GB2135442A - Air supply duct - Google Patents

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GB2135442A
GB2135442A GB08329015A GB8329015A GB2135442A GB 2135442 A GB2135442 A GB 2135442A GB 08329015 A GB08329015 A GB 08329015A GB 8329015 A GB8329015 A GB 8329015A GB 2135442 A GB2135442 A GB 2135442A
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Frederick Hugh Howorth
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01KANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K31/00Housing birds
    • A01K31/18Chicken coops or houses for baby chicks; Brooders including auxiliary features, e.g. feeding, watering, demanuring, heating, ventilation
    • A01K31/20Heating arrangements ; Ventilation
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24FAIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F8/00Treatment, e.g. purification, of air supplied to human living or working spaces otherwise than by heating, cooling, humidifying or drying
    • F24F8/10Treatment, e.g. purification, of air supplied to human living or working spaces otherwise than by heating, cooling, humidifying or drying by separation, e.g. by filtering
    • F24F8/108Treatment, e.g. purification, of air supplied to human living or working spaces otherwise than by heating, cooling, humidifying or drying by separation, e.g. by filtering using dry filter elements
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01KANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K1/00Housing animals; Equipment therefor
    • A01K1/0047Air-conditioning, e.g. ventilation, of animal housings
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24FAIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F13/00Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
    • F24F13/02Ducting arrangements
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24FAIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F3/00Air-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or spaces where it may receive secondary treatment; Apparatus specially designed for such systems
    • F24F3/12Air-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or spaces where it may receive secondary treatment; Apparatus specially designed for such systems characterised by the treatment of the air otherwise than by heating and cooling
    • F24F3/16Air-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or spaces where it may receive secondary treatment; Apparatus specially designed for such systems characterised by the treatment of the air otherwise than by heating and cooling by purification, e.g. by filtering; by sterilisation; by ozonisation
    • F24F3/167Clean rooms, i.e. enclosed spaces in which a uniform flow of filtered air is distributed
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24FAIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F7/00Ventilation
    • F24F7/04Ventilation with ducting systems, e.g. by double walls; with natural circulation
    • F24F7/06Ventilation 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
    • F24F7/065Ventilation 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 fan combined with single duct; mounting arrangements of a fan in a duct
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24FAIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F8/00Treatment, e.g. purification, of air supplied to human living or working spaces otherwise than by heating, cooling, humidifying or drying
    • F24F8/10Treatment, e.g. purification, of air supplied to human living or working spaces otherwise than by heating, cooling, humidifying or drying by separation, e.g. by filtering
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24FAIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F13/00Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
    • F24F13/02Ducting arrangements
    • F24F13/06Outlets for directing or distributing air into rooms or spaces, e.g. ceiling air diffuser
    • F24F2013/0608Perforated ducts

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Abstract

In order to provide bacteriologically clean air to a room or building, such as an animal house, without peripheral entrainment of contaminated ambient air, an air supply assembly comprises filter means 12 to filter fresh and/or recirculated air A, B, an air permeable air duct 11, preferably made from woven or knitted textile or plastics material, supported some distance from other objects, e.g. by means of rings 17 and brackets 18, and impeller means 14 operative to force air through the filter means 12 and along the duct 11 at such a velocity that clean air C, D issues radially from the duct 11. The duct includes panels of differing permeability, and heat exchange means (13) is provided to heat the air supplied to the duct. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Air supply duct This invention concerns an air supply assembly.
In buildings where a number of animals are housed, e.g. poultry rearing buildings, there is often a serious problem in that the animals are susceptible to respiratory diseases and due to airborne transmission of such diseases once one animal is infected, a large number of others are rapidly cross-infected by way of the surrounding atmosphere. Agriculturists and others who own and keep animals in this manner are, of course, concerned to minimise this problem partly because they do not want the animals to be distressed and at risk of dying by contracting a respiratory disease and partly because sick or dead animals are unprofitable in purely economic terms.
The solution to this problem depends on correct control of air flow patterns through the buildings in question and the introduction of bacteriologically clean air without peripheral entrainment. It is an object of the present invention to provide an air supply assembly whereby clean air may be supplied to a room or building without peripheral entrainment of contaminated ambient air.
To this end the present invention provides an air supply assembly comprising filter means which serves to filter fresh air and/or recirculating air so as to render this air bacteriologically clean and substantially free from other contaminants, an air permeable air duct suspended or supported some distance away from other objects, and impeller means operative to force air through the filter means and along the duct at such a velocity that clean air issues radially from the duct.
Preferably, the duct is made from woven or knitted textile or plastics material in the form of a tube of circular cross-section.
The duct may conveniently be supported by rings or loops of metal or plastics which may, in turn, be connected to an adjacent surface by means of one or more brackets.
In cases where different rates of air flow are required at different regions around the perimeter of the duct or along its length, the duct may include panels or regions of different permeability, e.g. open and close weave panels.
The duct may taper as it extends away from the impeller means and/or the filter means.
Advantageously heat exchange means may be provided so as to heat the air supplied to the duct in cold weather. Also, when both fresh and recirculated air are drawn through the impeller means, the proportions of each may be automatically controlled.
The proposed air supply assembly will undoubtedly be extremeley effective in obviating the above-discussed problem of airborne disease transmission between animals, and indeed between people. Moreover, it is relatively inexpensive to install in relevant buildings such as animal breeding, rearing and living quarters.
The principle underlying the present invention is that air exerts two types of pressure, namely velocity pressure and static pressure. In the proposed air supply assembly, these pressures are released progressively along the length of the duct radially through the permeable material forming the duct, and also, to a lesser extent by movement through the body of the duct. In all cases the initial velocity of the clean air should be such that the.
oufflow of this air from the tube is sufficient to prevent any entrainment of ambient air (which is generally bacteriologically contaminated).
Accordingly, the overall pattern of air flow is from the proposed inlet duct towards various air outlets such as doors, windows and other ducts which take in air for recirculation and thus aid energy/fuel conservation and reduce heating costs for the particular building. With such continuous movement of air outward from the proposed duct, entrainment of contaminated air, i.e. formation of pockets of still air, is obviated and the likelihood cross-infection of animals by airborne diseases is thus minimised.
The invention will be described further, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawing in which the single Figure is a simplified cross-section of a portion of the air supply assembly of the invention suspended from a beam or ceiling.
As illustrated, the air supply assembly of the invention comprises a housing 10, into which fresh air, indicated by arrows A, and recirculated air, indicated by arrows B, are fed in predetermined proportions and at a predetermined rate, and, extending therefrom, a duct 11 in the form of an air permeable tube of circular crosssection made from knitted or woven textile or plastics material. As shown, the air streams A and B respectively are fed into the housing 10 for mixing by way of filter means in the form of high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters 12. Inside the housing 10 there is a heat exchanger 1 3 which should be used in cold weather to heat the mixture of filtered fresh and recirculated air to an appropriate temperature. At the junction of the housing 10 and the duct 11 impeller means in the form of a fan 14 is provided.When operative this fan 1 4 serves to draw air into the housing 10 and discharge it into the duct 1 The duct 11 includes a panel 15, which in the Figure is a lower panel, which is more permeable than the remainder of said duct 1 This panel 1 5 is formed of more open-weave or open-knit material than the rest of the duct.
In use, the duct 11 may, as illustrated, be suspended from a beam or ceiling 1 6. The duct passes through a number of rings 17 of metal or plastics which are a little larger than the diameter of the duct when inflated by the pressure of air exerted by the fan 14, and these rings 1 7 are connected to the beam or ceiling 16 by respective brackets 1 8. In an animal rearing building, for example, the duct 11 may extend centrally along and above the entire length of the building and the accompanying drawing therefore represents only a small portion of such a duct. In such a case, where the duct is located above the main area to be ventilated, the major volume of air is required to move downwards. This is exactly what occurs when the fan is switched on in the illustrated example.A small amount of clean air escapes radially from that part of the duct bounded by close-knit or close-weave fabric while the major amount of air escapes downwards through the open-knit or open-weave panel 15, as indicated by arrows C and D respectively.
It will be appreciated that the invention is not limited to the exact details of the above-described embodiment and many variations are possible. For example, the duct itself need not be circular in cross-section and it may taper or be parallel sided at its end farthest from the housing. The panel of higher permeability is not essential and where it is present it may be at any desired location, not necessarily the underside of the duct. Also it may be of any desired shape, e.g. elongate or tapered.
Moreover, there may be more than one panel of high permeability and these may be arranged lengthwise around the perimeter of the duct, or at intervals along the duct extending completely or partially around same. Naturally, the duct may be supported in any suitable manner so long as it is some distance from adjacent object so as to avoid any possibility of air entrainment.
The invention is, of course, not limited in its application to buildings housing animals, although it is thought to be particularly appropriate for such buildings.

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1. An air supply assembly comprising filter means which serves to filter fresh air and/or recirculated air so as to render this air bacteriologically clean and substantially free from other cntaminants, an air permeable air duct suspended or supported some distance from other objects, and impeller means operative to force air through the filter means and along the duct at such a velocity that clean air issues radially from the duct characterised in that the duct includes panels or regions of differing permeability such that when the impeller is operative different rates of air flow occur at different regions around the perimeter of the duct.
2. An assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein the duct is made from woven or knitted textile or plastics material the panels or regions of differing permeability are formed by open and close weave or open and close knit panels.
3. An assembly as claimed in claim 1 or 2 wherein the duct is in the form of a tube of circular cross section.
4. An assembly as claimed in claims 1, 2 or 3 wherein the duct is supported by rings or loops which are, in turn, connected to an adjacent surface by one or more brackets.
5. An assembly as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the duct tapers as it extends from the filter means.
6. An assembly as claimed in any preceding claim further including heat exchange means which may be used to heat the air supplied to the duct.
7. An air supply assembly substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
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EP0282051A2 (en) * 1987-03-12 1988-09-14 Alex Müller Tractor or trailer for transporting loads with an installation for cooling the load compartment by air circulation
FR2663111A1 (en) * 1990-06-12 1991-12-13 Ouest Sarl Diffusion Thermique Network for diffusion of air at a positive or negative temperature with controlled air jets with a double anti-condensate envelope
EP0856709A1 (en) * 1997-01-31 1998-08-05 Diffusion Thermique Ouest SA Air diffusion system
EP0899519A1 (en) * 1997-07-24 1999-03-03 Marco Zambolin Air-conveying and distributing channel
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FR2663111A1 (en) * 1990-06-12 1991-12-13 Ouest Sarl Diffusion Thermique Network for diffusion of air at a positive or negative temperature with controlled air jets with a double anti-condensate envelope
EP0856709A1 (en) * 1997-01-31 1998-08-05 Diffusion Thermique Ouest SA Air diffusion system
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EP0899519A1 (en) * 1997-07-24 1999-03-03 Marco Zambolin Air-conveying and distributing channel
EP1412679A4 (en) * 2001-07-27 2009-05-06 Rite Hite Holding Corp Conical air filter
EP1412679A1 (en) * 2001-07-27 2004-04-28 Rite-Hite Holding Corporation Conical air filter
EP1602884A4 (en) * 2003-02-20 2009-04-08 Daikin Ind Ltd Radiation panel structure and air conditioner
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WO2008043155A1 (en) * 2006-10-13 2008-04-17 Colin Dunlop Animal warming apparatus and method
GB2457184A (en) * 2006-10-13 2009-08-12 Colin Dunlop Animal warming apparatus and method
EP2521436A1 (en) 2009-12-11 2012-11-14 Houweling Nurseries Oxnard, Inc. Greenhouse and forced greenhouse climate control system and method
EP2676542A1 (en) * 2012-06-22 2013-12-25 Reinhold Wesselmann GmbH Heating device for farming sheds
CN103307670A (en) * 2013-05-07 2013-09-18 北京鼎能开源电池科技股份有限公司 Method and device for circularly filtering and dedusting air in sealed environment
GB2542165B (en) * 2015-09-10 2020-06-03 Flakt Woods Ltd Duct section for an air movement duct
GB2542165A (en) * 2015-09-10 2017-03-15 Flakt Woods Ltd Duct section for an air movement duct
DE102017007561A1 (en) * 2017-08-10 2019-02-14 DOGSTYLER SOEST GmbH Transport device for animals

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