EP4409217A4 - DIRECT HEAT EXCHANGE FILLING - Google Patents

DIRECT HEAT EXCHANGE FILLING

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Publication number
EP4409217A4
EP4409217A4 EP22877431.1A EP22877431A EP4409217A4 EP 4409217 A4 EP4409217 A4 EP 4409217A4 EP 22877431 A EP22877431 A EP 22877431A EP 4409217 A4 EP4409217 A4 EP 4409217A4
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Prior art keywords
heat exchange
direct heat
exchange filling
filling
direct
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Pending
Application number
EP22877431.1A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP4409217A1 (en
Inventor
Scott Nevins
Jennifer Hamilton
Jeffrey Herwig
Eliza Mummert
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Evapco Inc
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Evapco Inc
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Publication of EP4409217A1 publication Critical patent/EP4409217A1/en
Publication of EP4409217A4 publication Critical patent/EP4409217A4/en
Pending legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28C—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT WITHOUT CHEMICAL INTERACTION
    • F28C1/00—Direct-contact trickle coolers, e.g. cooling towers
    • F28C1/04—Direct-contact trickle coolers, e.g. cooling towers with cross-current only
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F25/00—Component parts of trickle coolers
    • F28F25/02—Component parts of trickle coolers for distributing, circulating, and accumulating liquid
    • F28F25/08—Splashing boards or grids, e.g. for converting liquid sprays into liquid films; Elements or beds for increasing the area of the contact surface
    • F28F25/087—Vertical or inclined sheets; Supports or spacers

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Heat-Exchange Devices With Radiators And Conduit Assemblies (AREA)
  • Separation By Low-Temperature Treatments (AREA)
EP22877431.1A 2021-10-01 2022-10-03 DIRECT HEAT EXCHANGE FILLING Pending EP4409217A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US202163251271P 2021-10-01 2021-10-01
US202163251284P 2021-10-01 2021-10-01
PCT/US2022/045531 WO2023056090A1 (en) 2021-10-01 2022-10-03 Direct heat exchange fill

Publications (2)

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EP4409217A1 EP4409217A1 (en) 2024-08-07
EP4409217A4 true EP4409217A4 (en) 2025-11-19

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EP22877431.1A Pending EP4409217A4 (en) 2021-10-01 2022-10-03 DIRECT HEAT EXCHANGE FILLING

Country Status (10)

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US (1) US20230105162A1 (enExample)
EP (1) EP4409217A4 (enExample)
JP (1) JP2024533788A (enExample)
KR (1) KR20240089107A (enExample)
AU (1) AU2022357411A1 (enExample)
CA (1) CA3233552A1 (enExample)
IL (1) IL311830A (enExample)
MX (1) MX2024003898A (enExample)
WO (1) WO2023056090A1 (enExample)
ZA (1) ZA202403314B (enExample)

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US3963810A (en) * 1973-12-20 1976-06-15 Aktiebolaget Svenska Flaktfabriken Contact body for cooling towers
US4320073A (en) * 1980-11-14 1982-03-16 The Marley Company Film fill sheets for water cooling tower having integral spacer structure
US4673538A (en) * 1984-05-04 1987-06-16 Toschi Produktions-Gesellschaft Mbh Cooling tower panel from fiber concrete or similar material
AU607836B2 (en) * 1987-12-30 1991-03-14 Contrafill Pty. Ltd. Profiled sheet
US6221463B1 (en) * 1998-07-08 2001-04-24 Eugene W. White Three-dimensional film structures and methods
US20030183956A1 (en) * 2002-03-26 2003-10-02 Kyung In Machinery Co., Ltd. Fill film sheet for cooling tower

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US6460832B1 (en) * 2000-08-11 2002-10-08 The Marley Cooling Tower Company Nested, expandable, liquid film fill sheet bundle for expedited installation as a film fill pack
US8833741B2 (en) * 2011-11-07 2014-09-16 Spx Cooling Technologies, Inc. Air-to-air atmospheric exchanger
DK177839B1 (en) * 2013-03-08 2014-09-08 Danfoss As Heat exchanger with dimples connected by wall sections
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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3963810A (en) * 1973-12-20 1976-06-15 Aktiebolaget Svenska Flaktfabriken Contact body for cooling towers
US4320073A (en) * 1980-11-14 1982-03-16 The Marley Company Film fill sheets for water cooling tower having integral spacer structure
US4673538A (en) * 1984-05-04 1987-06-16 Toschi Produktions-Gesellschaft Mbh Cooling tower panel from fiber concrete or similar material
AU607836B2 (en) * 1987-12-30 1991-03-14 Contrafill Pty. Ltd. Profiled sheet
US6221463B1 (en) * 1998-07-08 2001-04-24 Eugene W. White Three-dimensional film structures and methods
US20030183956A1 (en) * 2002-03-26 2003-10-02 Kyung In Machinery Co., Ltd. Fill film sheet for cooling tower

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See also references of WO2023056090A1 *

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Publication number Publication date
EP4409217A1 (en) 2024-08-07
JP2024533788A (ja) 2024-09-12
WO2023056090A1 (en) 2023-04-06
CA3233552A1 (en) 2023-04-06
KR20240089107A (ko) 2024-06-20
ZA202403314B (en) 2024-12-18
AU2022357411A1 (en) 2024-04-11
MX2024003898A (es) 2024-04-30
US20230105162A1 (en) 2023-04-06
IL311830A (en) 2024-05-01

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