EP3144599B1 - Duct section for an air movement duct - Google Patents

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EP3144599B1
EP3144599B1 EP16187554.7A EP16187554A EP3144599B1 EP 3144599 B1 EP3144599 B1 EP 3144599B1 EP 16187554 A EP16187554 A EP 16187554A EP 3144599 B1 EP3144599 B1 EP 3144599B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
    • F24F13/26—Arrangements for air-circulation by means of induction, e.g. by fluid coupling or thermal effect
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
    • F24F13/02—Ducting arrangements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
    • F24F13/02—Ducting arrangements
    • F24F13/06—Outlets for directing or distributing air into rooms or spaces, e.g. ceiling air diffuser
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F7/00—Ventilation
    • F24F7/04—Ventilation with ducting systems, e.g. by double walls; with natural circulation
    • F24F7/06—Ventilation with ducting systems, e.g. by double walls; with natural circulation with forced air circulation, e.g. by fan positioning of a ventilator in or against a conduit

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  • the present invention relates to a duct section for an air movement duct for apparatus for ventilating, heating, air-conditioning and/or cooling a space.
  • the invention seeks to provide improvements in the efficiency of the air movement, particularly, but not exclusively when it is required to deflect the path of the air movement.
  • US Patent No.4255176 discloses an arrangement in which to flows of air are combined into one duct and at the outlet of the duct provides a plurality of curved louvreswhich are pivotally mounted at the outlet ends of the air duct to direct the mixed air in any desired direction but no indication is provided of how the louvres are pivoted and whether they are connected together or not. They are designed essentially to dissipate the outlet air from the duct system.
  • the present invention seeks to provide a ducted flow system in which the flow of the air is guided in a controlled manner.
  • a duct section for an air movement duct comprising a duct inlet section for a fan driven primary air flow, the duct section further having a peripheral air inlet through which a secondary air flow is drawn into the duct section by entrainment by the passing primary air flow to form a combined air flow of both the primary and the secondary air flows, a nozzle comprising a guide vane arrangement being located downstream of the peripheral air inlet so as to be impinged by and to direct the combined air flows, wherein the guide vane arrangement of the nozzle comprises a plurality of guide vanes in spaced parallel relationship and extending transversely across the duct section, wherein the guide vanes are elongate and arranged to be pivotable about their longitudinal dimension transverse to the direction of the air movement whilst remaining in the parallel relationship, the nozzle being pivotable about an axis substantially aligned with the periphery of the duct section to incline the vanes at an angle to the flow direction of the combined air flows to deflect
  • the nozzle comprises a further part of the duct section spaced from the duct inlet section to form the peripheral air inlet therebetween.
  • the peripheral air inlet comprises a slot or plurality of slots extending around substantially the entire periphery of the duct section in a plane normal to the direction of the primary air flow.
  • the nozzle is pivotable by up to 20° from the axis of the duct section, and preferably up to 10°.
  • the periphery of the inlet side of the nozzle is profiled, in cross-section, to provide a curved inlet edge to provide a smooth transition of the internal surface of the duct section for the air flow from the primary duct section through the guide vanes irrespective of the angular displacement of the nozzle.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a schematic cross-sectional view of a duct section 1 which consists of an duct inlet section 2 for a fan driven primary air flow moving in the direction indicated by the arrow 3 and, downstream of the duct inlet section 2 a nozzle 4 which is spaced from the inlet duct section 2 to provide a peripheral air inlet 5 through which, in operation, the primary air flowing past the peripheral air inlet 5 entrains air from outside the duct section 1 to provide a secondary flow 8 into the nozzle so that a combination of the primary air flow and the secondary air flow passes through the nozzle 4.
  • the peripheral air inlet 5 comprises a slot or plurality of slots extending around substantially the entire periphery of the duct inlet section 2 in a plane normal to the direction of the primary air flow.
  • the greater flow of air formed by the combination of the two flows generates a venturi effect through the nozzle 4 which speeds up the flow of air through the nozzle.
  • the nozzle 4 has three guide vanes 6 arranged in spaced parallel relationship and extending transversely across the duct section 1 to guide the air flow.
  • the vanes 6 have an aerodynamic profile to minimise turbulence as the air passes through the nozzle 4.
  • the nozzle 4 is arranged to pivot about a point 7 adjacent the periphery of the duct inlet section 2 to deflect the flow of air at an angle to the inlet flow of primary air as indicated by the arrows 3 in the duct inlet section.
  • This arrangement has the effect that secondary air entering adjacent the pivot point 7 travels at a different speed than the secondary air drawn in at other points on the periphery, particularly at a point 180° spaced from this pivot point 7, where the peripheral gap is wider. This speed difference can be used to bring about change in the flow direction. This has advantages in directing the flow leaving the nozzle 4.
  • the periphery of the nozzle 4 has a profile in cross section which has the same or slightly smaller internal diameter than that of the duct inlet section 2 and on the upstream edge 9 of the nozzle the profile is curved outwardly radially as shown to provide a smooth transition for both the primary and the secondary air flows into the nozzle 4.
  • FIG. 3 there is shown a part sectional view of the duct section in which the vanes in the nozzle have been removed from the nozzle in the interests of clarity.
  • the arrows 8 indicate the secondary air flow passing into the interior of the duct section 1 to combine with the primary air flow as both the air flows pass through the nozzle 4.
  • Figure 4 illustrates schematically, by means of bubbles, the general disposition of the air flows.
  • the primary air flow 3 enters the duct section 1 in the direction of the arrow 3and the secondary air flow 8 passes through the secondary air gap 5 to combine with the primary air flow so a much greater volume of air passes through the nozzle 4 as indicated by the density of the bubbles. Thus, a venturi effect through the nozzle is generated.
  • the nozzle 4 may arrange for the guide vanes to be pivoted in a different manner.
  • the nozzle could be pivoted about a transverse axis located on the axial axis of the duct section 1 so that the peripheral air inlet 5 has a reduced gap at one edge and an increased gap at the edges located 180° apart when it is tilted.
  • the vanes may be connected via a linkage arrangement movable to tilt the vanes simultaneously whilst retaining them in spaced parallel relationship.
  • three vanes are shown it will be understood that the number of vanes provided would depend upon the requirements of the particular installation and could therefore be one or more.
  • the duct could have a square, rectangular or other cross section.

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