Apparatus for adjusting the humidity of gas to a constant value
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1. An apparatus for adjusting the humidity of a gas comprising:
- a closed container for containing a saturated aqueous solution of a salt continuously containing crystals of said salt;
said closed container further comprising first and second end portions;
a gas inlet disposed within said first end portion;
a gas outlet disposed within said second end portion;
a plurality of partition walls disposed at fixed intervals within said closed container defining a plurality of chambers having upper and lower interior portions and having openings formed therein alternately open into said upper and lower interior portions of said chambers;
said solution further comprising a volume sufficient for submerging said chamber openings in said lower interior portions of said chambers;
said gas supplied from said gas inlet into said closed container coming into contact with said solution present in each of said plurality of chambers while passing through said solution; and
supply means for said aqueous solution disposed within said upper portion of at least one of said plurality of chambers for diluting said aqueous solution.
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Abstract
The humidity of a gas is adjusted by passing the gas through a plurality of compartments or chambers within a closed container containing the saturated aqueous solution of a salt thereby imparting a prescribed value of humidity to the gas. A plurality of partition walls are disposed at fixed intervals within the closed container defining a plurality of chambers having upper and lower interior portions and having openings formed therein alternately open into the upper and lower portions of the chambers.
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1. An apparatus for adjusting the humidity of a gas comprising:
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a closed container for containing a saturated aqueous solution of a salt continuously containing crystals of said salt; said closed container further comprising first and second end portions; a gas inlet disposed within said first end portion; a gas outlet disposed within said second end portion; a plurality of partition walls disposed at fixed intervals within said closed container defining a plurality of chambers having upper and lower interior portions and having openings formed therein alternately open into said upper and lower interior portions of said chambers; said solution further comprising a volume sufficient for submerging said chamber openings in said lower interior portions of said chambers; said gas supplied from said gas inlet into said closed container coming into contact with said solution present in each of said plurality of chambers while passing through said solution; and supply means for said aqueous solution disposed within said upper portion of at least one of said plurality of chambers for diluting said aqueous solution. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An apparatus for adjusting the humidity of a gas comprising:
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means for maintaining a saturated aqueous solution of a salt wherein said means further comprises a saturated aqueous solution of said salt continuously containing crystals of said salt; said means further comprising a closed container having first and second end portions; a gas inlet disposed within said first end portion; a gas outlet disposed within said second end portion; a plurality of partition walls disposed at fixed intervals within said closed container defining a plurality of chambers having upper and lower interior portions and having openings formed therein alternately open into said upper and lower interior portions of said chambers; said solution further comprising a volume sufficient for submerging said chamber openings in said lower interior portions of said chambers; said gas supplied from said gas inlet into said closed container coming into contact with said solution present in each of said plurality of chambers while passing through said solution; and supply means for said aqueous solution disposed within said upper portion of at least one of said plurality of chambers for diluting said aqueous solution.
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