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 PDFInfo
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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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- heat transfer
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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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- Structural Engineering (AREA)
- Cleaning Of Streets, Tracks, Or Beaches (AREA)
Abstract
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.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US11/175,031 | 2005-07-06 | ||
| US11/175,031 US20070006874A1 (en) | 2005-07-06 | 2005-07-06 | Double interface heat transfer system and snow melting machines employing such a system |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| WO2007005989A2 WO2007005989A2 (en) | 2007-01-11 |
| WO2007005989A3 true WO2007005989A3 (en) | 2008-01-03 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| PCT/US2006/026252 Ceased WO2007005989A2 (en) | 2005-07-06 | 2006-07-06 | Double interface heat transfer system and snow melting machines employing such a system |
Country Status (2)
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| US (1) | US20070006874A1 (en) |
| WO (1) | WO2007005989A2 (en) |
Families Citing this family (8)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO334886B1 (en) * | 2009-01-26 | 2014-06-30 | Ncc Construction As | Plant and process for melting and cleaning of snow and ice |
| US9945086B2 (en) * | 2014-04-01 | 2018-04-17 | Jesus Sanchez | Snow melting device |
| US9725861B2 (en) * | 2015-06-19 | 2017-08-08 | Cam Winters | Snow-to-slurry conversion apparatus |
| US9689127B2 (en) * | 2015-10-23 | 2017-06-27 | Mohammad Amani | Snow melting assembly |
| WO2017123231A1 (en) * | 2016-01-14 | 2017-07-20 | Soni Chirag D | Snow melter machine |
| US20180291578A1 (en) * | 2017-04-06 | 2018-10-11 | Heffron Company, Inc. | Snow melting system, apparatus, and method |
| BR112021020416A2 (en) * | 2019-05-10 | 2021-12-07 | Fuji Oil Holdings Inc | Fusion device, fusion method, and double tube |
| CN114737511B (en) * | 2022-04-19 | 2024-04-09 | 河南省明大工程建设有限公司 | Road surface drying device is used in road engineering construction |
Citations (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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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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- 2005-07-06 US US11/175,031 patent/US20070006874A1/en not_active Abandoned
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- 2006-07-06 WO PCT/US2006/026252 patent/WO2007005989A2/en not_active Ceased
Patent Citations (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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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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| WO2007005989A2 (en) | 2007-01-11 |
| US20070006874A1 (en) | 2007-01-11 |
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