WO2007005989A3 - Double interface heat transfer system and snow melting machines employing such a system - Google Patents

Double interface heat transfer system and snow melting machines employing such a system Download PDF

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WO2007005989A3
WO2007005989A3 PCT/US2006/026252 US2006026252W WO2007005989A3 WO 2007005989 A3 WO2007005989 A3 WO 2007005989A3 US 2006026252 W US2006026252 W US 2006026252W WO 2007005989 A3 WO2007005989 A3 WO 2007005989A3
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E J Potter
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01H—STREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEANING BEACHES; DISPERSING OR PREVENTING FOG IN GENERAL CLEANING STREET OR RAILWAY FURNITURE OR TUNNEL WALLS
    • E01H5/00—Removing snow or ice from roads or like surfaces; Grading or roughening snow or ice
    • E01H5/10—Removing snow or ice from roads or like surfaces; Grading or roughening snow or ice by application of heat for melting snow or ice, whether cleared or not, combined or not with clearing or removing mud or water, e.g. burners for melting in situ, heated clearing instruments; Cleaning snow by blowing or suction only
    • E01H5/102—Self-contained devices for melting dislodged snow or ice, e.g. built-in melting chambers, movable melting tanks

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A process for snow melting but useful elsewhere, accomplished by an air/water interface and a water/snow interface. Water is sprayed into a stream of hot air, which is blown onto the snow. The small particles of water are intimately involved with the air molecules and the heat of the air is absorbed by the water droplets, the air giving up its heat to a very large extent. Next, the droplets are combined into larger drops, and then allowed to drop onto the snow. Water, being much heavier than air is much better at absorbing and carrying heat. The heat of the hot air is thus transferred to the snow causing it to melt by using hot water as a heat transfer medium. If the some of the water turns to steam and condenses back into water the effect is further enhanced by about ten times.
PCT/US2006/026252 2005-07-06 2006-07-06 Double interface heat transfer system and snow melting machines employing such a system WO2007005989A2 (en)

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US6418884B1 (en) * 2001-10-15 2002-07-16 Rheem Manufacturing Company Fuel-fired heating appliance having flame arrestor plate with associated scale deflector shield

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US3747587A (en) * 1971-11-08 1973-07-24 Kenzie R Mc Snow and ice melting device
US4520761A (en) * 1982-05-20 1985-06-04 John Thurley Limited Direct contact water heater
US6418884B1 (en) * 2001-10-15 2002-07-16 Rheem Manufacturing Company Fuel-fired heating appliance having flame arrestor plate with associated scale deflector shield

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