Air blending apparatus for heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC)

Patent · Tue Aug 12 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5354838

Day, J L

Air-blending apparatus is described comprising a chamber having a first inlet for outside air and a second inlet for return air and an outlet, a partition dividing a portion of the chamber adjacent to the inlet into first and second compartments, the partition extends from inlet ends of the compartments near the first and second inlets in the direction of the outlet to outlet ends of the compartments, first and second dampers pivotally mounted in the chamber on opposite sides of the partition, the dampers being rotatable into and out of closing engagement with the outlet ends of the compartment, the dampers define a region of the chamber on opposite sides of the partition and between the outlet ends thereof and the outlet of the chamber of volume variable in accordance with the position of the dampers, means responsive to conditions representing stratification of the air in the vicinity of the outlet of the chamber, and means responsive to the last-named means for controlling the position of the dampers whereby to prevent stratification of the air in the vicinity of the outlet of the chamber.

• Assignee: NOV; EDB-86-165296; NOV-85-020212
• Patent Number(s): US 4605160
• OSTI ID: 5354838
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320100* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Buildings
AIR FLOW
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
FLUID FLOW
GAS FLOW
MIXING
MOTION
POSITIONING
ROTATION
SPACE HVAC SYSTEMS
STRATIFICATION