Anti-Frost Apparatus.

The patent describes apparatus for preventing frost from forming on cold components in a moist atmosphere. The apparatus includes: a housing to enclose the cold components on which frost is to be prevented from forming, with the housing having an inlet and an outlet; a honeycomb mesh fixedly positio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Read,Wendell S
Other Authors: DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON D C
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1974
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*Ice prevention
*Patents
Frost
Inhibition
Honeycomb structures
Nitrogen
Gas flow
Housings(Enclosures)
PAT-CL-62-282
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADD000316
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADD000316
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Summary:The patent describes apparatus for preventing frost from forming on cold components in a moist atmosphere. The apparatus includes: a housing to enclose the cold components on which frost is to be prevented from forming, with the housing having an inlet and an outlet; a honeycomb mesh fixedly positioned across the entire outlet; a source of cold dry nitrogen connected to the housing inlet; and valving means, between the source of nitrogen and the housing inlet, to control the flow of the cold dry nitrogen from the nitrogen source to the housing.

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