room's floor in a spaced array substantially as illustrated. A dry air stream was directed into the room from one side and then exhausted out the opposite side such that each half of the room received substantially the satne exposure to the air stream. The half of the floor with the conduit arranged thereon dried in approximately 8 hours, while the other half with no conduit dried in 21 hours.
In another test the test room was flooded, the conduit 5 was arranged on the floor 3. and a cover 21, as illustrated in Fig. 2, was supported approximately three feet above the floor 3 leaving a channel 23 between the cover 21 and the floor 1, and conduit 5 lying on the floor. Exhaust apertures 25 were provided near the edge of the cover 21. The air stream 7 was directed under the cover 1 such that same flowed through the channe123 between the cover 21 and the floor 3, and then out the exhaust apertures 25, and out of the enclosed space 1 through the vent 9. The hot water circulating in the conduit 5 was maintained at 180 F and the temperature in the channel between the cover 21 and the floor 3 during the test was about 135 F. The carpeted floor in this test with the cover in place dried in 4.5 hours. The cover 21 fiuther concentrates the heat from the conduits 5 near the floor where drying is most needed, and further reduces the time of drying and the energy required.
The exhaust apertures 25 can be placed adjacent to.wall 27 where the vent 9 is located, or could be spaced around some or all edges of the cover 21 adjacent to other walls 27 of the enclosed space 1. As air from the he air stream 7 passes through the exhaust apertures 25 and upward adjacent to the wall 27, drying of the lower portions of the wall 27 is accelerated. Such lower portions of the walls 27 of a flooded room are typically wetter than upper portions of the walls, and so concentration of the air near the lower portions is beneficial.
The cover 21 can conveniently be provided by a plastic sheet. 'Fhe- pressure-of the- air stream 7 under the cover 21 will typically push the cover 21 up somewhat as illustrated.
The cover 21 can be conveniently installed by taping same to the top of a base board 29 or like trim that might be available on the walls 27 near the floor 3. Whether a cover 21 will be used in any particular situation will be determined by persons using the method, for example by comparing the costs of supplying and installing the cover with the projected benefits of reduced drying time and energy savings.
It is contemplated that the temperature of the circulating warm liquid would be adjusted depending on the flooring materials. For example when used with a wood floor surface it is cont.emplated that the temperature of the liquid may be reduced somewhat to avoid damage to the wood.
Cured concrete floors often have a water content of 10-1 l pounds of water per cubic foot (ibw/f' ). Depending on the flooring material being used, the allowable water content is typically about 3 - 5 lbw/f3. Natural drying with no drying procedures other than ambient air can take months, depending on the teniperature and relative humidity of the ambient air. It is well known therefore to direct a dried air stream over the floor in order to accelerate the absorption of water from the concrete floor. As water is evaporated from the surface of the concrete, water from lower down in the floor migrates upward through the concrete, and in turn evaporates, thus creating a moisture gradient from the bottom of the concrete floor to the top surface.
Probes can be used to measure the water content of the concrete, but in order to get a true reading of the water content of the concrete, the drying air stream must be stopped and the concrete allowed to rest for a period of time, typically about three days, in order for the moisture gradient to equalize throughout the concrete. This process therefore further extend.s the period required to dry the concrete.
Using the method of the present invention to remove water from a concrete floor has been estimated to reduce the drying time by about 50% compared to drying with a dry air stream only. For example where a conventional dry air stream drying process might take 20 days to dry a concrete floor down to an acceptable level, it is contemplated that the method of the present invention will take 10 days. Time and energy savings are therefore significant.
The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention.
Ftirther, since numerous changes and modifications will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suoh suitable changes or modifications in stcttcture or operation which may be resorted to are intended to fall within the scope of the claimed invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic sectional side view of the system of Fig. 1 with the addition of a cover supported above the floor.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENTS
Fig.l illustrates a top view of an enclosed space I such as a building interior, or a room in a building. A method of the present invention for drying the floor 3 of the enclosed space 1 comprises arranging a flexible heating element, illustrated as a conduit 5, on the floor 3 such that the conduit 5 weaves back and forth across the floor 3 in a spaced array as illustrated. Where the heating element is a conduit 5, heat is generated in the element by circulating a warm liquid through the conduit 5 such that a temperature of the floor 3 is increased. It is contemplated that a heating element operated by an alternative energy source, such as electricity, might also be used in some situations.
An air stream 7 is created by drawing air A froin outside the enclosed space 1 and directing the air stream 7 into the enclosed space 1 above the floor 3, and exhausting the air stream 7 out of the enclosed space l through a vent 9 provided by a door, window, or the like. Typically to create a flow of air across the floor the air stream 7 is directed into the enclosed space I at a first side of the enclosed space and the vent is selected such that air stream 7 is exhausted out at an opposite second side of the enclosed space 1.
Typically a portable heat exchanger unit 11 will be used to create the air stream 7. The heat exchanger unit includes a fan 13 to draw in the outside air through an intake, and discharge the air stream 7 though an outlet into the enclosed space 1. The illustrated heat exchanger unit 11 also includes a heating element 15 that can be operated to increase the temperature of the air stream 7 and thereby reduce the relative humidity of the air stream 7 for improved drying. The capacity of the air stream 7 to absorb water from the enclosed space l increases as the relative humidity decreases.
For example in the illustration of Fig. 1, a 3/4 inch flexible hose provides the conduit 5 and is placed on the floor 3 in an array substantially as illustrated with a spacing D of about 6 - 8 inches. A water heater and pumping unit 17 circulates hot water through the conduit 5 and maintains the circulating water at a temperature of about 180 F. In a test of the method, a test room with a carpet was flooded and then the standing water was drained off. A conduit was arranged on only one half of the room's floor in a spaced array substantially as illustrated. A dry air stream was directed into the room from one side and then exhausted out the opposite side such that each half of the room received substantially the satne exposure to the air stream. The half of the floor with the conduit arranged thereon dried in approximately 8 hours, while the other half with no conduit dried in 21 hours.
In another test the test room was flooded, the conduit 5 was arranged on the floor 3. and a cover 21, as illustrated in Fig. 2, was supported approximately three feet above the floor 3 leaving a channel 23 between the cover 21 and the floor 1, and conduit 5 lying on the floor. Exhaust apertures 25 were provided near the edge of the cover 21. The air stream 7 was directed under the cover 1 such that same flowed through the channe123 between the cover 21 and the floor 3, and then out the exhaust apertures 25, and out of the enclosed space 1 through the vent 9. The hot water circulating in the conduit 5 was maintained at 180 F and the temperature in the channel between the cover 21 and the floor 3 during the test was about 135 F. The carpeted floor in this test with the cover in place dried in 4.5 hours. The cover 21 fiuther concentrates the heat from the conduits 5 near the floor where drying is most needed, and further reduces the time of drying and the energy required.
The exhaust apertures 25 can be placed adjacent to.wall 27 where the vent 9 is located, or could be spaced around some or all edges of the cover 21 adjacent to other walls 27 of the enclosed space 1. As air from the he air stream 7 passes through the exhaust apertures 25 and upward adjacent to the wall 27, drying of the lower portions of the wall 27 is accelerated. Such lower portions of the walls 27 of a flooded room are typically wetter than upper portions of the walls, and so concentration of the air near the lower portions is beneficial.
The cover 21 can conveniently be provided by a plastic sheet. 'Fhe- pressure-of the- air stream 7 under the cover 21 will typically push the cover 21 up somewhat as illustrated.
The cover 21 can be conveniently installed by taping same to the top of a base board 29 or like trim that might be available on the walls 27 near the floor 3. Whether a cover 21 will be used in any particular situation will be determined by persons using the method, for example by comparing the costs of supplying and installing the cover with the projected benefits of reduced drying time and energy savings.
It is contemplated that the temperature of the circulating warm liquid would be adjusted depending on the flooring materials. For example when used with a wood floor surface it is cont.emplated that the temperature of the liquid may be reduced somewhat to avoid damage to the wood.
Cured concrete floors often have a water content of 10-1 l pounds of water per cubic foot (ibw/f' ). Depending on the flooring material being used, the allowable water content is typically about 3 - 5 lbw/f3. Natural drying with no drying procedures other than ambient air can take months, depending on the teniperature and relative humidity of the ambient air. It is well known therefore to direct a dried air stream over the floor in order to accelerate the absorption of water from the concrete floor. As water is evaporated from the surface of the concrete, water from lower down in the floor migrates upward through the concrete, and in turn evaporates, thus creating a moisture gradient from the bottom of the concrete floor to the top surface.
Probes can be used to measure the water content of the concrete, but in order to get a true reading of the water content of the concrete, the drying air stream must be stopped and the concrete allowed to rest for a period of time, typically about three days, in order for the moisture gradient to equalize throughout the concrete. This process therefore further extend.s the period required to dry the concrete.
Using the method of the present invention to remove water from a concrete floor has been estimated to reduce the drying time by about 50% compared to drying with a dry air stream only. For example where a conventional dry air stream drying process might take 20 days to dry a concrete floor down to an acceptable level, it is contemplated that the method of the present invention will take 10 days. Time and energy savings are therefore significant.
The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention.
Ftirther, since numerous changes and modifications will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suoh suitable changes or modifications in stcttcture or operation which may be resorted to are intended to fall within the scope of the claimed invention.
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1. A method for drying a floor in an enclosed space, the method comprising:
arranging a flexible conduit on the floor such that the conduit weaves back and forth across the floor in a spaced array;
circulating a warm liquid through the conduit such that a temperature of the floor is increased;
drawing air from outside the enclosed space and directing the air stream into the enclosed space above the floor, and exhausting the air stream out of the enclosed space.
arranging a flexible conduit on the floor such that the conduit weaves back and forth across the floor in a spaced array;
circulating a warm liquid through the conduit such that a temperature of the floor is increased;
drawing air from outside the enclosed space and directing the air stream into the enclosed space above the floor, and exhausting the air stream out of the enclosed space.
2. The method of C1aim 1 further comprising reducing a relative humidity of the air stream by increasing a temperature of the air stream.
3. The method of any one of Claims 1 and 2 comprising supporting a cover over the floor and directing at least a portion of the air stream between the floor and the cover.
4. The method of Claim 3 comprising providing a plurality of exhaust apertures adjacent to an edge of the cover and adjacent to a wall of the enclosed space such that at least a portion of the air stream passes through the exhaust apertures and upward adjacent to the wall.
5. The method of any one of Claims 1 - 4 comprising directing the air stream into the enclosed space at a first side of the enclosed space and exhausting the air stream out at an opposite second side of the enclosed space.
6. The method of any one of Claims 1 - 5 wherein a surface of the floor comprises one of carpet, wood, and concrete.
7. A method for drying a floor in an enclosed space, the method comprising:
arranging a flexible heating element on the floor such that the heating element weaves back and forth across the floor in a spaced array;
operating the heating element such that a temperature of the floor is increased;
drawing air from outside the enclosed space and directing the air stream into the enclosed space above the floor, and exhausting the air stream out of the enclosed space.
arranging a flexible heating element on the floor such that the heating element weaves back and forth across the floor in a spaced array;
operating the heating element such that a temperature of the floor is increased;
drawing air from outside the enclosed space and directing the air stream into the enclosed space above the floor, and exhausting the air stream out of the enclosed space.
8. The method of Claim 7 wherein the heating element is operated by electricity.
9. The method of Claim 7 wherein the heating element comprises a conduit and wherein the heating element is operated by circulating warm liquid through the conduit.
10. The method of any one of Claims 7 - 9 further comprising reducing a relative humidity of the air stream by increasing a temperature of the air stream.
11. The method of any one of Claims 7 - 10 comprising supporting a cover over the floor and directing at least a portion of the air stream between the floor and the cover.
12. The method of Claim 11 comprising providing a plurality of exhaust apertures adjacent to an edge of the cover and adjacent to a wall of the enclosed space such that at least a portion of the air stream passes through the exhaust apertures and upward adjacent to the wall.
13. The method of any one of Claims 7 - 12 comprising directing the air stream into the enclosed space at a first side of the enclosed space and exhausting the air stream out at an opposite second side of the enclosed space.
14. The method of any one of Claims 7 - 13 wherein a surface of the floor comprises one of carpet, wood, and concrete.
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