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WO2006017760A3
WO2006017760A3 PCT/US2005/027939 US2005027939W WO2006017760A3 WO 2006017760 A3 WO2006017760 A3 WO 2006017760A3 US 2005027939 W US2005027939 W US 2005027939W WO 2006017760 A3 WO2006017760 A3 WO 2006017760A3
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snow
hopper
conduits
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snow melting
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Kenneth F Rumbaugh
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Feco Inc USA
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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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  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
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  • Cleaning Of Streets, Tracks, Or Beaches (AREA)
  • Road Paving Structures (AREA)

Abstract

A high capacity snow melting apparatus has a plurality of dedicated heater/blower units coupled to a plurality of commingled heat radiant conduits for direct contact with snow and ice. Terminal sections of the conduits are elevated to an upper region of the hopper and have downwardly directed exhausts for substantial and efficient preheating of new snow loads. A water bath in the bottom of the hopper is level controlled to cover the conduits and drain water from the hopper. The apparatus is self-contained with enclosed fuel supply, back-up power generation and electrical controls. The apparatus can be configured to generate sufficient BTUs to melt 500 tons or more of snow per hour.
PCT/US2005/027939 2004-08-06 2005-08-05 High capacity snow melting apparatus and method Ceased WO2006017760A2 (en)

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CA2575503A CA2575503C (en) 2004-08-06 2005-08-05 High capacity snow melting apparatus and method
CN2005800262821A CN101010463B (en) 2004-08-06 2005-08-05 Large capacity snow melting device and method

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US557163A (en) * 1896-03-31 Snow or ice melting apparatus
US2471733A (en) * 1948-01-07 1949-05-31 Fiduccia Anthony Snow and ice melting machine
US2592267A (en) * 1948-10-28 1952-04-08 Gangemi Carmine Snow melting machine
US3098478A (en) * 1961-09-06 1963-07-23 Earle S Philbrook Snow melter
US3052231A (en) * 1961-10-20 1962-09-04 Lester W West Snow melting equipment
US3373734A (en) * 1966-03-08 1968-03-19 Raymond B. Roemer Snow-melting apparatus
US3981296A (en) * 1973-09-27 1976-09-21 Medina Palemon T Snow liquifying apparatus
US4418682A (en) * 1981-06-01 1983-12-06 Poweray Infrared Corporation Asphalt reclamation unit
JPH0343511A (en) * 1989-07-12 1991-02-25 Matsuyama Plow Mfg Co Ltd Snow melting device
US5235762A (en) * 1992-02-21 1993-08-17 Brady Brian D Snow melting apparatus

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RU2007108294A (en) 2008-09-20
WO2006017760A2 (en) 2006-02-16
CN101010463A (en) 2007-08-01
RU2391460C2 (en) 2010-06-10
CA2575503C (en) 2013-11-05
CA2575503A1 (en) 2006-02-16

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