EP2255073A4 - Fan shroud for heat exchange tower fans - Google Patents

Fan shroud for heat exchange tower fans

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EP2255073A4
EP2255073A4 EP09715025.4A EP09715025A EP2255073A4 EP 2255073 A4 EP2255073 A4 EP 2255073A4 EP 09715025 A EP09715025 A EP 09715025A EP 2255073 A4 EP2255073 A4 EP 2255073A4
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Prior art keywords
heat exchange
fan shroud
exchange tower
tower fans
fans
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2255073B1 (en
EP2255073A1 (en
Inventor
Michel Vouche
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SPG Dry Cooling Belgium SPRL
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SPX Cooling Technologies Inc
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/40—Casings; Connections of working fluid
    • F04D29/52—Casings; Connections of working fluid for axial pumps
    • F04D29/522—Casings; Connections of working fluid for axial pumps especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
    • F04D29/526—Details of the casing section radially opposing blade tips
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/66—Combating cavitation, whirls, noise, vibration or the like; Balancing
    • F04D29/661—Combating cavitation, whirls, noise, vibration or the like; Balancing especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
    • F04D29/663—Sound attenuation
    • F04D29/664—Sound attenuation by means of sound absorbing material

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Structures Of Non-Positive Displacement Pumps (AREA)
  • Other Air-Conditioning Systems (AREA)
  • Heat-Exchange Devices With Radiators And Conduit Assemblies (AREA)
EP09715025.4A 2008-02-28 2009-02-06 Fan shroud for heat exchange tower fans Active EP2255073B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US12/039,501 US20090220334A1 (en) 2008-02-28 2008-02-28 Fan shroud for heat exchange tower fans
PCT/US2009/033403 WO2009108477A1 (en) 2008-02-28 2009-02-06 Fan shroud for heat exchange tower fans

Publications (3)

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EP2255073A1 EP2255073A1 (en) 2010-12-01
EP2255073A4 true EP2255073A4 (en) 2015-04-15
EP2255073B1 EP2255073B1 (en) 2018-11-28

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EP09715025.4A Active EP2255073B1 (en) 2008-02-28 2009-02-06 Fan shroud for heat exchange tower fans

Country Status (7)

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US (1) US20090220334A1 (en)
EP (1) EP2255073B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2011513688A (en)
ES (1) ES2712718T3 (en)
TR (1) TR201902448T4 (en)
TW (1) TWI553285B (en)
WO (1) WO2009108477A1 (en)

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US20090220334A1 (en) 2009-09-03
TR201902448T4 (en) 2019-03-21
JP2011513688A (en) 2011-04-28
ES2712718T3 (en) 2019-05-14
WO2009108477A1 (en) 2009-09-03
TW200946859A (en) 2009-11-16
EP2255073B1 (en) 2018-11-28
TWI553285B (en) 2016-10-11
EP2255073A1 (en) 2010-12-01

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