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EP 0 460 969 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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19.11.1992 Bulletin 1992/47 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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11.12.1991 Bulletin 1991/50 |
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Date of filing: 07.06.1991 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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DE FR GB |
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Priority: |
08.06.1990 GB 9012754
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Applicant: THERMAL ENGINEERING SYSTEMS LIMITED |
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Cullompton,
Devon EX15 8AJ (GB) |
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Inventor: |
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- Reed, Peter Sutherland,
c/o Thermal Engineering
Cullompton,
Devon EX15 8AJ (GB)
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Representative: Harrison, David Christopher et al |
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MEWBURN ELLIS
York House
23 Kingsway
London WC2B 6HP
London WC2B 6HP (GB) |
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Cooling apparatus and method |
(57) A gas cooling system has a tube or tubes (2) for a heat exchange medium. A gas to
be cooled is flowed across the tube or tubes (2), being guided by a plurality of parallel
plates (1). Water which is condensed on the plates (1) as the gas cools is collected
and reintroduced into the gas to provide a cooled gas of high relative humidity.