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Title: Particulate abatement and environmental control system

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5081371

This patent describes a method of providing an improved temporary working environment during removal of hazardous particulate material or during the encapsulation of the hazardous particulate material. It comprises defining a working space substantially sealed from space exterior of the working space; powering a portable air moving unit for exhausting air including hazardous particulate material from the defined working space to maintain a negative pressure within the working space with respect to the space external of the working space; monitoring the level of negative pressure within the working space; filtering the exhausted air to remove the hazardous particulate material; discharging a minority portion of the exhausted air to the space exterior of the working space; powering a portable conditioning unit to condition a majority portion of the exhausted air, the majority portion of the exhausted air being defined by the exhausted air less the discharged air; returning the conditioned air to the working space; and regulating the ratio of the minority portion of the discharged air to the majority portion of the conditioned air in response to the monitored level of negative pressure.

Assignee:
Enviro-Air Control Corp., Houston, TX (USA)
Patent Number(s):
US 5004483; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-514092
OSTI ID:
5081371
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 25 Apr 1990
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English